Hochman, Z. (author), Litchfield, R.W. (author), Pearson, C.J. (author), and NSW Agriculture, Wollongbar Agricultural Institute, Wollongbar, Australia; School of Crop Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; School of Crop Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
UK: Elsevier Science, London
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 96 Document Number: C07723
search through journal, The study investigates the value of additional information on the response function to soil salinity of a given crop (potatoes), with regard to a stochastic long-run optimization model for utilization of saline water in a single-farm framework. The analysis provides a conceptual and methodological framework for investigating the expected value of sample information (EVSI), as well as an efficient tool for empirical application. Although a few approximations have been used, the results provide an estimate of EVSI and indicate the need for additional information (original)