An estimation of producer returns from Bt cotton with varying refuge sizes

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1003-1008

  Ban Banerjee, Swagata ^a   Martin, Steven W ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt cotton; Refuge; Returns; Risk; Simulated yield

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COTTON; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FARMING SYSTEM; INSECT; INSECTICIDE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROTEIN; REFUGE; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI DELTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 39549119569     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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