Decision support system for agricultural land use and fertilisation optimisation: A case study on barley production in Estonia

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-88

  Astover, Alar ^a   Roostalu, Hugo ^a   Mõtte, Mati ^a   Tamm, Indrek ^a   Vasiliev, Nikolay ^a   Lemetti, Illar ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Barley; Decision making; Fertilisation; Geographical information system; Land use; Risk factors; Soil map

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 33750139894     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960606778644539     Document Type: Article

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