Pesticide use in U.S. corn production: Does conservation tillage make a difference?

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 477-484

  Day, John ^a   Sandretto, Carmen L ^a   Hallahan, Charles B ^a   Lindamood, William A ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Conventional tillage; Corn production; Pesticide use

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CORN; CROP PRODUCTION; PESTICIDE; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0343502977     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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