A Nonsubstitution Dynamic Model for Optimal Fertilizer Recommendations

Edgar A. Lanzer, Quirino Paris and William A. Williams

Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics University of California, Davis

Giannini Foundation Monograph Number 41

May 1987

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