Economic evaluation of methyl bromide alternatives for the production of strawberries in the southeastern United States

HortTechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 118-128

  Sydorovych, Olha ^a   Safley, Charles D ^a   Ferguson, Lisa M ^a,b   Poling, E Barclay ^a   Fernandez, Gina E ^a   Brannen, Phil M ^c   Monks, David M ^a   Louws, Frank J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of production; Fragaria xananassa; Fumigation; Partial budget analysis

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 29844455833     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.16.1.0118     Document Type: Article

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