Use of artificial neural networks to rescue agrochemical-based health hazards: A resource optimisation method for cleaner crop production
TL;DR: In this article, the main aim of the study was to estimate the target values of agrochemical use, and its impact on crop productivity, and human health, using a standardised questionnaire, cross-sectional data of 480 rice growers from September to October, 2017 from the Hafizabad and Sheikhupura districts of Punjab, Pakistan.
About: This article is published in Journal of Cleaner Production.The article was published on 2019-11-20. It has received 99 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pesticide application & Agrochemical.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison1, University of Maryland, College Park2, Carnegie Institution for Science3, National Center for Atmospheric Research4, University of Alaska Fairbanks5, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution6, Stanford University7, University of Bristol8, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign9
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