The Effect of Farmers' Decisions on Pest Control with Bt Crops: A Billion Dollar Game of Strategy.
A farmer's decision on whether to control a pest is usually based on the perceived threat of the pest locally and the guidance of commercial advisors. Therefore, farmers in a region are often influenced by similar circumstances, and this can create a coordinated response for pest control that i...
Main Authors: | Alice E Milne, James R Bell, William D Hutchison, Frank van den Bosch, Paul D Mitchell, David Crowder, Stephen Parnell, Andrew P Whitmore |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004483 |
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