Economic and environmental viability of substituting lupins for soybeans: The case of dairy farming in southwest quebec

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-53

  Messele, Teklay ^a   Baker, Laurie ^a   Thomassin, Paul J ^a   Henning, John C ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crop mix; Environment; Linear programming; Lupins; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; LEGUME; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOYBEAN;

CANADA;

GLYCINE MAX; LUPINUS;

EID: 0035687196     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v18n01_04     Document Type: Article

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