Spatio-temporal analysis of crop rotations and crop sequence patterns in Northern Germany: Potential implications on plant health and crop protection

Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 85-94

  Steinmann, Horst Henning ^a   Dobers, Eike Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b not available   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arable land use; Crop health; Maize; Oilseed rape; Potatoes; Pre crop; Sugar beet; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRONOMY; CASH CROPPING; CROP ROTATION; DATA SET; FEDERAL SYSTEM; HERB; MAIZE; POTATO; RISK FACTOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUGAR BEET;

GERMANY; LOWER SAXONY;

EID: 84878202043     PISSN: 18613829     EISSN: 18613837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03356458     Document Type: Article

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