Climate-smart soils

K Paustian, J Lehmann, S Ogle, D Reay, GP Robertson… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Soils are integral to the function of all terrestrial ecosystems and to food and fibre production.
An overlooked aspect of soils is their potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions …

Managing nitrogen for sustainable development

X Zhang, EA Davidson, DL Mauzerall, TD Searchinger… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Improvements in nitrogen use efficiency in crop production are critical for addressing the
triple challenges of food security, environmental degradation and climate change. Such …

Controls and adaptive management of nitrification in agricultural soils

J Norton, Y Ouyang - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Agriculture is responsible for over half of the input of reactive nitrogen (N) to terrestrial
systems; however improving N availability remains the primary management technique to …

Gaps and opportunities in nitrogen pollution policies around the world

DR Kanter, O Chodos, O Nordland, M Rutigliano… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Nitrogen pollution is an important environmental issue gaining traction in policy circles.
However, there is little understanding of current nitrogen policies around the world: whether …

Nitrogen losses and potential mitigation strategies for a sustainable agroecosystem

K Mahmud, D Panday, A Mergoum, A Missaoui - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen (N) in the agricultural production system influences many aspects of
agroecosystems and several critical ecosystem services widely depend on the N availability …

Reducing carbon footprint of agriculture—can organic farming help to mitigate climate change?

M Holka, J Kowalska, M Jakubowska - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the face of a changing climate, intensive efforts are needed for limiting the global
temperature increase to 1.5° C. Agricultural production has the potential to play an important …

Nitrous oxide emission in altered nitrogen cycle and implications for climate change

B Aryal, R Gurung, AF Camargo, G Fongaro… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural processes and human activities play a crucial role in changing the nitrogen cycle
and increasing nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions, which are accelerating at an unprecedented …

Potential for mitigating global agricultural ammonia emission: a meta-analysis

C Ti, L Xia, SX Chang, X Yan - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Ammonia (NH 3) emission from agricultural sources has contributed significantly to air
pollution, soil acidification, water eutrophication, biodiversity loss, and declining human …

Centrality of cattle solid wastes in vermicomposting technology–A cleaner resource recovery and biowaste recycling option for agricultural and environmental …

A Yuvaraj, R Thangaraj, B Ravindran, SW Chang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The current review reports the importance and significance of cattle solid waste in
vermicomposting technology concerning biowaste pollution in the environment. Needy …

Nitrogen and phosphorus recovery from wastewater

S Sengupta, T Nawaz, J Beaudry - Current Pollution Reports, 2015 - Springer
Use of nitrogen-and phosphorus-based synthetic fertilizers shows an increasing trend, but
this has led to large-scale influx of reactive nitrogen in the environment, with serious …