Using on-field data to develop the EFI© information system to characterise agronomic productivity and labour efficiency in peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) orchards in France

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Plénet, Daniel ^a   Giauque, Pierre ^b   Navarro, Eric ^b   Millan, Muriel ^c   Hilaire, Christian ^c   Hostalnou, Eric ^b   Lyoussoufi, Abder ^b   Samie, Jean François ^d  

^a Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

^b SEFRA Ctifl ^*  (France)

^c Ctifl   (France)

^d Ctifl   (France)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cultivar references; Database; Decision aids; Labour efficiency; Performance indicators

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; DATABASE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; ORCHARD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REFERENCE SAMPLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 63549117031     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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