Quantifying the sustainability of agriculture

Irrigation and Drainage Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Bos, M G ^a   van den Bosch, H ^b   Diemont, H ^b   Keulen, H ^b   Lahr, J ^b   Meijerink, G ^b   Verhagen, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Crop Production; Education; Environment; Income; Nutrients; Pest Control; Pesticides; Sustainability; Water

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NUTRIENTS; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER;

CROP PRODUCTION; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; CULTIVATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NUTRIENTS; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER USE;

EID: 34247627030     PISSN: 01686291     EISSN: 15730654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10795-006-9014-y     Document Type: Article

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