Soil Nitrogen Uses and Environmental Impacts /
edited by Rattan Lal and B.A. Stewart.
- First edition.
- 1 online resource (392 pages) : 140 illustrations, text file, PDF.
- Advances in Soil Science .
- Advances in Soil Science. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents -- Preface..vii -- Editors...ix -- Contributors...xi -- Chapter 1 --Benefits and Unintended Consequences of Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizers.1-- B.A. Stewart -- Chapter 2 --Nitrogen Fixation by Pulse Crops and the Use of Nitrogen Isotopic Techniques -- to Measure the Fixation Capacity.21--Minh-Long Nguyen -- Chapter 3 --The Role of Nitrogen Stable Isotopes to Investigate Soil Nitrogen -- Transformations and Cycling in Agricultural Systems. 39--Minh-Long Nguyen, Jiafa Luo, and Bert F. Quin -- Chapter 4 --Nitrogen Loss in Snowmelt Runoff from Non-Point Agricultural Sources -- on the Canadian Prairies. 73--Kimberley D. Schneider, Arumugam Thiagarajan, Barbara J. Cade-Menun, -- Brian G. McConkey, and Henry F. Wilson -- Chapter 5 --Denitrification in Soil...95--Mark S. Coyne -- Chapter 6 --Nitrogen Balances and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in the Nordic Countries. 141--Anne Falk gaard and Marianne Bechmann -- Chapter 7 --Intensive Dairy and Beef Systems: N Loss Mitigations and Barriers -- to Their Adoption. 151--Bert F. Quin -- Chapter 8 --Efficient Nitrogen Management in the Tropics and Subtropics...... 191--Rajendra Prasad and Peter R. Hobbs -- Chapter 9 --Enhancing Soil Organic Carbon by Managing Nitrogen in China.... 233--Shou-Tian Ma, Xin Zhao, Chao Pu, Yang Liu, Rattan Lal, Jian-Fu Xue, -- and Hai-Lin Zhang -- Chapter 10 --Managing Nitrogen in Small Landholder Hill Farms of North Eastern Indian -- Himalayas. 257----Anup Das, Jayanta Layek, Gulab Singh Yadav, S. Babu, D. Sarkar, -- R.S. Meena, and Rattan Lal -- Chapter 11 --Merits and Limitations of Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers.289--Matthew D. Ruark, Rogrio P. Soratto, and Carl J. Rosen -- Chapter 12 --Economic and Policy Implications of Nitrogen Management 315--Otto C. Doering III, Benjamin M. Gramig, and Dawoon Jeong -- Chapter 13 --Formulations of Slow Release Fertilizers for Enhancing N Use Efficiency 331--Amit Roy -- Chapter 14 --Managing the Soil Nitrogen Cycle in Agroecosystems.. 343--Richard A. Ferrieri, Eliot Herman, Benjamin Babst, and Michael J. Schueller -- Chapter 15 --Nitrogen: Managing the Necessary Evil.. 361--Rattan Lal -- Index.
Nitrogen (N) is potentially one of the most complex elements on the Earth. It is necessary for all biological activity, but creates negative impacts on water and air quality. There is a balancing act between deficiency and surplus and the forms of N available further complicate our understanding of the dynamics. Biological fixation provides some plants with N supply while others are totally dependent upon N being available in the soil profile for the roots to extract. Nevertheless, the demand for N will increase because the human population with its increasing growth requires more protein and thus more N. Understanding the global N cycle is imperative to meeting current and future nitrogen demands while decreasing environmental impacts. This book discusses availability, production, and recycling of N in air, water, plants, and soils. It features information on N impacts to soil and water quality, management of N in agroecosystems, and techniques to maximize the use efficiency while minimizing the risks of leakage of reactive N into the environment. This volume in the Advances in Soil Science series is specifically devoted to availability, production, and recycling of N with impact on climate change and water quality, and management of N in agroecosystems in the context of maximizing the use efficiency and minimizing the risks of leakage of reactive N (NO-3, N¬2O) into the environment.
9781315228860(e-book : PDF)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Forestry.
climate change.
eutrophication.
fertilizers.
global nitrogen cycle.
global warming.
N2O emission.
N3O.
non-point source pollution.
soil N management.
soil-specific farming.
