PROGRESS ON IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY: UK-CHINA VIRTUAL JOINT CENTERS ON NITROGEN AGRONOM

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Front. Agr. Sci. Eng.

2022, Vol. 9

Issue (3) : 475-489 https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2022459

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PROGRESS ON IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY: UK-CHINA VIRTUAL JOINT CENTERS ON NITROGEN AGRONOM

Tom MISSELBROOK¹(

), Zhaohai BAI², Zejiang CAI³, Weidong CAO⁴, Alison CARSWELL¹, Nicholas COWAN⁵, Zhenling CUI⁶, David CHADWICK⁷, Bridget EMMETT⁸, Keith GOULDING⁹, Rui JIANG¹⁰, Davey JONES⁷, Xiaotang JU⁶, Hongbin LIU¹¹, Yuelai LU¹², Lin MA², David POWLSON⁹, Robert M. REES¹³, Ute SKIBA⁵, Pete SMITH¹⁴, Roger SYLVESTER-BRADLEY¹⁵, John WILLIAMS¹⁵, Lianhai WU¹, Minggang XU¹¹, Wen XU⁶, Fusuo ZHANG⁶, Junling ZHANG⁶, Jianbin ZHOU¹⁰, Xuejun LIU⁶

¹. Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB, UK
². Center for Agricultural Resources Research, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050021, China
³. Qiyang Agro-ecosystem of National Field Experimental Station, Yongzhou 426182, China
⁴. College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
⁵. UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0QB, UK
⁶. College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
⁷. School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 2UW, UK
⁸. UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bangor LL57 2UW, UK
⁹. Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2JQ, UK
¹⁰. College of Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
¹¹. Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
¹². School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, UK
¹³. Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
¹⁴. Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3FX, UK
¹⁵. ADAS Boxworth, Battlegate Road, Boxworth, Cambridge CB23 4NN, UK

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Abstract

● Virtual joint centers on N agronomy were established between UK and China.

● Key themes were improving NUE for fertilizers, utilizing livestock manures, and soil health.

● Improved management practices and technologies were identified and assessed.

● Fertilizer emissions and improved manure management are key targets for mitigation.

Two virtual joint centers for nitrogen agronomy were established between the UK and China to facilitate collaborative research aimed at improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in agricultural production systems and reducing losses of reactive N to the environment. Major focus areas were improving fertilizer NUE, use of livestock manures, soil health, and policy development and knowledge exchange. Improvements to fertilizer NUE included attention to application rate in the context of yield potential and economic considerations and the potential of improved practices including enhanced efficiency fertilizers, plastic film mulching and cropping design. Improved utilization of livestock manures requires knowledge of the available nutrient content, appropriate manure processing technologies and integrated nutrient management practices. Soil carbon, acidification and biodiversity were considered as important aspects of soil health. Both centers identified a range of potential actions that could be taken to improve N management, and the research conducted has highlighted the importance of developing a systems-level approach to assessing improvement in the overall efficiency of N management and avoiding unintended secondary effects from individual interventions. Within this context, the management of fertilizer emissions and livestock manure at the farm and regional scales appear to be particularly important targets for mitigation.

Keywords CINAg N-CIRCLE nitrogen use efficiency reactive nitrogen sustainable production

Corresponding Author(s): Tom MISSELBROOK

About author: Tongcan Cui and Yizhe Hou contributed equally to this work.

Just Accepted Date: 13 July 2022 Online First Date: 09 August 2022 Issue Date: 09 September 2022

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Tom MISSELBROOK,Zhaohai BAI,Zejiang CAI, et al. PROGRESS ON IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY: UK-CHINA VIRTUAL JOINT CENTERS ON NITROGEN AGRONOM[J]. Front. Agr. Sci. Eng. , 2022, 9(3): 475-489.

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Fig.1 Fertilizer N use (actual input) in China from 1950 compared with the estimated fertilizer N input required to meet food demand assuming an achievable nitrogen use efficiency throughout the food chain of 0.16 (required input) and the critical input in terms of environmental N loading whereby the N surplus meets environmental protection targets for air and water (unpublished data)

Tab.1 Framework for development of potential metrics for indicators of soil functions relevant to NUE

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