Risk analysis and sustainability of alternative cotton production systems in Mississippi

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 131-145

  Hussain, Maqsood ^a   Spurlock, Stan R ^b   Triplett, Glover B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotton; Net present value; No tillage; Risk analysis; Stochastic simulation; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; PROFITABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 33646696662     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v27n03_09     Document Type: Article

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