A methodology for qualitative modeling of crop production systems

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-348

  Plant, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031128472     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(96)00066-2     Document Type: Article

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