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Presentation
Nitrogen myths and realities
Proceedings of the Integrated Crop Management Conference
Start Date
1-12-2016 12:00 AM
Disciplines
Description
More than 1/3 of the nitrogen in human bodies is derived from industrially synthesized nitrogen fertilizer (Smil, 2004). Without nitrogen fertilizer, agriculture could not sustain the global population of 7 billion people living today, much less the 11 billion people expected to be living by 2100. There is no doubt: nitrogen fertilizer is critical to sustain human health and grow developing economies.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/icm-180809-217
Citation Information
Michael Castellano, Sotirios Archontoulis, Carolina Cordova and Ranae Dietzel. "Nitrogen myths and realities" (2016) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/castellano-michael/36/