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Fertilizer use by crop in Argentina
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Abstract
Abbreviations and symbols
Preface
The Pampa and the economic regions
Levels of technology
Changes in the profile of producersLevel of education
Place of residence
Access to technical assistance
Land ownership
3. Fertilizers used and their supply
Production and trade
Products
Forms of fertilizers
5. Use of fertilizers by crop and region
Industrial crops
Tobacco
Cotton
Sugar cane
Fruit crops
Vines
Yerba mate
Tea
Rice
Beans
Horticultural crops
7. Manure as a source of nutrients
Importers, merchants, wholesalers and producers
Services
Regulations
Costs of importation, trade and distribution