The use of multi criteria models for decision support on organic farms

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-89

  Pazek K ^a   Rozman, C ^a   Borec, A ^a   Turk, J ^a   Majkovic D ^a   Bavec, Martina ^a   Bavec, Franc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; ORGANIC FARMING; SIMULATION;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM SUBSP. SPELTA;

EID: 33748646181     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2006.9755009     Document Type: Article

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