Nutrient Imbalances in Agricultural Development

Abstract

Nutrient additions to intensive agricultural systems range from inadequate to excessive—and both extremes have substantial human and environmental costs.

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AgricultureNutrientEnvironmental scienceBusinessNatural resource economicsBiologyEconomicsEcology

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Year: 2009
Type: article
Volume: 324
Issue: 5934
Pages: 1519-1520
Citations: 1384
Access: Closed

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                                    Peter M. Vitousek, 
                                
                                    Rosamond L. Naylor, 
                                
                                    Timothy E. Crews
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            Nutrient Imbalances in Agricultural Development. 
                            Science
                            , 324
                            (5934)
                            , 1519-1520.
                            https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1170261
                        

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DOI: 10.1126/science.1170261