Fertilizer use patterns in Yunnan Province, China: Implications for agricultural and environmental policy

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 78-89

  Yunju, Li ^a,b   Kahrl, Fredrich ^a,c   Jianjun, Pan ^b   Roland Holst, David ^d   Yufang, Su ^a,e   Wilkes, Andreas ^a   Jianchu, Xu ^a,e  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

China; Fertilizer; Sustainable agriculture; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP YIELD; FARM SIZE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

EID: 84859936628     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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