Environmental impact and economic assessment for UK sugar beet production systems

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 341-358

  Tzilivakis, J ^a   Jaggard, K ^b   Lewis, K A ^a   May, M ^b   Warner, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Broom's Barn Research Station   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economics; Energy; Environmental impact; Nutrients; Pesticides; Sugar beet; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PESTICIDE; SUGAR BEET; SUSTAINABILITY;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 17844400576     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2004.12.016     Document Type: Article

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