Explaining rice yields and yield gaps in Central Luzon, Philippines: An application of stochastic frontier analysis and crop modelling

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 82, Issue , 2017, Pages 223-241

  Silva, João Vasco ^a,b   Reidsma, Pytrik ^a   Laborte, Alice G ^b   van Ittersum, Martin K ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Crop modelling; Oryza sativa L.; Philippines; Rice; Stochastic frontier analysis; Yield gap; Yield variability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; BIOPHYSICS; BIOTIC FACTOR; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH MODELING; HIGH YIELDING VARIETY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RICE; STOCHASTICITY;

CENTRAL LUZON; PHILIPPINES;

ORYZA; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 84979619238     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2016.06.017     Document Type: Article

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