Food for thought: A review of the role of energy in current and evolving agriculture

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 35-44

  Pimentel, David ^a  

^a Program on Infrastructure Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Diet; Ecological agriculture; Energy; Malnutrition; Natural resources; Nutrients; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956073420     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: 15497836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352689.2011.554349     Document Type: Article

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