Effects of weed-resistance concerns and resistance-management practices on the value of roundup ready® crops

AgBioForum

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 291-302

  Hurley, Terrance M ^a   Mitchell, Paul D ^b   Frisvold, George B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Cotton; Glyphosate; Non pecuniary benefits; Part whole bias; Principal components analysis; Soybeans

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954367537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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