Cropping Systems and Water Quality Concerns

Journal of Crop Production

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 329-359

  Harker, D Brook ^a   McConkey, Brian ^a   McDuffie, Helen H ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Fertilizer; Guidelines; Human health; Pesticides; Precautionary Principle; Risk assessment; Soil conservation; Standards; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344152897     PISSN: 1092678X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J144v09n01_01     Document Type: Review

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