Replanting strategies for grain sorghum under risk

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-155

  Williams, J R ^a   Delano, D R ^a   Heiniger, R W ^b   Vanderlip, R L ^a   Llewelyn, R V ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PETRA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Crop growth model; Grain sorghum; Replanting; Risk; Stochastic dominance

Indexed keywords

MATURATION; PLANT GROWTH; REGENERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SORGUM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033009827     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(99)00024-4     Document Type: Article

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