[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 …

Maize breeding for low nitrogen inputs in agriculture: mechanisms underlying the tolerance to the abiotic stress

TO Santos, AT Amaral Junior, MM Moulin - Stresses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen (N) is essential for sustaining life on Earth and plays a vital role in plant growth and
thus agricultural production. The excessive use of N fertilizers not only harms the economy …

Improved prediction of rice yield at field and county levels by synergistic use of SAR, optical and meteorological data

W Yu, G Yang, D Li, H Zheng, X Yao, Y Zhu… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
Timely and accurate rice yield prediction over large regions is imperative to making informed
decisions on precision crop management and ensuring regional food security. Previous …

[HTML][HTML] Harvest index has increased over the last 50 years of maize breeding

A Ruiz, S Trifunovic, DM Eudy, CS Sciarresi… - Field Crops …, 2023 - Elsevier
Context Quantifying historical changes in maize harvest index (HI), the fraction of above-
ground biomass allocated to grain yield, can enhance our ability to explain grain yield trends …

Towards the production of net-negative greenhouse gas emission bio-based plastics from 2nd and 3rd generation feedstocks

E Van Roijen, SA Miller - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Here, we show production pathways for greenhouse gas (GHG)-negative bio-based plastics
from 2nd and 3rd generation feedstocks. We focus on bio-based plastics that are technically …

HIDYM: a high-resolution gross primary productivity and dynamic harvest index based crop yield mapper

W Yu, D Li, H Zheng, X Yao, Y Zhu, W Cao… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Reliable prediction of field-level crop yield over large regions is a prerequisite for informed
decision-making in precision crop management. One of common Earth observation …

Develo** a nitrogen application estimation model for diverse wheat fields: A user-friendly approach for smallholder nitrogen fertilizer recommendations

Z Liu, Y Wang, ST Ata-UI-Karim, X Liu, Y Tian… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
China's winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production heavily relies on nitrogen (N) fertilizer
application, which poses challenges due to the inability of most smallholders to accurately …

[PDF][PDF] Fertilizer and soil health in Africa: The role of fertilizer in building soil health to sustain farming and address climate change

B Vanlauwe, T Amede, A Bationo, P Bindraban… - 2023 - agritrop.cirad.fr
Soil health is commonly defined as the ability to generate sufficient crop yields while
maintaining the future productive capacity of soils and the ecosystem services soils regulate …

A global reference database in FAOSTAT of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, 1961–2020

CI Ludemann, N Wanner, P Chivenge… - Earth System …, 2023 - essd.copernicus.org
Nutrient budgets help to identify excess or insufficient use of fertilizers and other nutrient
sources in agriculture. They allow calculation of indicators such as the nutrient balance …

Nitrogen fertilizer and plant density affect maize residue quantity and quality more than previous crop and genotype

A Ruiz, JW Edwards, MJ Castellano, BL Gambin… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge about how on-farm management decisions influence maize residue
quantity and quality is limited but necessary to better manage the effects of residue on …