Crop productivity, fertilizer use, and soil quality in China

Food Security and Soil Quality

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 87-107

  Fan, M ^a   Christie, P ^a   Zhang, W ^a   Zhang, F ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84988387920     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/EBK1439800577     Document Type: Chapter

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