Economics of site-specific and variable-dose herbicide application

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Economics of site-specific and variable-dose herbicide application. / Ørum, Jens Erik; Kudsk, Per; Jensen, Peter Kryger.

Precision agriculture: technology and economic perspectives. ed. / Søren Marcus Pedersen; Kim Martin Lind. Springer, 2017. p. 93-110 (Progress in Precision Agriculture; No. 1).

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Harvard

Ørum, JE, Kudsk, P & Jensen, PK 2017, Economics of site-specific and variable-dose herbicide application. in SM Pedersen & KM Lind (eds), Precision agriculture: technology and economic perspectives. Springer, Progress in Precision Agriculture, no. 1, pp. 93-110. <https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319687131>

APA

Ørum, J. E., Kudsk, P., & Jensen, P. K. (2017). Economics of site-specific and variable-dose herbicide application. In S. M. Pedersen, & K. M. Lind (Eds.), Precision agriculture: technology and economic perspectives (pp. 93-110). Springer. Progress in Precision Agriculture No. 1 https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319687131

Vancouver

Ørum JE, Kudsk P, Jensen PK. Economics of site-specific and variable-dose herbicide application. In Pedersen SM, Lind KM, editors, Precision agriculture: technology and economic perspectives. Springer. 2017. p. 93-110. (Progress in Precision Agriculture; No. 1).

Author

Ørum, Jens Erik ; Kudsk, Per ; Jensen, Peter Kryger. / Economics of site-specific and variable-dose herbicide application. Precision agriculture: technology and economic perspectives. editor / Søren Marcus Pedersen ; Kim Martin Lind. Springer, 2017. pp. 93-110 (Progress in Precision Agriculture; No. 1).

Bibtex

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