Performance and acceptance evaluation of a knowledge-based SDSS for medfly area-wide control

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 132, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 734-745

  Cohen, A ^a,b   Cohen, Y ^a   Broday, D ^b   Timar, D ^c  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c Israel Cohen Inst for Biol Control   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Ceratitis capitata; Effectiveness; Expert panel; SDSS; Validation

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EVERGREEN TREE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PEST CONTROL; SPRAY;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; CITRUS;

EID: 58149199454     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01340.x     Document Type: Article

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