Risks of post-emergence Weed control strategies IN Sugar beet: Development and application of a bio-economic model

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 283-299

  De Buck, A J ^a   Schoorlemmer, H B ^b   Wossink, G A A ^a,c   Janssens, S R M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Applied Research for Arable Farming and Field Production of Vegetables PAV   (Netherlands)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio economic model; Risk; Sugar beet; Weed control

Indexed keywords

CROP DAMAGE; FARMING SYSTEM; MODELING; WEED CONTROL;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0032920773     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(99)00010-4     Document Type: Article

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