Nitrogen in agriculture: balancing the cost of an essential resource

GP Robertson, PM Vitousek - Annual review of environment and …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Nitrogen (N) is central to living systems, and its addition to agricultural crop** systems is
an essential facet of modern crop management and one of the major reasons that crop …

Environmental impact of livestock farming and Precision Livestock Farming as a mitigation strategy

E Tullo, A Finzi, M Guarino - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the environmental impact of current livestock practices and discusses the
advantages offered by Precision Livestock Farming (PLF), as a potential strategy to mitigate …

Principles of terrestrial ecosystem ecology

FS Chapin, PA Matson, HA Mooney, PM Vitousek - 2002 - Springer
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Nutrient imbalances in agricultural development

PM Vitousek, R Naylor, T Crews, MB David… - Science, 2009 - science.org
Nutrient cycles link agricultural systems to their societies and surroundings; inputs of
nitrogen and phosphorus in particular are essential for high crop yields, but downstream and …

Acidification of animal slurry–a review

D Fangueiro, M Hjorth, F Gioelli - Journal of environmental management, 2015 - Elsevier
Ammonia emissions are a major problem associated with animal slurry management, and
solutions to overcome this problem are required worldwide by farmers and stakeholders. An …

Using microalgae in the circular economy to valorise anaerobic digestate: challenges and opportunities

WAV Stiles, D Styles, SP Chapman, S Esteves… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
Managing organic waste streams is a major challenge for the agricultural industry.
Anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic wastes is a preferred option in the waste management …

Is nitrogen the next carbon?

W Battye, VP Aneja, WH Schlesinger - Earth's future, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Just as carbon fueled the Industrial Revolution, nitrogen has fueled an Agricultural
Revolution. The use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers and the cultivation of nitrogen‐fixing …

Hotspots for nitrogen and phosphorus losses from food production in China: a county-scale analysis

M Wang, L Ma, M Strokal, W Ma, X Liu… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Food production in China results in large losses of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) to the
environment. Our objective is to identify hotspots for N and P losses to the environment from …

Short-term experiments in using digestate products as substitutes for mineral (N) fertilizer: Agronomic performance, odours, and ammonia emission impacts

C Riva, V Orzi, M Carozzi, M Acutis, G Boccasile… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion produces a biologically stable and high-value fertilizer product, the
digestate, which can be used as an alternative to mineral fertilizers on crops. However …

Effects of agriculture upon the air quality and climate: research, policy, and regulations

VP Aneja, WH Schlesinger, JW Erisman - 2009 - ACS Publications
Scientific assessments of agricultural air quality, including estimates of emissions and
potential sequestration of greenhouse gases, are an important emerging area of …