Plant nitrate transporters: from gene function to application

X Fan, M Naz, X Fan, W Xuan… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Plant nitrate transporters were first identified and functionally characterized more than 20
years ago. They are encoded at least by four gene families, NRT1 (NPF), NRT2, CLC, and …

Recent advances in agronomic and physio-molecular approaches for improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop plants

T Javed, II, RK Singhal, R Shabbir, AN Shah… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The efficiency with which plants use nutrients to create biomass and/or grain is determined
by the interaction of environmental and plant intrinsic factors. The major macronutrients …

Acceleration of global N2O emissions seen from two decades of atmospheric inversion

RL Thompson, L Lassaletta, PK Patra, C Wilson… - Nature Climate …, 2019 - nature.com
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the third most important long-lived GHG and an important
stratospheric ozone depleting substance. Agricultural practices and the use of N-fertilizers …

How sustainable is the nitrogen management in Brazil? A sustainability assessment using the Entropy Weight Method

G Cunha-Zeri, JF Guidolini, EA Branco… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nitrogen pollution is one of Brazil's most threatening and challenging environmental
problems, caused mainly by productive activities aimed at meeting the demand of food …

The use of nanoparticles and nanoformulations in agriculture

YS Pestovsky… - Journal of nanoscience …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
In this review, the main potential applications of nanoparticles in agriculture, viz.
nanofertilizers or plant growth stimulants, nanopesticides, carriers of conventional …

The effectiveness of digestate use for fertilization in an agricultural cropping system

MO Doyeni, U Stulpinaite, A Baksinskaite… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The need to find and maximize the use of alternative sources of nutrients for plants and soil
environment have been on the forefront of research in sustainable agriculture. These …

Brachiaria species influence nitrate transport in soil by modifying soil structure with their root system

MV Galdos, E Brown, CA Rosolem, LF Pires… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Leaching of nitrate from fertilisers diminishes nitrogen use efficiency (the portion of nitrogen
used by a plant) and is a major source of agricultural pollution. To improve nitrogen capture …

Crop nitrogen (N) utilization mechanism and strategies to improve N use efficiency

W Mahboob, G Yang, M Irfan - Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2023 - Springer
Nitrogen (N) is an essential plant macro-nutrient for crop sustainability and productivity.
Substantial quantities of N fertilizers are being applied in soil, but only about 33% is utilized …

Circular agriculture increases food production and can reduce N fertilizer use of commercial farms for tropical environments

SG Moreira, G Hoogenboom, MR Nunes… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
World food production must increase in the coming years with minimal environmental impact
for food and nutrition security. Circular Agriculture has emerged as an approach to minimize …

Nitrous oxide emissions and nitrogen use efficiency of manure and digestates applied to spring barley

KR Baral, R Labouriau, JE Olesen… - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Digestates produced by anaerobic treatment of manure and organic wastes for biogas
production are rich in nutrients which should be recycled to agricultural land to sustain crop …