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The disappearing nutrient [1]

Phosphate-based fertilizers have helped spur agricultural gains in the past century, but the world may soon run out of them. Natasha Gilbert investigates the potential phosphate crisis.

Publication Date: 
08/10/2009
Natasha Gilbert [2]
Nature [3]
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Tags:
Soil Capability [4], Agriculture [5], Agricultural Inputs [6], Chemical Fertilisers [7], Mining [8]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-capability
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-inputs
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chemical-fertilisers
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining