On farm assessment of rice yield variability and productivity gaps between organic and conventional cropping systems under Mediterranean climate

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 223-236

  Delmotte, S ^a   Tittonell, P ^b   Mouret, J C ^a   Hammond, R ^a   Lopez Ridaura, S ^a  

^a UMR INNOVATION   (France)

^b Research Unit Agroecology and Sustainable intensification of Annual Crops   (France)

Author keywords

Classification and regression tree; Ecological intensification; Farmer innovation; Long term crop productivity; Weed competition; Yield gap

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CHEMICAL CONTROL; COVER CROP; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; CULTIVAR; DATABASE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HERBICIDE; INNOVATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; ORGANIC FARMING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RICE; SOIL PROFILE; TILLERING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WEED; WEED CONTROL; YIELD RESPONSE;

BOUCHES DU RHONE; CAMARGUE; FRANCE; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

EID: 80051665258     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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