Fertilizers and the environment

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-121

  Ayoub, Ali T ^a  

^a United Nations Environment Programme   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Environment; Pollution; Soil fertility; Sustainable food production

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; SOIL FERTILITY;

EID: 0032703737     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009808118692     Document Type: Article

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