Defining competition vectors in a temperate alley cropping system in the midwestern USA; 4. The economic return of ecological knowledge

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-93

  Benjamin, T J ^a   Hoover, W L ^a   Seifert, J R ^a   Gillespie, A R ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cash flows; Economic modeling; Net present value; Plant competition

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ALLEY CROPPING; COMPETITION; KNOWLEDGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034100271     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006367303800     Document Type: Article

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