Revisiting fertilisers and fertilisation strategies for improved nutrient uptake by plants

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 897-911

  Bindraban, Prem S ^a   Dimkpa, Christian ^a   Nagarajan, Latha ^b   Roy, Amit ^b   Rabbinge, Rudy ^c  

^a Virtual Fertilizer Research Center   (United States)

^b International Center for Soil Fertility and Agricultural Development   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agroecology and crop specific fertilisers; Crop nutrition; Nanotechnology; Nutrient delivery strategies; Paradigm shift; Sustainable food security

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD SECURITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PARADIGM SHIFT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84945492979     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-015-1039-7     Document Type: Review

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