TY - JOUR
T1 - Phosphorus
T2 - The Underrated Element for Feeding the World
AU - Herrera-Estrella, Luis
AU - López-Arredondo, Damar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - Predictions on the lifetime of phosphate (Pi) reserves usually take into account only the need for crop production. A recent report predicts the global need of chemical Pi fertilizer for sustaining productivity in cropland and grassland. Here we discuss the implications of these predictions for the lifetime of Pi reserves.
AB - Predictions on the lifetime of phosphate (Pi) reserves usually take into account only the need for crop production. A recent report predicts the global need of chemical Pi fertilizer for sustaining productivity in cropland and grassland. Here we discuss the implications of these predictions for the lifetime of Pi reserves.
KW - Phosphorus reserves
KW - crop plant improvement
KW - food safety
KW - phosphorus use optimization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84965013432&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.04.010
DO - 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.04.010
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 27160806
AN - SCOPUS:84965013432
SN - 1360-1385
VL - 21
SP - 461
EP - 463
JO - Trends in Plant Science
JF - Trends in Plant Science
IS - 6
ER -