Agro-ecosystem performance index (API) - a quantitative approach to evaluate the sustainability of rice production systems

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 758-777

  Bonny, Binoo P ^a   Prasad, R M ^a   Paulose, Suma ^a  

^a KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Participatory method; Rice systems; Sustainability dimensions; Sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956946061     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10440046.2010.507530     Document Type: Article

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