Development of fertilizers for enhanced nitrogen use efficiency–Trends and perspectives

CO Dimkpa, J Fugice, U Singh, TD Lewis - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite nitrogen (N) being the most important crop nutrient, its use as fertilizer is associated
with high losses. Such losses pollute the environment and increase greenhouse gas …

Climate change exacerbates the environmental impacts of agriculture

Y Yang, D Tilman, Z Jin, P Smith, CB Barrett, YG Zhu… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Agriculture's global environmental impacts are widely expected to continue expanding,
driven by population and economic growth and dietary changes. This Review highlights …

Optimal nitrogen rate strategy for sustainable rice production in China

S Cai, X Zhao, CM Pittelkow, M Fan, X Zhang, X Yan - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Avoiding excessive agricultural nitrogen (N) use without compromising yields has long been
a priority for both research and government policy in China,. Although numerous rice-related …

Environmental outcomes of the US renewable fuel standard

TJ Lark, NP Hendricks, A Smith… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) specifies the use of biofuels in the United States and
thereby guides nearly half of all global biofuel production, yet outcomes of this keystone …

Air quality–related health damages of food

NGG Domingo, S Balasubramanian… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Agriculture is a major contributor to air pollution, the largest environmental risk factor for
mortality in the United States and worldwide. It is largely unknown, however, how individual …

Optimization of China's maize and soy production can ensure feed sufficiency at lower nitrogen and carbon footprints

Z Liu, H Ying, M Chen, J Bai, Y Xue, Y Yin… - Nature Food, 2021 - nature.com
China purchases around 66% of the soy that is traded internationally. This strains the global
food supply and contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. Here we show that optimizing the …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles alleviate drought-induced alterations in sorghum performance, nutrient acquisition, and grain fortification

CO Dimkpa, U Singh, PS Bindraban, WH Elmer… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Drought is a major environmental event affecting crop productivity and nutritional quality,
and potentially, human nutrition. This study evaluated drought effects on performance and …

Redefining marginal land for bioenergy crop production

M Khanna, L Chen, B Basso, X Cai, JL Field… - Gcb …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Marginal land has received wide attention for its potential to produce bioenergy feedstocks
while minimizing diversion of productive agricultural land from food crop production …

Selecting data analytic and modeling methods to support air pollution and environmental justice investigations: A critical review and guidance framework

R Gardner-Frolick, D Boyd, A Giang - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Given the serious adverse health effects associated with many pollutants, and the
inequitable distribution of these effects between socioeconomic groups, air pollution is often …

Costs and benefits of agricultural ammonia emission abatement options for compliance with European air quality regulations

E Giannakis, J Kushta, A Bruggeman… - Environmental Sciences …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background In Europe, ammonia (NH 3) emissions strongly contribute to fine
particulate matter (PM2. 5) pollution and associated premature human mortality. The …