Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

The driving forces of fertilizer use intensity by crops in China: A complete decomposition model

Dan Pan
  • Dan Pan
  • Institute of Poyang Lake Eco-Economics, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang 330013, China.
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  •  Received: 09 March 2014
  •  Accepted: 09 April 2014
  •  Published: 30 April 2014

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