Grain production and environmental management in China's fertilizer economy

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 283-296

  Wang, Qingbin ^a   Halbrendt, Catherine ^a   Johnson, Stanley R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical fertilizer; China; Environment; Organic fertilizer; Yield response function

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; GROUND WATER; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHINA; CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GRAIN; POLICY; POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; ARABLE AGRICULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FERTILISER RESPONSE; FERTILISER USE; GRAIN PRODUCTION; GRAIN YIELD; GROUNDWATER QUALITY;

CHINA;

EID: 0030467863     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1996.0053     Document Type: Article

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