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Nutrient Imbalances in Agricultural Development

Peter M. Vitousek, Rosamond L. Naylor, Timothy E. Crews, M. B. David, Laurie E. Drinkwater, Elisabeth A. Holland, Penny J Johnes, John Katzenberger, Luiz Antônio Martinelli, Pamela A. Matson,

Science · 2009 · 1.4K citations · 17 references

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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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HUMAN ALTERATION OF THE GLOBAL NITROGEN CYCLE: SOURCES AND CONSEQUENCES

Peter M. Vitousek, John D. Aber, Robert W. Howarth et al. · Ecological Applications · 1997 · 5.4K citations

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Reducing environmental risk by improving N management in intensive Chinese agricultural systems

Xiaotang Ju, Guangxi Xing, Xinping Chen et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 2.6K citations · Full text

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Soil Fertility and Hunger in Africa

Pedro A. Sánchez · Science · 2002 · 1.2K citations

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Human Impact on Erodable Phosphorus and Eutrophication: A Global Perspective

Elena M. Bennett, Stephen R. Carpenter, Nina F. Caraco · BioScience · 2001 · 1K citations · Full text

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Input Subsidies to Improve Smallholder Maize Productivity in Malawi: Toward an African Green Revolution

Glenn Denning, Patrick Kabambe, Pedro A. Sánchez et al. · PLoS Biology · 2009 · 519 citations · Full text

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