Food security and the role of fertilizer in supporting it

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 76-82

  Stewart, W M ^a   Roberts, T L ^b  

^a International Plant Nutrition Institute   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL PLANT NUTRITION INSTITUTE   (China)

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EID: 84891690996     PISSN: 18777058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2012.09.448     Document Type: Conference Paper

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