Model comparison and quantification of nitrous oxide emission and mitigation potential from maize and wheat fields at a global scale

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 782; p. 146696
• Main Authors: Tesfaye, Kindie, Takele, Robel, Sapkota, Tek B., Khatri-Chhetri, Arun, Solomon, Dawit, Stirling, Clare, Albanito, Fabrizio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.08.2021
• Subjects: climate change; corn; crop management; data collection; environment; Global; Maize; Mitigation; N2O emission; nitrogen; Nitrogen fertilization; nitrous oxide; nitrous oxide production; North America; South Asia; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Western European region; Wheat; North America; South Asia; Western European region; Mitigation; Nitrogen fertilization; Maize; N2O emission; Wheat; Global; NO emission

Maize and wheat are major cereals that contribute two-thirds of the food energy intake globally. The two crops consume about 35% of the nitrogen (N) fertilizer used in agriculture and thereby contribute to fertilizer-induced nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. Thus, estimation of spatially disaggregated...