Crop input response functions with stochastic plateaus

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 424-434

  Tembo, Gelson ^a   Brorsen, Wade B ^b   Epplin, Francis M ^b   Ttostão, Emílio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Nitrogen; Stochastic plateau; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MODELING; NITROGEN; STOCHASTICITY; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 42149196025     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.01123.x     Document Type: Article

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