Challenges for crop production research in improving land use, productivity and sustainability

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1632-1644

  Spiertz, Huub ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural research; Bioenergy; Biomass yield; Crop adaptation; Cropping systems; Food security; Nutrient management; Water saving

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; AGROECOLOGY; AGRONOMY; BIOENERGY; BIOPHYSICS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FOOD SUPPLY; INVESTMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE USE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84882695950     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su5041632     Document Type: Review

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