Perceived improvements in nitrogen fertilizer efficiency from cotton precision farming

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-148

  Torbett, J Colby ^a   Roberts, Roland K ^a   Larson, James A ^a   English, Burton C ^a  

^a Department of Agricultural Economics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cotton; Efficiency; Nitrogen; Order logit; Precision farming; Site specific information technologies

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AGRICULTURE; COTTON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZERS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

EFFICIENCY; NITROGEN; ORDER LOGIT; PRECISION FARMING; SITE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COTTON; CROP IMPROVEMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PRECISION AGRICULTURE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 53549121183     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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