Why do some farmers get higher yields? Multivariate analysis of a group of Uruguayan rice farmers

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-92

  Roel, Alvaro ^a   Firpo, Hugo ^b   Plant, Richard E ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN AGROPECUARIA INIA   (Uruguay)

^b Treinta Y Tres ^*  (Uruguay)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification and regression trees; Rice management practices; Rice yield variability

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA REDUCTION; GRAPH THEORY; MULTIVARIABLE SYSTEMS;

CROP MANAGEMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION TREES; RICE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; RICE YIELD VARIABILITY;

CROPS;

CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GPS; IRRIGATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLANTATION; RICE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA PROCESSING; RICE;

SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY;

EID: 34249021375     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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