Tripling crop yields in tropical africa

被引：142
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作者：
Sanchez, Pedro A. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Columbia Univ, Earth Inst, Palisades, NY 10964 USA
来源：
NATURE GEOSCIENCE | 2010年 / 3卷 / 05期
关键词：
HUNGER; WORLD;
D O I：
10.1038/ngeo853
中图分类号：
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号：
07 ;
摘要：
Between 1960 and 2000, Asian and Latin American food production tripled, thanks to the use of high-yielding varieties of crops. Africa can follow suit, but only if depletion of soil nutrients is addressed.
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页码：299 / 300
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