Developing environmental principles, criteria, indicators and norms for potato production in South Africa through field surveys and modelling

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 297-306

  Franke, A C ^a   Steyn, J M ^b   Ranger, K S ^c,d   Haverkort, A J ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Potatoes South Africa   (South Africa)

^d Ranger Consulting   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biocide; Biodiversity; Cape floral kingdom; Fertilizer; Irrigation; Resource use efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON EMISSION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD SURVEY; IRRIGATION; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; POTATO; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 79953037432     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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