[HTML][HTML] The state of soil degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Baselines, trajectories, and solutions

K Tully, C Sullivan, R Weil, P Sanchez - Sustainability, 2015‏ - mdpi.com
The primary cause of soil degradation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is expansion and
intensification of agriculture in efforts to feed its growing population. Effective solutions will …

Improving nitrogen use efficiency and reducing nitrogen surplus through best fertilizer nitrogen management in cereal production: The case of India and China

TB Sapkota, R Takele - Advances in Agronomy, 2023‏ - Elsevier
China and India are the two top consumers of fertilizer nitrogen (N) in the world not only to
provide food security to 36% of the global population living in the two countries but also due …

Groundwater nitrate contamination: factors and indicators

K Wick, C Heumesser, E Schmid - Journal of environmental management, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Identifying significant determinants of groundwater nitrate contamination is critical in order to
define sensible agri-environmental indicators that support the design, enforcement, and …

[HTML][HTML] A global FAOSTAT reference database of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency (1961–2020): nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

CI Ludemann, N Wanner, P Chivenge… - Earth System …, 2024‏ - essd.copernicus.org
Nutrient budgets help to identify the excess or insufficient use of fertilizers and other nutrient
sources in agriculture. They allow for the calculation of indicators, such as the nutrient …

Nutrient use efficiency–measurement and management

A Dobermann - 2007‏ - digitalcommons.unl.edu
Mineral fertilizers have sustained world agriculture and thus global population and wealth
growth for more than 100 years (Smil, 2001; Stewart et al., 2005). Th eir contribution to …

Non-point source pollution risks in a drinking water protection zone based on remote sensing data embedded within a nutrient budget model

G Wang, J Li, W Sun, B Xue, A Yinglan, T Liu - Water research, 2019‏ - Elsevier
A simple, transparent and reliable method for evaluating non-point source pollution (NPSP)
risks to drinking water source areas lacking observational data is proposed herein. The …

Relationships for estimating N2 fixation in legumes: incidence for N balance of legume‐based crop** systems in Europe

J Anglade, G Billen, J Garnier - Ecosphere, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Management of nitrogen (N) inputs into agricultural systems is of increasing interest due to
the intensive use of synthetic fertilizers in modern cash crop systems, which has caused …

Nitrogen balance and groundwater nitrate contamination: comparison among three intensive crop** systems on the North China Plain

XT Ju, CL Kou, FS Zhang, P Christie - Environmental pollution, 2006‏ - Elsevier
The annual nitrogen (N) budget and groundwater nitrate-N concentrations were studied in
the field in three major intensive crop** systems in Shandong province, north China. In the …

Nitrogen surplus benchmarks for controlling N pollution in the main crop** systems of China

C Zhang, X Ju, D Powlson, O Oenema… - … science & technology, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Nitrogen (N) surplus is a useful indicator for improving agricultural N management and
controlling N pollution. Few studies have developed benchmark values for crop** systems …

[HTML][HTML] Fertilizers and fertilization strategies mitigating soil factors constraining efficiency of nitrogen in plant production

P Barłóg, W Grzebisz, R Łukowiak - Plants, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Fertilizer Use Efficiency (FUE) is a measure of the potential of an applied fertilizer to
increase its impact on the uptake and utilization of nitrogen (N) present in the soil/plant …