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A plan for efficient use of nitrogen fertilizers

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  • Xin Zhang

    (Xin Zhang is at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Frostburg, Maryland 21532, USA.)

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A global analysis finds that nitrogen fertilizers could be used more efficiently if their international distribution across croplands was altered — a measure that would also decrease nitrogen pollution.

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  • Xin Zhang, 2017. "A plan for efficient use of nitrogen fertilizers," Nature, Nature, vol. 543(7645), pages 322-323, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:543:y:2017:i:7645:d:10.1038_543322a
    DOI: 10.1038/543322a
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    1. Yu, Wenjia & Yue, Yaojie & Wang, Fangxiong, 2022. "The spatial-temporal coupling pattern of grain yield and fertilization in the North China plain," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 196(C).
    2. Lijun Yin & Yaxin Liao & Xiao Mou, 2024. "Delayed Sowing Can Improve Potassium Utilization Efficiency and Grain Potassium Concentration in Winter Wheat," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-16, April.
    3. Yao, Guolin & Zhang, Xin & Davidson, Eric & Taheripour, Farzad & Tyner, Wallace E., 2020. "The Environmental Consequences of a Weakening US-China Crop Trade Relationship," 2020 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, Kansas City, Missouri 304646, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    4. Wang, Wei & AL-Huqail, Arwa & Ali, Elimam & Abbas, Mohamed & Assilzadeh, Hamid, 2024. "Analysis of the sustainability index for ecologically low-input integrated farming: A comprehensive assessment of environmental, economic, and social impact," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 493(C).
    5. Grinshpan, Maayan & Furman, Alex & Dahlke, Helen E. & Raveh, Eran & Weisbrod, Noam, 2021. "From managed aquifer recharge to soil aquifer treatment on agricultural soils: Concepts and challenges," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 255(C).
    6. Yao, Guolin & Zhang, Xin & Davidson, Eric & Taheripour, Farzad & Tyner, Wally, 2020. "The environmental consequences of a weakening US-China crop trade relationship," Conference papers 333191, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.

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