MEACROS: A tool for multi-criteria evaluation of alternative cropping systems

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 379-387

  Mazzetto, Fabrizio ^a   Bonera, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crop modeling; Cropping systems; Multi criteria analysis

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FARMING SYSTEM; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

ITALY;

EID: 0037235139     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1161-0301(02)00127-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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