Mechanization planning for tillage of saffron fields using multiple criteria ecision-making technique as a policy framework in Iran

Australian Journal of Crop Science

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 295-300

  Sheykhdavodi, M J ^a   Nik, M A Ebrahimi ^a   Bilondi, M Pourreza ^a   Atashi, M ^a   Seyedian, S M ^a  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Mechanization; Multi criteria decision making; Saffron; Sensitivity analysis; Soil harrowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954746081     PISSN: 18352693     EISSN: 18352707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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