Integrated and organic fruit production systems for 'liberty' apple in the northeast united states: A systems-based evaluation

HortScience

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1038-1048

  Peck, Gregory M ^a   Merwin, Ian A ^a   Brown, Michael G ^a   Agnello, Arthur M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental impact quotient (EIQ); Kaolin clay; Malus domestica borkh.; Orchard; Pesticide use; Sustainable agriculture; Systems research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954852150     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.45.7.1038     Document Type: Article

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