Economically optimal compost rates for organic crop production

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1283-1289

  Endelman, Jeffrey B ^a   Reeve, Jennifer R ^a   Hole, David J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRY-OVER EFFECTS; COMPOSTING FACILITIES; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING SYSTEMS; DRYLAND; DRYLAND AGRICULTURE; FERTILITY MANAGEMENT; HIGH COSTS; OPTIMAL RATE; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; PRICE RATIO; THEORETICAL RESULT; WHEAT YIELD; YIELD RESPONSE;

CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; OPTIMIZATION;

COMPOSTING;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77954302542     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2009.0525     Document Type: Article

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