The contribution of commercial fertilizer nutrients to food production

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-6

  Stewart, W M ^a   Dibb, D W ^b   Johnston, A E ^c   Smyth, T J ^d  

^a Potash and Phosphate Inst   (United States)

^b Potash and Phosphate Inst   (United States)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVALUATION; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; TROPICS;

COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS; CROP YIELDS; NUTRIENTS INPUT; POTENTIAL RISKS;

FERTILIZERS;

CULTIVATION; E I S; EVALUATION; FERTILIZERS; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

GLYCINE MAX; ORYZA SATIVA; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VIGNA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 13544249766     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2005.0001     Document Type: Review

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