An analysis of commercial vegetable farms in relation to sustainability in the uplands of Southeast Asia

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 107-128

  Poudel, D D ^a,c   Midmore, D J ^b   Hargrove, W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; VEGETABLE;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0032169980     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(98)00052-3     Document Type: Article

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