Crop yield response to soil fertility and N, P, K inputs in different environments: Testing and improving the QUEFTS model

Field Crops Research

Volumn 157, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-46

  Sattari, S Z ^a   van Ittersum, M K ^a   Bouwman, A F ^b,c   Smit, A L ^a   Janssen, B H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crop production; Global scale; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium; QUEFTS

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD PRODUCTION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GROWTH RESPONSE; SIMULATION; SOIL FERTILITY;

EID: 84891351534     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.12.005     Document Type: Article

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