Nitrogen in agriculture: Balancing the cost of an essential resource

Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Volumn 34, Issue , 2009, Pages 97-125

  Robertson, G Philip ^a   Vitousek, Peter M ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biogeochemistry; Cropping systems; Nitrogen cycle; Nitrogen fertilizer; Policy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC NITROUS OXIDE; CROP MANAGEMENTS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH; LIVING SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; N DEPOSITION; NATURAL AREAS; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN CYCLES; SITE-SPECIFIC;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CROPS; CULTIVATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDES;

NITROGEN FERTILIZERS;

EID: 70350612424     PISSN: 15435938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.environ.032108.105046     Document Type: Article

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