Nitrogen in agriculture.
Soils--Nitrogen content.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--General.
Electronic books.
S587.5
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents -- Preface..vii -- Editors...ix -- Contributors...xi -- Chapter 1 --Benefits and Unintended Consequences of Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizers.1-- B.A. Stewart -- Chapter 2 --Nitrogen Fixation by Pulse Crops and the Use of Nitrogen Isotopic Techniques -- to Measure the Fixation Capacity.21--Minh-Long Nguyen -- Chapter 3 --The Role of Nitrogen Stable Isotopes to Investigate Soil Nitrogen -- Transformations and Cycling in Agricultural Systems. 39--Minh-Long Nguyen, Jiafa Luo, and Bert F. Quin -- Chapter 4 --Nitrogen Loss in Snowmelt Runoff from Non-Point Agricultural Sources -- on the Canadian Prairies. 73--Kimberley D. Schneider, Arumugam Thiagarajan, Barbara J. Cade-Menun, -- Brian G. McConkey, and Henry F. Wilson -- Chapter 5 --Denitrification in Soil...95--Mark S. Coyne -- Chapter 6 --Nitrogen Balances and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in the Nordic Countries. 141--Anne Falk gaard and Marianne Bechmann -- Chapter 7 --Intensive Dairy and Beef Systems: N Loss Mitigations and Barriers -- to Their Adoption. 151--Bert F. Quin -- Chapter 8 --Efficient Nitrogen Management in the Tropics and Subtropics...... 191--Rajendra Prasad and Peter R. Hobbs -- Chapter 9 --Enhancing Soil Organic Carbon by Managing Nitrogen in China.... 233--Shou-Tian Ma, Xin Zhao, Chao Pu, Yang Liu, Rattan Lal, Jian-Fu Xue, -- and Hai-Lin Zhang -- Chapter 10 --Managing Nitrogen in Small Landholder Hill Farms of North Eastern Indian -- Himalayas. 257----Anup Das, Jayanta Layek, Gulab Singh Yadav, S. Babu, D. Sarkar, -- R.S. Meena, and Rattan Lal -- Chapter 11 --Merits and Limitations of Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers.289--Matthew D. Ruark, Rogrio P. Soratto, and Carl J. Rosen -- Chapter 12 --Economic and Policy Implications of Nitrogen Management 315--Otto C. Doering III, Benjamin M. Gramig, and Dawoon Jeong -- Chapter 13 --Formulations of Slow Release Fertilizers for Enhancing N Use Efficiency 331--Amit Roy -- Chapter 14 --Managing the Soil Nitrogen Cycle in Agroecosystems.. 343--Richard A. Ferrieri, Eliot Herman, Benjamin Babst, and Michael J. Schueller -- Chapter 15 --Nitrogen: Managing the Necessary Evil.. 361--Rattan Lal -- Index.
Nitrogen (N) is potentially one of the most complex elements on the Earth. It is necessary for all biological activity, but creates negative impacts on water and air quality. There is a balancing act between deficiency and surplus and the forms of N available further complicate our understanding of the dynamics. Biological fixation provides some plants with N supply while others are totally dependent upon N being available in the soil profile for the roots to extract. Nevertheless, the demand for N will increase because the human population with its increasing growth requires more protein and thus more N. Understanding the global N cycle is imperative to meeting current and future nitrogen demands while decreasing environmental impacts. This book discusses availability, production, and recycling of N in air, water, plants, and soils. It features information on N impacts to soil and water quality, management of N in agroecosystems, and techniques to maximize the use efficiency while minimizing the risks of leakage of reactive N into the environment. This volume in the Advances in Soil Science series is specifically devoted to availability, production, and recycling of N with impact on climate change and water quality, and management of N in agroecosystems in the context of maximizing the use efficiency and minimizing the risks of leakage of reactive N (NO-3, N¬2O) into the environment.
9781315228860(e-book : PDF)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Forestry.
climate change.
eutrophication.
fertilizers.
global nitrogen cycle.
global warming.
N2O emission.
N3O.
non-point source pollution.
soil N management.
soil-specific farming.
Nitrogen in agriculture.
Soils--Nitrogen content.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Agriculture--General.
Electronic books.
S587.5