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A NEW APPROACH TO HOLISTIC NITROGEN MANAGEMENT IN CHINA

Xuejun Liu, Zhenling Cui, Tianxiang Hao, Lixing Yuan, Ying Zhang, Baojing Gu, Wen Xu, Hao YING, Weifeng Zhang, Tingyu Li, Xiaoyuan Yan, K. W. T. Goulding, David Kanter, Robert W. Howarth, Carly Stevens, J. K. Ladha, Qianqian Li, Lei Liu, W. de Vries, Fusuo Zhang

Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering · 2022

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Summary

<List> <ListItem><ItemContent> ● Progress on nitrogen management in agriculture is overviewed in China. </ItemContent></ListItem> <ListItem><ItemContent> ● 4R principles are key to high N use efficiency and low N losses in soil-crop systems. </ItemContent></ListItem> <ListItem><ItemContent> ● A new framework of food-chain-N-management is proposed. </ItemContent></ListItem> <ListItem><ItemContent> ● China’s success in N management provides models for other countries. </ItemContent></ListItem></List> Since the 1980s, the widespread use of N fertilizer has not only resulted in a strong increase in agricultural productivity but also caused a number of environmental problems, induced by excess reactive N emissions. A range of approaches to improve N management for increased agricultural product

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.15302/j-fase-2022453
Catalogue ID
SNmoef2b63-t36upa
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