ArticleNature communications2023
Global mean nitrogen recovery efficiency in croplands can be enhanced by optimal nutrient, crop and soil management practices.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Optimized agricultural management reduces global cropland nitrogen losses to air and water.Nature food · 2024Pooled it
- Global evaluation of key factors influencing nitrogen fertilization efficiency in wheat: a recent meta-analysis (2000-2022).Frontiers in plant science · 2023Pooled it
- The chemical fertilizer reduction effect of specialty agriculture development in China.iScience · 2026Article
- Black Soldier Fly Frass Combined with Ammonium Sulfate Enhances Maize Productivity and Nitrogen Use Efficiency Under Calcareous Soil Conditions.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Wheat: Integrating Agronomic, Genomics, and Remote Sensing for Sustainable Production.Plant, cell & environment · 2026Review
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- Quantifying the role of nitrogen in achieving global Sustainable Development Goals.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Multimetric analysis uncovers time-dependent climate forcings from China's 2.3-fold cropland reactive nitrogen emissions.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Predicting FOX gene candidates for oxic nitrogen fixation using multi-omic machine learning and comparative bioinformatics.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Integrated Application of Cattle Manure or Microbial Inoculants with Chemical Fertilizers Improves Nutrient Cycling in Albic Soils and Enhances Nutrient Use Efficiency and Yield in a Maize-Soybean Rotation System.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Synergistic nitrification inhibitors with best management practices can achieve higher yield and nitrogen use efficiency in semi-arid saline-alkali soils.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- High-throughput screening for biostimulant discovery: opportunities to enhance nitrogen use efficiency.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Photosynthesis and yield enhancements in rice by foliar magnesium supply under variable soil nitrogen applications.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Optimizing nitrogen management in grain rotations: balancing retention and photosynthesis.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Impact of the Nitrogen on Nutrient Dynamics in Soybean-Grass Intercropping in a Degraded Pasture Area.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Development and Evaluation of a Slow-Release Occluded Fertilizer Employing Functionalized Biosolids as a Support Matrix.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Addendum: Global mean nitrogen recovery efficiency in croplands can be enhanced by optimal nutrient, crop and soil management practices.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Optimizing Management of Alfalfa (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Integrated irrigation and nitrogen optimization is a resource-efficient adaptation strategy for US maize and soybean production.Nature food · 2025Article
- Irrigation System, Rather than Nitrogen Fertilizer Application, Affects the Quantities of Functional Genes Related to NMicroorganisms · 2025Article
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Abstract
An increase in nitrogen (N) recovery efficiency, also denoted as N use efficiency (NUEr), is crucial to reconcile food production and environmental health. This study assessed the effects of nutrient, crop and soil management on NUEr accounting for its dependency on site conditions, including mean annual temperature and precipitation, soil organic carbon, clay and pH, by meta-regression models using 2436 pairs of observations from 407 primary studies. Nutrient management increased NUEr by 3.6-11%, crop management by 4.4-8%, while reduction in tillage had no significant impact. Site conditions strongly affected management induced changes in NUEr, highlighting their relevance for site-specific practices. Data driven models showed that the global mean NUEr can increase by 30%, from the current average of 48% to 78%, using optimal combinations of nutrient (27%), crop (6.6%) and soil (0.6%) management. This increase will in most cases allow to reconcile crop production with acceptable N losses to water. The predicted increase in NUEr was below average in most high-income regions but above average in middle-income regions.
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