Major nutrient balances in small-scale vegetable farming systems in peri-urban areas in China

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-218

  Wang, Hong Jie ^a   Huang, Biao ^a   Shi, Xue Zheng ^a   Darilek, Jeremy Landon ^a   Yu, Dong Sheng ^a   Sun, Wei Xia ^a   Zhao, Yong Cun ^a   Chang, Qing ^a   Öborn, Ingrid ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

China; Nutrient balance; Peri urban areas; Socio economic status; Vegetable farming systems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CASH CROPPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MASS BALANCE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PERIURBAN AREA; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SURFACE WATER; URBAN AREA; VEGETABLE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JIANGSU; NANJING [JIANGSU]; WUXI [JIANGSU]; YANGTZE RIVER;

SUIDAE;

EID: 46249129486     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: 15730867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10705-007-9157-8     Document Type: Article

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