IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ags/jloagb/62283.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Feasible Fumigant-Herbicide System Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for Bell Pepper Producers

Author

Listed:
  • Byrd, Mark M.
  • Escalante, Cesar L.
  • Fonsah, Esendugue Greg
  • Wetzstein, Michael E.

Abstract

With the current methyl bromide (MeBr) system for producing Georgia’s peppers being phased out, alternative fumigant and herbicide systems for producers are analyzed. Using stochastic dominance analyses, two alternatives exceeding MeBr’s yield and financial efficiency were identified. A programming model, incorporating simulation-optimization techniques, generated optimal production and financial plans. Results indicate potential economic viability under alternative systems vis-à-vis the traditional MeBr production system. The Telone II and Chloropicrin combination with Metham potassium may offer a viable substitute for MeBr.

Suggested Citation

  • Byrd, Mark M. & Escalante, Cesar L. & Fonsah, Esendugue Greg & Wetzstein, Michael E., 2007. "Feasible Fumigant-Herbicide System Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for Bell Pepper Producers," Journal of Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics Association of Georgia, vol. 25(1), pages 1-15.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jloagb:62283
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.62283
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/62283/files/JAB_Spr07__03_pp31-45.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.22004/ag.econ.62283?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Asci, Serhat & VanSickle, John J. & Fry, Curtiss J. & Thomas, John, 2015. "Where is Risk in Fumigation Choice: Methyl Bromide versus Alternatives?," 2015 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia 196862, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    2. Wu, Feng & Qushim, Berdikul & Guan, Zhengfei, 2017. "Evaluating Efficacy of Fumigation under Weather Uncertainty in Tomato Production," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258273, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    3. Feng Wu & Berdikul Qushim & Zhengfei Guan & Nathan S. Boyd & Gary E. Vallad & Andrew MacRae & Tyler Jacoby, 2019. "Weather Uncertainty and Efficacy of Fumigation in Tomato Production," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-12, December.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ags:jloagb:62283. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: AgEcon Search (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/aeaggea.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.