Economics of factor adjusted herbicide doses: A simulation analysis of best efficacy targeting strategies (BETS)

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 863-882

  Nordblom, Thomas L ^a,c   Jones, Randall E ^b   Medd, Richard W ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Avena spp.; Bioeconomic; Environment; Hamiltonian; Seedbank; Weather; Weed density; Weed population control; Wild oats

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HERBICIDE; SEED BANK; TARGETING; WEED CONTROL;

AVENA; CHASMANTHIUM LATIFOLIUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037417459     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(02)00036-7     Document Type: Article

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