A field practical approach for assessing biophysical sustainability of alternative agricultural systems

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 113-135

  Sulser, T B ^a   Duryea, M L ^a   Frolich, L M ^b   Guevara Cuaspud, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b PUCE I (Catholic University of Ibarra)   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Alternative agriculture; Biophysical sustainability assessment; Bonferroni multiple pairwise comparisons; Extension; Friedman test; Likert survey; Local knowledge; Monitoring and evaluation; Participatory research

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; FARMING SYSTEM; FIELD METHOD; MONITORING; SUSTAINABILITY;

ECUADOR;

EID: 0035047490     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(01)00003-8     Document Type: Article

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