Do farmers waste fertilizer? A comparison of ex post optimal nitrogen rates and ex ante recommendations by model, site and year

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 56-67

  Rajsic, Predrag ^a   Weersink, Alfons ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Maximum economic rate of nitrogen (MERN); Payoff function; Site specific management; Yield response

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWING SEASON; NITROGEN; SOIL TEST; YIELD RESPONSE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 41049105988     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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