Marginalizing a vulnerable cultural and environmental landscape: Opium poppy production in highland Guatemala

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 318-321

  Steinberg, Michael ^a   Taylor, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SUSTAINABILITY; UPLAND REGION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

PAPAVER; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM; PAPAVERACEAE;

EID: 37749000357     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/mrd.0948     Document Type: Article

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