Regime shift in fertilizer commodities indicates more turbulence ahead for food security.

Recent human population increase has been enabled by a massive expansion of global agricultural production. A key component of this "Green Revolution" has been application of inorganic fertilizers to produce and maintain high crop yields. However, the long-term sustainability of these prac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: James J Elser, Timothy J Elser, Stephen R Carpenter, William A Brock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4006770?pdf=render