Nitrogen-use efficiency, nitrous oxide emissions, and cereal production in Brazil: Current trends and forecasts

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Pires, Marcel Viana ^a   Da Cunha, Dênis Antônio ^a   De Matos Carlos, Sabrina ^a   Costa, Marcos Heil ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN FERTILIZER; AIR POLLUTANT; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERTILIZER; GAS; METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CEREAL; COST CONTROL; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FORECASTING; NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; TREND STUDY; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD GRAIN; GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; BRAZIL; CARBON DIOXIDE; EDIBLE GRAIN; ENVIRONMENT; FERTILIZERS; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

EID: 84941979123     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135234     Document Type: Article

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