Biochemical and genetic approaches improving nitrogen use efficiency in cereal crops: a review

N Sandhu, M Sethi, A Kumar, D Dang, J Singh… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen is an essential nutrient required in large quantities for the proper growth and
development of plants. Nitrogen is the most limiting macronutrient for crop production in …

Raising yield potential of wheat. III. Optimizing partitioning to grain while maintaining lodging resistance

MJ Foulkes, GA Slafer, WJ Davies… - Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
A substantial increase in grain yield potential is required, along with better use of water and
fertilizer, to ensure food security and environmental protection in future decades. For …

[CARTE][B] Handbook of plant nutrition

AV Barker, DJ Pilbeam - 2015 - books.google.com
This new edition provides current information on the nutritional requirements of world crops.
It presents research on the acquisition, accumulation, transport, and functions of chemical …

Breeding for increased nitrogen‐use efficiency: a review for wheat (T. aestivum L.)

F Cormier, J Foulkes, B Hirel, D Gouache… - Plant …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen fertilizer is the most used nutrient source in modern agriculture and represents
significant environmental and production costs. In the meantime, the demand for grain …

A comprehensive study of plant density consequences on nitrogen uptake dynamics of maize plants from vegetative to reproductive stages

IA Ciampitti, TJ Vyn - Field Crops Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Nitrogen (N) use efficiency (NUE), defined as grain produced per unit of fertilizer N applied,
is difficult to predict for specific maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes and environments because …