Evaluating the profitability of site-specific farming

Journal of Production Agriculture

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 439-446

  Swinton, S M ^a   Lowenberg DeBoer, J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Purdue Univ ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032415381     PISSN: 08908524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jpa1998.0439     Document Type: Article

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