Risk and nitrogen application levels

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-239

  Rajsic, Predrag ^a   Weersink, Alfons ^a   Gandorfer, Markus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 65549168394     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2009.01149.x     Document Type: Article

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