Cover crops effect on farm benefits and nitrate leaching: Linking economic and environmental analysis

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 121, Issue , 2013, Pages 23-32

  Gabriel, José Luis ^a,b   Garrido, Alberto ^b   Quemada, Miguel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b University Politécnica of Madrid   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Fallow; Maize; Monte Carlo simulation; Risk analysis; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIOMASS; COVER CROP; CROP ROTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEACHING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITRATE; PROBABILITY; PROFITABILITY; SIMULATION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84883459647     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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