The Green Revolution of the 1960s improved crop yields in part through the widespread
cultivation of semidwarf plant varieties, which resist lodging but require a high-nitrogen (N) …

All crops require nitrogen (N) for the production of a photosynthetically active canopy, whose
functionality will strongly influence yield. Cereal crops also require N for storage proteins in …

Enhancing global food security by increasing the productivity of green revolution varieties of
cereals risks increasing the collateral environmental damage produced by inorganic …

Nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) are essential elements for plant growth and crop yield. Thus,
improved N and C utilisation contributes to agricultural productivity and reduces the need for …

Rht‐B1b and Rht‐D1b, the 'Green Revolution'(GR) genes, greatly improved yield potential of
wheat under nitrogen fertilizer application, but reduced coleoptile length, seedling vigor and …

Abstract The Green Revolution of the 1960s boosted cereal crop yields in part through
widespread adoption of semi-dwarf plant varieties, many of which were later found to have …

The efficiency with which plants use nutrients to create biomass and/or grain is determined
by the interaction of environmental and plant intrinsic factors. The major macronutrients …

Nitrogen fertilizer is the most used nutrient source in modern agriculture and represents
significant environmental and production costs. In the meantime, the demand for grain …

Highlights•A statement on the critical importance of this area of plant science in terms of food
security and sustainability.•An outline of the critical NUE processes and example studies of …

Context Optimal plant density and nitrogen (N) application rate are important to achieve high
maize yield. High plant density increases plant-plant competition for light and nutrients …