Technology, complexity and change in agricultural production systems

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 285-295

  Sassenrath, Gretchen F ^a   Heilman, P ^b   Luschei, E ^c   Bennett, G L ^d   Fitzgerald, G ^e   Klesius, P ^f   Tracy, W ^c   Williford, J R ^a   Zimba, P V ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^f AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation systems; Genetic improvements; Information systems; Mechanization; Sustainability; Technological drivers; Technology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP YIELD; FARMING SYSTEM; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INNOVATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 55749095420     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S174217050700213X     Document Type: Article

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