The relative profitability of sustainable grain cropping systems: A meta-analytic comparison

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 19-32

  Marra, Michele C ^a   Kaval, Pamela ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Cropping systems; Economic analysis; Meta analysis; No till; Organic; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; GRAIN CROP; META-ANALYSIS; PROFITABILITY; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033756845     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v16n04_04     Document Type: Article

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