Efficient nitrogen management is crucial for maize productivity in semi-arid regions. A field experiment was conducted in Autumn 2023 at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, using RCBD with three replications to assess nitrogen rates (0, 80, 160, 2...
Nitrogen (N) is one of the most important nutrients influencing wheat growth, plant nutrition, and grain production. Appropriate timing of nitrogen application is essential to synchronize nutrient availability with crop demand. This study evaluated s...
Corn (Zea mays L.) grain is a major commodity crop in Illinois and its production largely relies on timely application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers. Currently, growers in Illinois and other neighboring states in the U.S. Midwest use the maximum return...
To discriminate the transport characteristics of residue-derived carbon (Cres) from soil native carbon (Csoil) in black soil with split nitrogen application, a 540-day incubation study was conducted with four treatments: Control (unamended soil), R (...
Optimizing fertilization practices can reduce the application of chemical nitrogen fertilizers, thereby enhancing crop yield while mitigating environmental impacts. In 2021–2022, we conducted field experiments in the Inner Mongolia region, eval...
Understanding how fertilizer application (particularly N, the most used chemical fertilizer worldwide) interacts with soil microbes is important for the development of best management practices that target improved microbial activity to enhance susta...
This study was undertaken to examine the influence of the sowing date, sowing density, and split spring application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer on plant density, tillering, yield components, and grain yields of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grow...
In the central Great Plains, winter wheat is used for over-winter grazing for cattle and sheep until the late spring months, when livestock are moved to grass pasture. As the popularity of summer cover crops increases, interest in their use in forage...
In the rice-wheat rotation system, conventional culturing of high yield rice results in poor soil conditions and excessive residues, which negatively affect wheat growth. Tillage and nitrogen (N) use are being sought to address this problem. In order...
The application of nitrogenous fertilizer in reduced (“split”) doses of its total is suggested as a means to increase nitrogen use efficiency and rice productivity whilst reducing its environmental impact. Field trials conducted in 2022 a...
Split nitrogen (N) application is an important agronomic measure for improving wheat yield and quality, yet how rhizosphere nitrogen-transforming microbes respond to split N strategies and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study investig...
The decrease of maize stalk quality is an important reason for stalk lodging during the grain filling stage. In the present study, a maize cultivar was planted at densities of 7.5, 9.0, 10.5, 12.0, and 13.5 × 104 plants ha−1 and subjected...
A process for reducing the nitrogen (N) application rate while maintaining sweet potato yield urgently needs to be determined. A two-year pot experiment was conducted with three N management strategies to explore the mechanism underlying yield increa...
In the North China Plain, the excessive application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer for ensuring high yield and a single application at sowing for simplifying management in farmer practice lead to low N use efficiency and environmental risk in maize (Zea ...
Environmental conditions (precipitation, temperature and soil properties) differ greatly in different regions and have dual effects on the wheat growth and nutrient release of slow-release fertilizer (SRF). Conventional fertilization methods such as...
The nitrogen (N) requirement of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is very high due to the extensive growth of biomass. N fertilisers are applied excessively to ensure the optimum growth of the sugarcane crop. Improper N management causes a decrease in nitro...
In the present study, the potential of ethylene as ethephon (an ethylene source) was investigated individually and in combination with split doses of nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) soil treatments for removal of the damaging effects of salt stress (100...
Nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) co-management is critical for optimizing grain yield in rice. However, the interactive effects of N supply and K application timing on cultivars with contrasting N efficiencies remain poorly understood. Here, we conduct...
Optimizing nitrogen (N) management is essential for sustaining rice productivity and improving soil N retention in paddy ecosystems, yet whether long-term fertilizer postponing (FP) regulates bacterial community assembly and microbial N-cycling poten...
Depending on soil nitrogen availability and soil–climatic conditions, nitrogen application at the boot stage in wheat can help maintain the photosynthetic activity of the upper leaves and support grain development and filling, thereby contribut...
A large amount of evidence shows that reasonable nitrogen (N) fertilizer application can effectively promote wheat growth and development and improve the population’s production potential. It is unclear whether this growth promotion depends on...
There are few studies on how nitrogen (N) fertilizer application rates and transplanting densities impact rice yield, root distribution, and N use efficiency in the cold regions of Northeast China. This research involved a two-year field trial utiliz...
Optimization of nitrogen (N) management is critical for enhancing maize (Zea mays L.) productivity while maintaining soil health. The present study investigated the impact of split-application fertilization strategies on soil chemical properties and...
The application of urease inhibitors (UIs) and optimizing nitrogen (N) split application ratio (NSR) can both minimize ammonia (NH3) volatilization and increase rice yield. However, few studies have analyzed the combined effects of these two practice...
Using local resources and minimizing environmental impacts are two important components of sustainable agriculture. Meat and bone meal (MBM), tankage, is a locally produced organic fertilizer. This study was conducted to investigate the response of s...
