Assessing innovative cropping systems with DEXiPM, a qualitative multi-criteria assessment tool derived from DEXi

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 18, Issue , 2012, Pages 171-182

  Pelzer, Elise ^a,b   Fortino, Gabriele ^a   Bockstaller, Christian ^c,d   Angevin, Frédérique ^a   Lamine, Claire ^a   Moonen, Camilla ^e   Vasileiadis, Vasileios ^f   Guérin, Daniel ^a   Guichard, Laurence ^b   Reau, Raymond ^b   Messéan, Antoine ^a  

^a INRA   (France)

^b INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^e SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^f CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cropping system; DEXi; Ex ante; Integrated pest management; Qualitative Multi Attribute Decision Models; Sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

CROPPING SYSTEMS; DEXI; EX ANTE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE DECISIONS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; EX ANTES;

BIODIVERSITY; CROPS; DESIGN; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; RATING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MODELS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ARABLE FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INNOVATION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MAIZE; MODEL TEST; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROPPING PRACTICE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

FRANCE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 82955247121     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

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