Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Field Crops

by Nand Kumar Fageria, Virupax C. Baligar, Charles Allan Jones

By the year 2050, the world's population is expected to reach nine billion. To feed and sustain this projected population, world food production must increase by at least 50 percent on much of the same land that we farm today. To meet this staggering challenge, scientists must develop the technology required to achieve an "evergreen" revolution--one that increases crop productivity without degrading natural resources.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439816956
• ISBN13: 9781439816950
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 586 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.0" x 10.1"