Indicators of Cropping System Diversity in Organic and Conventional Farms in Central Italy

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-72

  Caporali, Fabio ^a   Mancinelli, R ^a   Campiglia, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agrobiodiversity indicators; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

EID: 15444363838     PISSN: 14735903     EISSN: 1747762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ijas.2003.0107     Document Type: Article

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