A web-based expert system for advising on herbicide use in Great Britain

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-49

  Thomson, Alan J ^a   Willoughby, Ian ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Expert system; Herbicide; Knowledge base

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; CROPS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FARMS; FORESTRY; WEED CONTROL; WORLD WIDE WEB;

SUITABILITY INDEX; WEED IDENTIFICATION;

HERBICIDES;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HERBICIDE; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; PRECISION AGRICULTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0742323621     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(03)00085-1     Document Type: Article

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