Economic and environmental tradeoffs among alternative seed potato rotations

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-53

  Watkins, K Bradley ^a   Lu, Yao Chi ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop rotation; Economic returns; Nitrogen loss; Potatoes; Simulation; Soil erosion; Tradeoffs

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SOIL EROSION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345491385     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v13n01_05     Document Type: Article

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