Transformation of the Three Pillars of Agri-Food Sustainability around the COVID-19 Crisis—A Literature Review

G Gyarmati - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted economies and societies and the sustainability
characteristics of agri-food due to a significant decline in turnover, difficulties in …

Relative abundance of denitrifying and DNRA bacteria and their activity determine nitrogen retention or loss in agricultural soil

M Putz, P Schleusner, T Rütting, S Hallin - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) competes with denitrification for nitrate
(NO 3−) and can result in conservation of nitrogen (N), whereas denitrification leads to …

[HTML][HTML] Increased N2O emissions by cover crops in a diverse crop rotation can be mediated with dual nitrification and urease inhibitors

A Tariq, N Menheere, Y Gao, S Brown… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Agriculture significantly contributes to global soil nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions. Crop
rotation diversification and cover cropping are feasible agronomic strategies to reduce …

Effect of management and weather variations on the greenhouse gas budget of two grasslands during a 10-year experiment

C Ammann, A Neftel, M Jocher, J Fuhrer… - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2020 - Elsevier
While many studies have measured the CO 2 and N 2 O exchange of grassland ecosystems
and analysed the influence of relevant drivers, only few reported the entire carbon budget …

Tipping the plant-microbe competition for nitrogen in agricultural soils

E L'Espérance, LS Bouyoucef, JA Dozois, E Yergeau - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Nitrogen (N) is the most limiting nutrient in agroecosystems, and its indiscriminate
application is at the center of the environmental challenges facing agriculture. To solve this …

High temporal resolution nitrous oxide fluxes from corn (Zea mays L.) in response to the combined use of nitrification and urease inhibitors

PVF Machado, K Neufeld, SE Brown… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution caused by nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emission is a global concern
because N 2 O is a potent greenhouse gas and contributes to ozone destruction. Agriculture …

Cover crops increase belowground N retention substantially in corn cropping systems: Results from a 15N residue swapping experiment

SM Heuchan, C Wagner-Riddle, KR Baral… - Plant and Soil, 2023 - Springer
Background and aims Cover crops can potentially increase nitrogen (N) retention in
agroecosystems. However, only a small fraction of the N released from cover crop residues …

[HTML][HTML] Net ecosystem carbon budget and net greenhouse gas emissions under diverse crop rotation using cover crops compared to a conventional crop rotation

KN Ranathunga, J Evans, N Toth, S Brown… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2025 - Elsevier
Introducing cover crops and diversifying annual crop rotations can provide additional carbon
(C) input to soils and are practices that have been promoted as climate change mitigation …

[HTML][HTML] Combining measurements and modelling to reveal long-term effects of nitrogen fertilizer application timing on N2O emissions in corn

J Kang, PVF Machado, D Hooker, B Grant, W Smith… - Field Crops …, 2025 - Elsevier
Context The impact of nitrogen fertilizer (N) application timing on nitrous oxide (N 2 O)
emissions is inconsistent in the literature. This inconsistency is attributed to year-to-year …

[HTML][HTML] The carbon balance and water use efficiency of an intensively managed forage crop in the Lower Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada

PKC Pow, RS Jassal, M Johnson, S Smukler… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024 - Elsevier
Intensively managed grasslands have been found to be either carbon (C) sources or sinks
depending on management and climate. This study reports the net ecosystem production …