Determinants of corn rootworm resistant corn adoption in Indiana

AgBioForum

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 197-201

  Alexander, Corinne E ^a   Van Mellor, Thuy ^a  

^a Purdue University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Corn rootworm corn; Probit model; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 31544453859     PISSN: 1522936X     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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