Progress in Reducing Nutrient Loss in the Mississippi River Basin – But Effects on Gulf Hypoxia Still Lag
This report identifies trends in nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) use from 1987 to 2012, Mississippi River Basin and sub-Basin partial N and P balances, hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico, and highlights progress toward reductions in nutrient losses.
Improving Fertilizer Nitrogen Performance - Recent Global Nitrogen Conference and North America Science Examples
Plant Nutrition Today. Issue 1, No. 1
Reducing Nitrogen Losses from Fields with the 4Rs: A Focus on Nitrous Oxide Emissions
Clifford S. Snyder
4R Decision-Making Guide: Nitrogen
When decisions are made regarding the 4R’s there are many benefits, including better crop growth, decreased nutrient leakage to the environment, and the protection of natural areas and wildlife.
Do high yielding soybeans need to be fertilized with nitrogen?
Soybeans are effective scavengers of available soil nitrogen, but they are recognized for their ability to "manufacture" the majority of their own nitrogen needs via biological nitrogen fixation. That biological nitrogen fixation depends on a symbiotic association with specialized bacteria that liv
VIDEO: Nitrogen Fertilizer: Its Importance and Responsible Use
Let's meet nitrogen, one of our essential building blocks of life and a vital part of every cell, plant, insect and animal. This video describes how and why modern nitrogen fertilizer was developed, as well as the strategies farmers use to grow healthier and higher yielding crops with nitrogen ferti