Nitrogen use efficiency—a key to enhance crop productivity under a changing climate

P Govindasamy, SK Muthusamy… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen (N) is an essential element required for the growth and development of all plants.
On a global scale, N is agriculture's most widely used fertilizer nutrient. Studies have shown …

Denitrification across landscapes and waterscapes: a synthesis

S Seitzinger, JA Harrison, JK Böhlke… - Ecological …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Denitrification is a critical process regulating the removal of bioavailable nitrogen (N) from
natural and human‐altered systems. While it has been extensively studied in terrestrial …

[PDF][PDF] Nutrient/fertilizer use efficiency: measurement, current situation and trends

P Fixen, F Brentrup, T Bruulsema… - … water and fertilizer …, 2015 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Nutrient use efficiency (NUE) is a critically important concept in the evaluation of crop
production systems. It can be greatly impacted by fertilizer management as well as by soil …

Efficiency of fertilizer nitrogen in cereal production: retrospects and prospects

JK Ladha, H Pathak, TJ Krupnik, J Six… - Advances in agronomy, 2005 - Elsevier
Presently, 50% of the human population relies on nitrogen (N) fertilizer for food production.
The world today uses around 83 million metric tons of N, which is about a 100‐fold increase …

Nanocomposite-based smart fertilizers: A boon to agricultural and environmental sustainability

R Chakraborty, A Mukhopadhyay, S Paul… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fertilizers are indispensable agri-inputs to accomplish the growing food demand. The
injudicious use of conventional fertilizer products has resulted in several environmental and …

Replacing bare fallows with cover crops in fertilizer-intensive cropping systems: A meta-analysis of crop yield and N dynamics

C Tonitto, MB David, LE Drinkwater - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2006 - Elsevier
The availability of Haber-Bosch nitrogen (N) has permitted agricultural intensification and
increased the productive capacity of agroecosystems; however, approximately 50% of this …

The Haber Bosch–harmful algal bloom (HB–HAB) link

PM Glibert, R Maranger, DJ Sobota… - Environmental …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Large-scale commercialization of the Haber–Bosch (HB) process is resulting in
intensification of nitrogen (N) fertilizer use worldwide. Globally N fertilizer use is far …

N2O Release from Agro-biofuel Production Negates Global Warming Reduction by Replacing Fossil Fuels

PJ Crutzen, AR Mosier, KA Smith… - Paul J. Crutzen: A pioneer …, 2016 - Springer
The relationship, on a global basis, between the amount of N fixed by chemical, biological or
atmospheric processes entering the terrestrial biosphere, and the total emission of nitrous …

Human alteration of the global nitrogen and phosphorus soil balances for the period 1970–2050

AF Bouwman, AHW Beusen… - Global biogeochemical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment scenarios for 2000 to 2050 describe contrasting
future developments in agricultural land use under changing climate. Differences are related …

A nitrogen footprint model to help consumers understand their role in nitrogen losses to the environment

AM Leach, JN Galloway, A Bleeker, JW Erisman… - Environmental …, 2012 - Elsevier
The human use of reactive nitrogen (N r) in the environment has profound beneficial and
detrimental impacts on all people. Its beneficial impacts result from food production and …