Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Crop Production

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Adjunct Professor Jagdish Kumar Ladha (University of California-Davis (United States)) Professor Claudia Wagner-Riddle (University of Guelph)

Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Crop Production

Adjunct Professor Jagdish Kumar Ladha (University of California-Davis (United States)), Professor Claudia Wagner-Riddle (University of Guelph), Professor Brent Kaiser (University of Sydney) , Professor Nandula Raghuram (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University)

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Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
12 March 2024

Soil science, sedimentology; Agricultural science; Sustainable agriculture; Agronomy & crop production

Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science

In the last 60 years fertiliser use in agriculture has increased by 900%. However, it’s been reported that up to 80% of these fertilisers are not utilised by crops but are lost to the environment as nitrous oxide, ammonia and nitrate. Improving nitrogen use efficiency is recognised as one possible solution to reducing the sector’s environmental impact and optimising its productivity and sustainability in the face of increasing pressure to feed a growing population.

Improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop production reviews recent advances in understanding nitrogen cycling in soil as well as advances in monitoring nitrogen status and synchronising fertiliser application. The book also considers developments in inorganic fertilisers to improve nitrogen use efficiency, as well as how more organic sources of nitrogen, such as livestock manure, can be optimised to achieve the same goal.

Contributions by: Professor Claudia Wagner-Riddle (University of Guelph), Professor Brent Kaiser (University of Sydney), Professor Nandula Raghuram (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University), Professor Brenda Tubana (Louisiana State University)
Edited by: Adjunct Professor Jagdish Kumar Ladha (University of California-Davis (United States))
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 150
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781801464703
ISBN 10: 1801464707
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Pages: 454
Publication Date: 12 March 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1 Understanding and monitoring nitrogen cycling in crop production 1.Advances in understanding nitrogen cycling in soil: Claudia Wagner-Riddle, University of Guelph, Canada 2.Advances in understanding crop plant growth and nitrogen use efficiency: Brent Kaiser, University of Sydney, Australia 3.Challenges and opportunities in breeding for improving nitrogen use efficiency in crops: Nandula Raghuram, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India 4.Developments in proximal sensors to detect crop nitrogen status: Brenda Tubana, Louisiana State University, USA 5.Advances in the use of remote sensing techniques to assess crop nitrogen status: Mizanur Rahman, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Bangladesh Part 2 Optimising inorganic nitrogen fertiliser use 6.Matching/synchronising nitrogen fertiliser application to crop nitrogen needs: Bijay Singh, Punjab Agricultural University, India 7.Developments in the use of enhanced efficiency nitrogen fertilisers including new generation of fertilisers: Deli Chen, University of Melbourne, Australia 8.Assessing the effectiveness of sub-surface/deep banding nitrogen fertiliser application: Chelsea Janke, University of Queensland, Australia 9.Advances in modelling/decision support systems for optimising nitrogen fertiliser application: Harold Van Es, Cornell University, USA Part 3 Organic sources of nitrogen 10.Optimising livestock manure as a source of nitrogen and other nutrients: Masoud Hashemi, University of Massachusetts, USA 11.Improving soil management to optimise nitrogen use efficiency: Alan Franzluebbers, USDA-ARS, USA 12.Optimising cover crops and intercrops as a source of nitrogen: Iris V. Cronin, Aarhus University, Denmark 13.The role of rotations and/or break crops in optimising nitrogen use efficiency: Lucie Chmelikova, Technical University of Munich, Germany Part 4 Economic and policy perspectives 14.Economic perspectives on nitrogen in cropping systems: David Pannell, University of Western Australia, Australia 15.Policy directions for improving nitrogen management: T. K. Adhya, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (Deemed University) Bhubaneswar, India 16.A new paradigm for improving the effective use of nitrogen (N) on major field crops: Ignacio Ciampitti, Kansas State University, USA

Professor Jagdish Kumar Ladha is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California-Davis, USA and is internationally renowned for his pioneering research on sustainable resource use in agriculture. In addition to numerous awards for his research, he is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Indian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Crop Science Society of America, the American Society of Agronomy, and the Soil Science Society of America. Professor Ladha is also co-Editor in Chief of Field Crops Research. Dr N. Raghuram is a Professor and Founder-Head of the Centre for Sustainable Nitrogen and Nutrient management, School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh University, New Delhi. He was formerly the Dean of Biotechnology and Chair of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI). He edited several special issues of international journals on NUE and sustainable N management, and currently is the Editor in Chief of Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. He is a steering committee member of the UNEP Global partnership on Nutrient Management (GPNM). Professor Deli Chen is the discipline leader in the Soil and the Environment Research Group, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Director of ARC Research Hub for Smart Fertilisers, and Director of the Australia China Joint Research Centre, Healthy Soils for Sustainable Food Production and Environmental Quality. He has expertise in water and nutrient dynamics in plant-soil systems, GIS based agroecosystem modelling and decision support systems for optimal irrigation and fertilizer management, and the measures, models and mitigates greenhouse gas emissions from land sources, enhanced efficiency N fertilizers, agricultural ‘big data’ and sustainable indices. Dr Janke is a soil scientist with a research focus on understanding the interaction of soil bio-physico-chemical properties with nutrient cycling and availability. She is interested in identifying solutions for sustainable agricultural production which both counter and future-proof against changing climates. Dr. Alan Franzluebbers is a Research Ecologist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh NC. He has more than 30 years of research experience starting with a master’s program in Nebraska, PhD in Texas, post-doctoral position in Alberta Canada, and as a full-time soil scientist in Georgia and now in North Carolina. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Forage and Grassland Council and served in the past on the Board of Directors for the Soil Science Society of America. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America. David Pannell is Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Western Australia; Director, Co-Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy; ARC Federation Fellow (2007-2012); Distinguished Fellow and past president of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society; Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia; and a Director of Natural Decisions Pty Ltd. His research includes the economics of land, water and nature conservation; environmental policy; farmer adoption of conservation practices; risk; and economics of farming systems. David has won awards for his research in the USA, Australia, Canada and the UK, including the 2009 Eureka Prize for Interdisciplinary Research.