Are high lupin seeding rates more risky in the Western Australian wheatbelt?

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1137-1142

  O'Connell, M ^a   Pannel, D J ^b   French, R J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Plant density; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

PROFITABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEEDING; YIELD;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0344530830     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA01163     Document Type: Article

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