An economic evaluation of alternative pix application strategies for cotton production using GOSSYM/COMAX

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 251-262

  Watkins, K B ^a   Lu, Y C ^a   Reddy, V R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Expected lint yields; Expected returns; Mepiquat chloride; Soil type; Weather

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLAY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CULTIVATION; ECONOMICS; SAND;

COTTON MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MEPIQUAT CHLORIDE; PIX APPLICATION STRATEGIES;

COTTON;

EID: 0032143712     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(98)00023-4     Document Type: Article

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