Demand for Plant Nutrients in Tennessee Disaggregated by Mixed Fertilizers and Direct Application Materials

Roland K. Roberts, Peter V. Garrod
1987 Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics  
When obtaining nitrogen (N), phosphate (P) and potash (K), purchasing decisions concerning the quantity and the form of each plant nutrient must be made. Logit models are estimated for the choice-of-form decision by considering those variables influencing the probability that plant nutrients will be purchased in Tennessee as part of a mixed fertilizer or as direct application materials. Parameter and elasticity estimates can be used by fertilizer manufacturers and distributors to anticipate
more » ... ges in the composition of demand for plant nutrients in Tennessee.
doi:10.1017/s0081305200025413 fatcat:2vjwzsi4vfhkpmshpll3bkl2ca