Progress on improving agricultural nitrogen use efficiency: UK-China virtual joint centers on nitrogen agronomy

Misselbrook, Tom; Bai, Zhaohai; Cai, Zejiang; Cao, Weidong; Carswell, Alison; Cowan, Nicholas; Cui, Zhenling; Chadwick, David R.; Emmett, Bridget ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2713-4389; Goulding, Keith; Jiang, Rui; Jones, Davey L.; Ju, Xiaotang; Liu, Hongbin; Lu, Yuelai; Ma, Lin; Powlson, David; Rees, Robert M.; Skiba, Ute ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8659-6092; Smith, Pete; Sylvester-Bradley, Roger; Williams, John; Wu, Lianhai; Xu, Minggang; Xu, Wen; Zhang, Fusuo; Zhang, Junling; Zhou, Jianbin; Liu, Xuejun. 2022 Progress on improving agricultural nitrogen use efficiency: UK-China virtual joint centers on nitrogen agronomy. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 9 (3). 475-489. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2022459

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2022459

Abstract/Summary

Two virtual joint centers for nitrogen agronomy were established between the UK and China to facilitate collaborative research aimed at improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in agricultural production systems and reducing losses of reactive N to the environment. Major focus areas were improving fertilizer NUE, use of livestock manures, soil health, and policy development and knowledge exchange. Improvements to fertilizer NUE included attention to application rate in the context of yield potential and economic considerations and the potential of improved practices including enhanced efficiency fertilizers, plastic film mulching and cropping design. Improved utilization of livestock manures requires knowledge of the available nutrient content, appropriate manure processing technologies and integrated nutrient management practices. Soil carbon, acidification and biodiversity were considered as important aspects of soil health. Both centers identified a range of potential actions that could be taken to improve N management, and the research conducted has highlighted the importance of developing a systems-level approach to assessing improvement in the overall efficiency of N management and avoiding unintended secondary effects from individual interventions. Within this context, the management of fertilizer emissions and livestock manure at the farm and regional scales appear to be particularly important targets for mitigation.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2022459
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects (Science Area 2017-) Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	2095-7505
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	CINAg, N-CIRCLE, nitrogen use efficiency, reactive nitrogen, sustainable production
NORA Subject Terms:	Agriculture and Soil Science
Date made live:	27 Oct 2022 16:54 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/533442

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2022459

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects (Science Area 2017-)
Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-)

ISSN:

2095-7505

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.

Additional Keywords:

CINAg, N-CIRCLE, nitrogen use efficiency, reactive nitrogen, sustainable production