A major challenge of modern agriculture is to reduce the excessive input of fertilisers and, at
the same time, to improve grain quality without affecting yield. One way to achieve this goal …

In this article, we discuss the ways in which our understanding of the controls of nitrogen
remobilisation in model species and crop plants have been increased through classical …

Background Productive agriculture needs a large amount of expensive nitrogenous
fertilizers. Improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of crop plants is thus of key importance …

As a main feature of plant autotrophy, assimilation of inorganic nitrogen is not only of
fundamental scientific interest, but also a crucial factor in crop productivity. In its broad sense …

In the last 40 years the amount of synthetic nitrogen (N) applied to crops has risen
drastically, resulting in significant increases in yield but with considerable impacts on the …

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) involves a highly specialized and intricately evolved
interactions between soil microorganisms and higher plants for harnessing the atmospheric …

In this review, we present the recent developments and future prospects of improving
nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in crops using various complementary approaches. These …

Nitrogen (N) is the mineral nutrient required in the greatest amount and its availability is a
major factor limiting growth and development of plants. As sessile organisms, plants have …

In agricultural cropping systems, relatively large amounts of nitrogen (N) are applied for
plant growth and development, and to achieve high yields. However, with increasing N …

In the last 40 years, the global use of mineral N fertilizers has increased to support
increasing food demand. Misuse of fertilizer has led to environmental problems in some …