Cereal production that now sustains a world population of more than 6.5 billion has tripled
during the past 40 yr, concurrent with an increase from 12 to 104 Tg yr− 1 of synthetic N …

This chapter provides information on some recent developments of fertilizer production and
use that improve nutrient efficiency and minimize environmental impact. The nutrients …

The fertilizer industry faces a continuing challenge to improve its products to increase the
efficiency of their use, particularly of nitrogenous fertilizers, and to minimize any possible …

Higher demands of food led to higher nitrogen application to promote cropping
intensification and produce more which may have negative effects on the environment and …

Agricultural soils are the main anthropogenic source of nitrous oxide (N2O), largely because
of nitrogen (N) fertilizer use. Commonly, N2O emissions are expressed as a function of N …

Row‐crop agriculture is a major source of nitrous oxide (N2O) globally, and results from
recent field experiments suggest that significant decreases in N2O emissions may be …

Management decisions both at the field and off-site have the potential to contribute to
climate change mitigation and adaptation. Climate change threatens to increase the …

During the past two centuries, the world has witnessed a remarkable increase in the
atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gases (GHGs), namely carbon dioxide (CO …

Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) is a major greenhouse gas (GHG) product of intensive agriculture.
Fertilizer nitrogen (N) rate is the best single predictor of N 2 O emissions in row-crop …

Worldwide, nitrogen (N) deficiency is the main yield limiting factor owing to its losses via
leaching and volatilization. Urease inhibitors slow down urea hydrolysis in soil by inhibiting …