Convenience sample of on-farm research cooperators representative of wisconsin farmers

Weed Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 300-307

  Luschei, Edward C ^a   Hammond, Clarissa M ^a   Boerboom, Chris M ^a   Nowak, Pete J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Convenience sample; Farmer participation; Farmer survey; On farm research; Opportunity sample; Sampling bias; Sampling error; Weed management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MAIZE; PEST CONTROL; RESEARCH; SAMPLING; WEED CONTROL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 68049120583     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-08-083.1     Document Type: Article

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