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Nitrogen use efficiency in cotton: Challenges and opportunities against environmental constraints

Adnan Noor Shah, Talha Javed, Rajesh Kumar Singhal, Rubab Shabbir, Depeng Wang, Sadam Hussain, Hirdayesh Anuragi, Dinesh Jinger, Himanshu Pandey, Nader R. Abdelsalam, Rehab Y. Ghareeb, Mariusz Jaremko

Frontiers in Plant Science · 2022

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Summary

Nitrogen is a vital nutrient for agricultural, and a defieciency of it causes stagnate cotton growth and yield penalty. Farmers rely heavily on N over-application to boost cotton output, which can result in decreased lint yield, quality, and N use efficiency (NUE). Therefore, improving NUE in cotton is most crucial for reducing environmental nitrate pollution and increasing farm profitability. Well-defined management practices, such as the type of sources, N-rate, application time, application method, crop growth stages, and genotypes, have a notable impact on NUE. Different N formulations, such as slow and controlled released fertilizers, have been shown to improve N uptake and, NUE. Increasing N rates are said to boost cotton yield, although high rates may potentially impair the yield de

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3389/fpls.2022.970339
Catalogue ID
SNmoht1x9g-tb7mxc
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