Patterns and trends in nitrogen use and nitrogen recovery efficiency in world agriculture

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 558-566

  Conant, Richard T ^a   Berdanier, Aaron B ^c   Grace, Peter R ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cropland; efficiency; fertilizer; manure; nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CROPS; EFFICIENCY; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; RECOVERY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WATER POLLUTION;

CROPLAND; DEVELOPING EFFICIENCY; N FERTILIZATION; NITROGEN RECOVERY; NON-OECD COUNTRIES; ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; SUSTAINABLE GROWTH;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURE; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONVERGENCE; CROP YIELD; DATA ACQUISITION; DATABASE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD; MANURE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; OECD; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84879200172     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gbc.20053     Document Type: Article

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