Optimal pest control in agriculture

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3965-3985

  Christiaans, Thomas ^a   Eichner, Thomas ^a   Pethig, Rüdiger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Chattering pest control; Pesticides; Predator prey

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548840279     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2007.01.028     Document Type: Article

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