Maize-soybean intercrop** at optimal N fertilization increases the N uptake, N yield and N use efficiency of maize crop by regulating the N assimilatory enzymes

J Nasar, CJ Zhao, R Khan, H Gul, H Gitari… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Surplus use of chemical nitrogen (N) fertilizers to increase agricultural Q9
production causes severe problems to the agricultural ecosystem and environment. This is …

Nitrogen uptake, use and utilization efficiency by oat–pea intercrops

RW Neugschwandtner, HP Kaul - Field Crops Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Cereal–legume intercrop** in sustainable arable farming systems in temperate regions is
of increasing interest for increasing productivity. This study assessed the influence of sowing …

Characterization of root and shoot traits in wheat cultivars with putative differences in root system size

V Figueroa-Bustos, JA Palta, Y Chen, KHM Siddique - Agronomy, 2018 - mdpi.com
Root system size is a key trait for improving water and nitrogen uptake efficiency in wheat
(Triticum aestivum L.). This study aimed (i) to characterize the root system and shoot traits of …

Mini review: Targeting below-ground plant performance to improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in barley

C Huang, CR Butterly, D Moody… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen (N) fertilizer is one of the major inputs for grain crops including barley and its usage
is increasing globally. However, N use efficiency (NUE) is low in cereal crops, leading to …

Performance of struvite and organomineral fertilizers compared to traditional source of phosphorus in maize cultivation on tropical soils

RN de Sousa, LRF Alleoni - Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2024 - Springer
In highly weathered soils, natural fertility is often compromised due to low phosphorus (P)
availability. Additionally, there's an increasing urgency to explore alternative P sources to …

Nitrogen efficiency indexes association with nitrogen recovery, utilization, and use efficiency in spring barley at various nitrogen application rates

MA Ali, AI Ghazy, KD Alotaibi, OM Ibrahim… - Agronomy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is the ratio of the N uptake by the plant to the total amount
of applied N fertilizer. The optimization of NUE is essential for sustainable agriculture …

Crop residue interactions with fertilizer rate enhances volatilization loss and reduces nitrogen use efficiency in irrigated maize and potato

MM Rahman Jahangir, S Rahman… - Archives of Agronomy …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Ammonia (NH3) fluxes and their soil-related factors were quantified in irrigated maize and
potato fields by two split-plot experiments with and without crop residue (CR) together with …

Assessing effects of agronomic nitrogen management on crop nitrogen use and nitrogen losses in the western Canadian prairies

S Mezbahuddin, D Spiess, D Hildebrand… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Effective agronomic nitrogen management strategies ensure optimum productivity, reduce
nitrogen losses, and enhance economic profitability and environmental quality. Farmers in …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and yield of food barley (Hordeum vulgare) variety in toke kutaye district, west showa zone, Ethiopia

TB Dinka, TA Goshu, EH Haile - Advances in Crop Science and …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Declining soil fertility is one of the major problems causing yield reduction of food barley in
West Showa. Therefore, considering this in view field experiment was carried out to …

Geographic Inventory Framework for estimating spatial pattern of methane and nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in Alberta, Canada

DD Dimitrov, J Wang - Environmental Development, 2019 - Elsevier
Agricultural systems are important sources of the global carbon and nitrogen cycle and are
also non-point sources of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) and methane (CH 4) emissions. The …