Development of ecological strategies for the recovery of the main nitrogen agricultural pollutants: A review on environmental sustainability in agroecosystems

D Losacco, V Ancona, D De Paola, M Tumolo… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen (N) is a fundamental nutrient for plant growth and for the performance of biological
functions. In agroecosystems, nitrogen fertilization is aimed at providing a suitable N dose …

Carbon emissions inventory of farm size pig husbandry combining Manure-DNDC model and IPCC coefficient methodology

Q Li, M Gao, J Li - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for pork products has contributed to the increase in greenhouse gas
emissions (GHG). Based on survey data of pig farms in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China …

[HTML][HTML] Closing nutrient loops in a maize rotation. Catch crops to reduce nutrient leaching and increase biogas production by anaerobic co-digestion with dairy …

V Riau, L Burgos, F Camps, F Domingo, M Torrellas… - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Three catch crop species, ryegrass, forage rape and black oat, were grown between
successive rotations of maize to reduce nitrogen leaching due to maize fertilization with …

12-year continuous biochar application: Mitigating reactive nitrogen loss in paddy fields but without rice yield enhancement

P Jin, Z Chen, H Wang, R Lv, T Hu, R Zhou… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have documented the beneficial effects of short-term biochar application
on soil carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, and ecological functions …

Catch Crops in Lower Saxony—More Than 30 Years of Action against Water Pollution with Nitrates: All in Vain?

S Klages, C Aue, K Reiter, C Heidecke, B Osterburg - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Intensive animal production, vast amounts of biogas plants, and the spreading of manure
and digestates, exerts strong pressure on water quality in the German federal state of Lower …

Spatial distribution of the relationship between nitrate residues in soil and surface water quality revealed through attenuation factors

K D'Haene, J De Waele, S De Neve… - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thanks to the intense efforts over the past decades to reduce nutrient losses, the annual
average nitrate (NO 3-) concentrations in the European surface waters have decreased …