Process / pipelineNutrient management
Nitrogen Use Efficiency
Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) assessment and optimization is an analytical pipeline for evaluating how effectively crops convert applied nitrogen fertilizer into grain, biomass, or economic output. Developed by agronomic researchers (Dobermann, Raun) in the 2000s, this method quantifies nitrogen losses and identifies management practices to improve both crop productivity and environmental sustainability.
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- Dobermann, A., & Cassman, K. G. (2005). Nitrogen use efficiency in cereals: mechanisms and genetic improvements. In Managing soil quality and crop productivity in intensive agriculture (pp. 15-40). CRC Press. link ↗
- Raun, W. R., Johnson, G. V., Phillips, S. B., & Westerman, R. L. (2002). Effect of long-term nitrogen fertilization on soil organic C and total N in continuous wheat under rainfed conditions. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 25(12), 2797-2809. DOI: 10.1081/PLN-120015062 ↗