The role of technology transfer to improve fertiliser use efficiency

Food Security

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 365-373

  Grafton, Miles ^a   Yule, Ian ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Nutrient losses; Nutrient management budget; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939947515     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-015-0434-0     Document Type: Article

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