Yield Gap, Indigenous Nutrient Supply and Nutrient Use Efficiency for Maize in China

Xinpeng Xu; Xiaoyan Liu; Ping He; Adrian M. Johnston; Shicheng Zhao; Shaojun Qiu; Wei Zhou

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140767

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Yield Gap, Indigenous Nutrient Supply and Nutrient Use Efficiency for Maize in China

Xinpeng Xu,

Affiliations Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, 100081, PR China, Institute of Plant Nutrient and Resources, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100097, PR China
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Xiaoyan Liu,

Affiliation Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, 100081, PR China
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Ping He ,

* E-mail: phe@ipni.net (PH); zhouwei02@caas.cn (WZ)

Affiliations Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, 100081, PR China, International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) China Program, CAAS-IPNI Joint Lab for Plant Nutrition Innovation Research, Beijing, 100081, PR China
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Adrian M. Johnston,

Affiliation International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI), 102–411 Downey Road, Saskatoon, SK S7N4L8, Canada
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Shicheng Zhao,

Affiliation Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, 100081, PR China
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Shaojun Qiu,

Affiliation Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, 100081, PR China
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Wei Zhou

* E-mail: phe@ipni.net (PH); zhouwei02@caas.cn (WZ)

Affiliation Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing, 100081, PR China
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Yield Gap, Indigenous Nutrient Supply and Nutrient Use Efficiency for Maize in China

Xinpeng Xu,
Xiaoyan Liu,
Ping He,
Adrian M. Johnston,
Shicheng Zhao,
Shaojun Qiu,
Wei Zhou

Published: October 20, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140767

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