Feeding and healing the world: Through regenerative agriculture and permaculture

Science Progress

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 345-446

  Rhodes, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biochar; Carbon capture; Desertification; Forest garden; Fracking; Glomalin; Hydraulic fracturing; Mineral deficiency; Obesity epidemic; Peak oil; Permaculture; Plant nutrition; Regenerative agriculture; Shale gas and oil; Soil degradation; Soil fungi; Transition town; Vitamin deficiency; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872768555     PISSN: 00368504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/003685012X13504990668392     Document Type: Review

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