Optimal management of annual ryegrass (Lolium rigidum Gaud.) in phase rotations in the Western Australian Wheatbelt

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 339-362

  Doole, Graeme J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Annual ryegrass; Herbicide resistance; Multiple phase optimal control

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; GRASS; HERBICIDE; OPTIMIZATION; PASTURE; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; LOLIUM RIGIDUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 51349151775     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2008.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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