A crop production ecology (CPE) approach to sustainable production of biomass for food, feed and fuel

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-258

  Haverkort, A J ^a   Bindraban, P S ^a   Conijn, J G ^a   de Ruijter, F J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems design; Crop design; Indicators; Land use planning; Sustainability criteria

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 76149087425     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000009789396801     Document Type: Article

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