An economic analysis of potential rotation crops for Maine Potato cropping systems

American Journal of Potato Research

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-162

  Halloran, J M ^a   Griffin, T S ^a   Honeycutt, C W ^a  

^a New England Plant Soil Water Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterprise budgets; Monte Carlo simulation; Net income

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SINAPIS ARVENSIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 17844399826     PISSN: 1099209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02853653     Document Type: Article

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