Previous research on soil bacteria focused on refining the nitrogen (N) rates during the wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growth cycle. Studies concerning how additional and split N topdressing applications can affect wheat rhizobacteria are limited. To...
Dry topsoil restricts root growth and nutrient uptake in arid regions, thereby significantly reducing crop yield. Hydraulic lift occurs due to the dry topsoil and wet deep soil. This study investigates the effects of topsoil drought intensity (three...
Major challenge in rice production is to achieve the goal of enhancing both food production and fertilizer use efficiency. Rice growth simulation model, ORYZA (v3) was used in the present study to evaluate the model under continuous flooded (CF) and...
Leaf photophysiological characteristics are the main indexes that determine crop yield formation. However, it remains unclear whether photosynthesis is systematically regulated via the cropping pattern and nitrogen supply when maize crops are planted...
Winter wheat is a widely cultivated crop that requires high inputs of nitrogen (N) fertilization, which is often connected with N losses. The application of fertilizers with nitrification (NI) and urease inhibitors (UI) is an opportunity to eliminate...
Canola has a high nitrogen requirement and optimal nitrogen (N) management in environments with variable rainfall is a challenge. This study investigated the impact of timing of N as a single or split application at different growth stages on seed yi...
Water storage pit irrigation (WSPI) has been proven effective in improving the water use efficiency of fruit trees in Loess Plateau, but so far there are still no matching efficient fertilization management methods. A two-year experiment was conducte...
Soil water and nitrogen are two important factors in the agro-ecosystem of the Loess Plateau, China. The ridge-furrow maize system with plastic mulch (RFPM) is a widely used measure to increase crop yield in the Loess Plateau area. The purpose of thi...
This article presents the results of a field experiment investigating the energy efficiency of grain produced by a semi-dwarf genotype of winter triticale at different levels of agricultural inputs. The energy efficiency of winter triticale grain pro...
Inappropriate irrigation conditions and nitrogen application can negatively affect soil carbon–nitrogen content and yield of maize, as well as can lead to underground water pollution and soil degradation. A two year (2018, 2019) field experiment was...
Resources are limited, thus improving resource use efficiency is a key objective for cereal-based cropping systems. This field study was carried out to quantify resource use efficiencies in selected C3 and C4 cereals under split nitrogen (N) applicat...
The rheological properties and end-use qualities of many foods are mainly determined by the types and levels of grain storage proteins (GSPs) in wheat. GSP levels are influenced by various factors, including tillage management, irrigation, and fertil...
Given the shortage of water resources and excessive application of nitrogen fertilizers in irrigated areas, we explored the effect of water–nitrogen coupling on soil microbial diversity in maize fields irrigated using shallow buried droppers. A...
The optimal combination of the nitrogen fertilizer application and planting density with reference to the silage maize yield and quality remains unclear. We hypothesized that increasing both would increase yields following the law of diminishing retu...
To reduce the environmental pollution, this study was designed to test the effect of using compost and biostimulants as total or partial replacement for mineral nitrogen on productivity and grain quality of two wheat cultivars. Two field experiments...
Intensive irrigation and nutrient management practices in agriculture have given rise to serious issues in aquifer water depletion and groundwater quality. This review discusses the effects of irrigation and nitrogen management practices on potato gr...
A heterogeneous distribution of nutrients in the soil and the root interactions of crops coexist in agroecosystems. A ‘root splitting’ approach, i.e., splitting the root system into different nutrient compartments, was used to study nutri...
Agronomic practices improve seed yield by regulating seed yield components, and the relationship between seed yield and seed yield components is still unclear in smooth bromegrass (Bromus inermis). To optimize seed production and yield in smooth brom...
The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) requires nitrogen (N) during its vegetative and reproductive stages. A single application of a blend of polymer-sulfur coated urea (PSCU) and conventional urea (U) treated with NBPT (N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric...
Nitrogen (N) management is critical for improving rice productivity, but increasing N inputs may reduce N-use productivity when grain production does not increase proportionally. This study evaluated the effects of urea rate and application method on...
Nitrogen fertilization is widely recognized as a key factor influencing tropical grass productivity; however, its effectiveness may vary according to pasture developmental stage and management practices. This study evaluated the effects of five nitro...
Agricultural soil health and quality centre around the ability of the soil to cycle nutrients to growing crops. However, soil biological properties focusing on microorganisms and their contribution to soil health are also important. This study was es...
Effective nitrogen (N) management practices are critical to sustain crop production and minimize nitrate (NO3−) leaching loss from irrigated fields in the Columbia Basin (U.S.), but studies on the applied practices are limited. Therefore, from...
Purpose: This study aimed to assess the effects of the sowing date and nitrogen application rate on the grain yield, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), 2-acetyl-△1-pyrroline (2-AP) contents and biochemical parameters related to 2-AP formation in fr...
The one-time application of blended urea (BU), combining controlled-release urea (CRU) and uncoated urea, has proven to be a promising nitrogen (N) management strategy. However, the long-term sustainability of blending urea remains largely unexplored...
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