Does it matter who scouts?

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 250-267

  Lichtenberg, Erik ^a   Berlind, Ayesha Velderman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Eastern Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop loss; Damage abatement; Extension; Integrated pest management; Pesticide demand; Pesticides; Scouting

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 24044510491     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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