Development and validation of a phosphate rock decision support system

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 471-483

  Smalberger, Suzette A ^a   Singh, Upendra ^a   Chien, Sen H ^a   Henao, Julio ^a   Wilkens, Paul W ^a  

^a International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOSPHATES;

PHOSPHATE ROCK DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRDSS); PHOSPHATE ROCKS; RELATIVE AGRONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS (RAE);

ROCKS;

DECISION MAKING; FERTILIZERS; PHOSPHATES; ROCK;

EID: 33646791466     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0244     Document Type: Article

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