The choice of tillage, rotation, and soil testing practices: Economic and environmental implications

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 494-511

  Wu, Junjie ^a   Babcock, Bruce A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Conservation practices; Fertilizer use; Polychotomous choice selectivity model; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; ROTATION; SOIL EROSION; TILLAGE;

NEBRASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032317307     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244552     Document Type: Article

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