The value of herbicides in U.S. crop production

Weed Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 559-566

  Gianessi, Leonard P ^a   Reigner, Nathan P ^a  

^a American Crop Protection Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural history; Crop production; Economics; Herbicides; Organic

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; HERBICIDE; ORGANIC FARMING; PRODUCTION COST; WEED CONTROL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36448962019     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-06-130.1     Document Type: Review

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