SIMBA, a model for designing sustainable banana-based cropping systems

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 139-150

  Tixier, Philippe ^a   Malézieux, Eric ^a   Dorel, Marc ^a   Wery, Jacques ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

Author keywords

Agro environmental indicators; Crop model; Guadeloupe; Multicriteria evaluation; Musa spp.

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FARMING SYSTEM; HERB; MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GUADELOUPE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; MARTINIQUE; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

MUSA;

EID: 44149107773     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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