The environmental consequences of the conservation tillage adoption decision in agriculture in the United States

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 103, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 9-34

  Uri, Noel D ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Environment; Input use; U.S. agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DECISION THEORY; FARMS; FERTILIZERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; SOILS;

CONSERVATION TILLAGE ADOPTION DECISION; CROPLAND;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

FERTILIZER;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CORN PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; PESTICIDE USE; SOIL; SOIL EROSION; TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

USA;

EID: 0032054291     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004968616527     Document Type: Article

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