Environmental and technical efficiency analysis in bitter gourd production

Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 583-588

  Bakhsh, Khuda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chemical fertilizer; Environmental efficiency; Pesticide; Stochastic frontier

Indexed keywords

MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 84871588065     PISSN: 05529034     EISSN: 20760906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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