This collection reviews the wealth of research on ways of improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop production as a means of reducing the agricultural sectors environmental impact and rebalancing the global nitrogen cycle.
In the last 60 years fertiliser use in agriculture has increased by 900%. However, its been reported that up to 80% of these fertilisers are not utilised by crops but are lost to the environment as nitrous oxide, ammonia and nitrate. Improving nitrogen use efficiency is recognised as one possible solution to reducing the sectors environmental impact and optimising its productivity and sustainability in the face of increasing pressure to feed a growing population.
Improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop production reviews recent advances in understanding nitrogen cycling in soil and best practices to assess crop nitrogen status, such as the use of proximal sensors and remote sensing techniques. The book considers developments in the use of inorganic nitrogen fertilisers and their effectiveness in optimising nitrogen use efficiency, as well as how more organic sources of nitrogen, such as livestock manure, can be optimised to achieve the same goal.
- Considers the role of fertiliser use in agriculture as a major contributor to the imbalance of the global nitrogen cycle
- Reviews the effectiveness of inorganic nitrogen fertilisers and organic sources of nitrogen in optimising nitrogen use efficiency
- Highlights recent developments in the use of enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilisers to reduce nitrous oxide emissions
Recenzijas
This book is a jewel, its many facets revealing the full range of advanced technical and technological data and innovative strategies in nitrogen management aimed at improving agricultural productivity and supporting sustainable and resilient agriculture, while also minimizing negative environmental impacts in line with sustainable development goals. (Book Review Published in International Journal of Environmental Studies Professor Nadia Boutaleb, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco)
The efficient use of nitrogen in crop production makes an important contribution to reducing the environmental impact of agriculture, while maintaining or increasing productivity. The book entitled Improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop production edited by Adjunct Professor Jagdish Kumar Ladha provides a good starting point to several diverse topics related to nitrogen use efficiency. The chapters present different topics of nitrogen management, often starting on an introductory level while highlighting specific aspects with case studies. It is very helpful that most chapters provide a section on where to look for further information. (Book Review Published in Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems Dr Else K. Bünemann, FiBL, Switzerland)
Part 1 Understanding nitrogen cycling in crop production
1.Advances in understanding nitrogen cycling in soil: Samantha Earl-Goulet,
Claudia Wagner-Riddle and Laura Van Eerd, University of Guelph, Canada; and
Kate Congreves, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
2.The role of ammonium transport proteins in improving nitrogen use
efficiency in crop production: Muhammad K. Uddin, Francine Perrine-Walker and
Brent N. Kaiser, University of Sydney, Australia
3.Molecular interventions for improving crop nitrogen use efficiency: trends,
opportunities and challenges in rice: Dinesh Kumar Jaiswal and Nandula
Raghuram, Centre for Sustainable Nitrogen and Nutrient Management, University
School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India
4.Improving the effective use of nitrogen on major field crops across the
globe: a new paradigm: Ignacio A. Ciampitti, Kansas State University, USA;
and Gilles Lemaire, Honorary Director of Research INRAE-Lusignan, France
Part 2 Monitoring and optimising nitrogen use
5.Developments in proximal sensors to detect crop nitrogen status: Brenda S.
Tubana and Daniel Forestieri, Louisiana State University, USA
6.Synchronizing nitrogen fertilizer application to crop nitrogen needs:
Bijay-Singh, Punjab Agricultural University, India; R. J. Buresh, Independent
Researcher, Mankato, USA; and S. Peng, Huazhong Agricultural University,
China
7.Developments in the use of enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilizers: Shu
Kee Lam, Baobao Pan, Xia Liang, Arvin R. Mosier and Deli Chen, The University
of Melbourne, Australia
8.Banding nitrogen fertilisers and the implications for enhanced efficiency
fertiliser technology: Chelsea K. Janke, The University of Queensland,
Australia; Cristina Martinez, The University of Queensland, Australia and The
Grains Research and Development Corporation, Australia; Yash Dang and Michael
J. Bell, The University of Queensland, Australia
9.Dynamic models for addressing complexities of nitrogen management in maize
production: Harold M. van Es and Jeff Melkonian, Cornell University, USA; and
Rebecca Marjerison, Yara North America, USA
10.The economics of nitrogen in farming systems and beyond: David J. Pannell
and Asjad Sheikh, University of Western Australia, Australia
Part 3 Organic sources of nitrogen
11.Optimizing livestock manure as a source of nitrogen and other nutrients:
Samantha Glaze-Corcoran and Masoud Hashemi, University of Massachusetts
Amherst, USA
12.Characterizing soil nitrogen availability to improve nitrogen fertilizer
recommendations: Alan J. Franzluebbers, USDA Agricultural Research Service,
USA
13.Service crops as a source of nitrogen in temperate Europe: Iris Vogeler,
Aarhus University, Denmark and Christian-Albrechts University, Germany; Peter
Sųrensen and Ingrid K. Thomsen, Aarhus University, Denmark; and Friedhelm
Taube, Christian-Albrechts University, Germany
14.The role of crop rotations in optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in
organic farming: Lucie Chmelķkovį and Kurt-Jürgen Hülsbergen, Technical
University of Munich, Germany; and Sebastian Wolfrum, Technical University of
Munich, Germany, and Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Germany
Professor Jagdish Kumar Ladha is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California-Davis, USA and is internationally renowned for his pioneering research on sustainable resource use in agriculture. In addition to numerous awards for his research, he is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Indian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Crop Science Society of America, the American Society of Agronomy, and the Soil Science Society of America. Professor Ladha is also co-Editor in Chief of Field Crops Research.
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