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Resource management, soil fertility and sustainable crop production: Experiences of China H.S. Yang * Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, P.O. Box 830915, Lincoln, NE 68583-0915, USA Available online 16 May 2006 Abstract China is unique for its long history of permanent arable farming, large population, low per capita natural resources, and at the same time, having largely achieved food self-sufficiency. Some of the experiences of Chinese farming may provide clues or alternatives to other resource- poor countries in their strive for optimizing utilization