An analysis of the relationship between demand for corn stover as an ethanol feedstock and soil erosion

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 677-691

  Petrolia, Daniel R ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 57549094145     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: 14679353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2008.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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