The role of soil science in estimating global food security in 2040

The Role of Soil Science in Interdisciplinary Research

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 17-35

  Penning de Vries, Frits W T ^a   van Keulen, Herman ^a   Luyten, J C ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Extensive farming system; Global food security; Intensive farming system; Natural resources; Quantitative methods; Soil science; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001876012     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub45.c2     Document Type: Chapter

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