More food, low pollution (Mo Fo Lo Po): A grand challenge for the 21st century

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 305-311

  Davidson, Eric A ^a   Suddick, Emma C ^b   Rice, Charles W ^c   Prokopy, Linda S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; POLLUTION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY; ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; NITROGEN-USE EFFICIENCY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; LIVESTOCK; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; POLICY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84925405097     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2015.02.0078     Document Type: Article

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