Optimum utilisation of low-capacity combine harvesters in high-yielding wheat farms using multi-criteria decision making

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 382-388

  Nik, M A Ebrahimi ^a   Khademolhosseini, N ^d   Abbaspour Fard, M H ^b   Mahdinia, A ^c   Alami Saied, K ^d  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^c Agricultural and Natural Research Center of Mashhad   (Iran)

^d Ramin Agricultural and Natural Resources University Ahwaz   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HARVESTERS; HARVESTING;

COMBINE HARVESTERS; CURRENT COMBINE; EFFECTIVE WIDTH; FIELD CAPACITY; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; OPTIMUM SOLUTION; SUITABLE SOLUTIONS; TECHNICAL FRAMEWORKS;

COMBINES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 67349142413     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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