Analyzing the effects of risk and uncertainty on optimal tillage and nitrogen fertilizer intensity for field crops in Germany

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 615-622

  Gandorfer, Markus ^a   Pannell, David ^b   Meyer Aurich, Andreas ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

Author keywords

Expected utility; Nitrogen management; Risk analysis; Stochastic dominance; Tillage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD SURVEY; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MAIZE; NITROGEN; POTATO; RISK FACTOR; STOCHASTICITY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TILLAGE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WHEAT;

BAVARIA; GERMANY;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052287933     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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