Impacts of population growth, changing food preferences and agricultural practices on the nitrogen cycle in East Asia

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-198

  Xiong, Z Q ^a   Freney, J R ^b   Mosier, A R ^c   Zhu, Z L ^a   Lee, Y ^d   Yagi, K ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology ^*  (United States)

^d National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Food production; Nitrate; Nitrogen fertilizer; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PRODUCTION; GRAZING PRESSURE; NITROGEN CYCLE; PLOWING; POPULATION GROWTH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38649110768     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-007-9132-4     Document Type: Review

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