Farmers' fears and agro-economic evaluation of sown grass strips in France

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 463-473

  Cordeau, Stéphane ^a   Reboud, Xavier ^a   Chauvel, Bruno ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Agri environmental measure; Farmers' acceptance; Field margin; Gross margin; Weed risk

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GRASS; HERBICIDE; INFECTIVITY; PERCEPTION; PERENNIAL PLANT; SOIL EROSION; SURVEY; WEED CONTROL;

FRANCE;

ASTERACEAE; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE;

EID: 80054797839     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-011-0004-6     Document Type: Article

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