Predictive modelling of hill-pasture productivity: Integration of a decision tree and a geographical information system

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-17

  Zhang, Baisen ^a   Valentine, Ian ^a   Kemp, Peter ^a   Lambert, Greg ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Data mining; Decision tree; GIS; Model empirical validation; Pasture productivity; Predictive modelling

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; DATA MINING; GIS; MODELING; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 27644460395     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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