Improving nitrogen fertilization in rice by site-specific N management. A review

• Published in: Agronomy for sustainable development Vol. 30; no. 3
• Main Authors: Peng, Shaobing, Buresh, Roland J, Huang, Jianliang, Zhong, Xuhua, Zou, Yingbin, Yang, Jianchang, Wang, Guanghuo, Liu, Yuanying, Hu, Ruifa, Tang, Qiyuan, Cui, Kehui, Zhang, Fusuo, Dobermann, Achim
• Format: Publication
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: developmental stages; fertilizer rates; fertilizer use reduction; field experimentation; grain yield; innovation adoption; literature reviews; lodging resistance; nitrogen fertilizers; nutrient excess; nutrient use efficiency; Oryza sativa; paddy soils; plant damage; plant development; precision agriculture; response to fertilizer; rice; spatial variation; China

Excessive nitrogen (N) application to rice (Oryza sativa L.) crop in China causes environmental pollution, increases the cost of rice farming, reduces grain yield and contributes to global warming. Scientists from the International Rice Research Institute have collaborated with partners in China to...