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Distinguishing the contribution of nitrogen fertilizer and native soil nitrogen to young apple trees
The nitrogen (N) demand–supply is crucial for optimizing nutrient management in orchards. However, some knowledge gaps remain regarding the exact...
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Global needs for nitrogen fertilizer to improve wheat yield under climate change
Increasing global food demand will require more food production
1 without further exceeding the planetary boundaries2 while simultaneously adapting to...
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Belowground nitrogen transfer from Pterocarpus officinalis to Taro under field and controlled conditions
Background and AimIn Guadeloupe’s swamp forests, smallholder farmers traditionally cultivate flooded Colocasia esculenta (taro) monocultures under...
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Split-nitrogen application increases nitrogen-use efficiency and yield of cotton
Efficient nitrogen (N) fertilizer management is critical for crop production and environmental sustainability. In cotton, however, a joint assessment...
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Biochar alleviates the crop failure of rice production induced by low-nitrogen cultivation mode by regulating the soil microbes taxa composition
To improve the nitrogen utilization efficiency and a series of environmental problems caused by excessive application of nitrogen fertilizer, actual...
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Remote Sensing for Monitoring Potato Nitrogen Status
Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the most consumed food crops in the world and plays critical roles in human and animal health. Proper...
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Responses of the fungal-bacterial community and network to surface mulching and nitrogen fertilization in the Loess Plateau
AimsSurface mulching and nitrogen fertilization in agricultural practices can promote the establishment of soil microbial networks by altering soil...
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Grain yield and nitrogen use efficiency are increased by exogenous cytokinin application through the improvement in root physiological traits of rice
Cytokinins play crucial roles in plant growth and development. However, the mechanism underlying their regulation to the grain yield and nitrogen use...
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Linking plant nitrogen use efficiency with single traits, ecological strategies and phylogeny in a temperate steppe
Background and aimsNitrogen use efficiency (NUE), defined as plant biomass production per unit N assimilated, is an important component of plant...
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Mechanism of nitrogen loss driven by soil and water erosion in water source areas
Nitrogen (N) present in drinking water as dissolved nitrates can directly affect people’s health, making it important to control N pollution in water...
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Different indicative roles of stable nitrogen isotope in soil N dynamics of tropical leguminous and non-leguminous forests following nutrient addition
AimsPlant and soil nitrogen (N) isotope ratios (δ 15 N) have been used as indicators of N cycling processes of ecosystems. However, the effects of N...
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Functional structure mediates the responses of productivity to addition of three nitrogen compounds in a meadow steppe
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition is altering grassland productivity and community structure worldwide. Deposited N comes in different forms, which...
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Enhanced leaf turnover and nitrogen recycling sustain CO2 fertilization effect on tree-ring growth
Whether increased photosynthates under elevated atmospheric CO 2 could translate into sustained biomass accumulation in forest trees remains...
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The First Report on Nutrient Distribution and Resorption in Mature Alternate Bearer Seedless Barberry Trees: Storage Pools of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium and Carbohydrates
The main physiological problem of seedless barberry is alternate bearing (non-regular fruiting). Thus, we considered bearing (ON) and non-bearing...
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Nitrogen addition increases aboveground silicon and phytolith concentrations in understory plants of a tropical forest
PurposeSilicon (Si) is a beneficial element for plants and plays important roles in the biogeochemical cycle of mineral elements. Yet, few studies...
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Arbuscular mycorrhiza enhances maize grain yield and nitrogen uptake during the grain filling stage with contrasting nitrogen status in two types of soils
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) generally improve crop nutrient acquisition and grain yield, especially under nutrient deficiency. It is...
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Estimating nitrogen inputs from a Kura clover living mulch system for maize production
AimsKura clover living mulch (KCLM) is thought to provide in-season nitrogen (N) to the cash crop. Because of interactions between crop** system...
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Nitrogen translocation by Highland cattle grazing in Alnus viridis-encroached pastures
During the last decades, Alnus viridis has expanded over former montane pastures and meadows, due to land use and abandonment. This nitrogen-fixing...
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Using hyperspectral signatures for predicting foliar nitrogen and calcium content of tissue cultured little-leaf mockorange (Philadelphus microphyllus A. Gray) shoots
Determining foliar mineral status of tissue cultured shoots can be costly and time consuming, yet hyperspectral signatures might be useful for...
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Enhancing nitrogen use efficiency in cereal crops: from agronomy to genomic perspectives
Cereal crops are the most important grain crops and are extensively cultivated around the world due to their nutritional value, fodder, and biofuel...
