Tillage system selection: A mathematical programming model incorporating weather variability

Journal of Agricultural and Engineering Research

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 267-276

  Ekman, Sone ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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EID: 0742332651     PISSN: 00218634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaer.2000.0602     Document Type: Article

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