Integrating long-run biological and economic considerations into Striga management programs

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 787-795

  Mullen, Jeffrey D ^a   Taylor, Daniel B ^b   Fofana, Makan ^c   Kebe, Demba ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institut d'Economie Rurale Mali   (Mali)

Author keywords

Bio economic model; Dynamic optimization; Mali; Millet; Striga

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED APPROACH; MILLET; MODELING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WEED CONTROL;

MALI;

STRIGA;

EID: 0037400782     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(02)00004-5     Document Type: Article

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