Partial Budget Analysis of Effects of Crop Management Intensity on Profitability of Three Watermelon Cultivars

Journal of Vegetable Crop Production

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-71

  Lu, Wenhua ^a   Duthie, James A ^a   Roberts, B Warren ^a   Taylor, Merritt J ^a   Edelson, Jonathan V ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allsweet; Anthracnose; Citrullus lanatus; Cost; Cucurbit; Diploid; Drip irrigation; Fungicide; Gem Dandy; Insecticide; Open pollinated; Plastic mulch; Price; Return; Sangria; Triploid; Yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043144827     PISSN: 10496467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J068v09n01_06     Document Type: Article

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