Visions for ecologically sound agricultural systems

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-79

  Ohlander, Lars ^a   Lagerberg, Charlotte ^a   Gertsson, Ulla ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

EID: 0032859416     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v14n01_07     Document Type: Article

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