Investigating the human dimension of weed management: New tools of the trade

Weed Science

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 503-510

  Doohan, Doug ^a   Wilson, Robyn ^a   Canales, Elizabeth ^a   Parker, Jason ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

conventional farmers; innovation diffusion; Mental models; mental models of weed management; organic farmers

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOTYPE; CHEMICAL CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HERBICIDE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 78049328071     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-D-09-00086.1     Document Type: Article

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