UK - China Virtual Joint Centre for Improved Nitrogen Agronomy (CINAG)

Project (past)

Project dates01 Jan 2016 to end of 31 Dec 2019
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorTom Misselbrook
Co-InvestigatorPenny Hirsch
Co-InvestigatorDave Chadwick
Co-InvestigatorLianhai Wu
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberS5497
S5490
5497
5490
DepartmentRothamsted Research
Research fish codeBB/N013468/1
Grant IDBB/N013468/1

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A green eco-environment for sustainable development - framework and action

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, X., Xu, W., Sha, Z., Zhang, Y., Wen , Z., Wang, J., Zhang, F. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2020. A green eco-environment for sustainable development - framework and action. Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering - FASE. 7 (1), pp. 67-74. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2019297

A new approach to holistic nitrogen management in China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, X., Cui, Z., Hao, T., Yuan, L., Zhang, Y, Gu, B., Xu, W., Ying, H., Zhang, W., Li, T., Yan, X., Goulding, K. W. T., Kanter, D., Howarth, R., Stevens, C., Ladha, J., Li, Q., Liu, L., De Vries, W. and Zhang, F. 2022. A new approach to holistic nitrogen management in China. Frontiers in Agricultural Science and Engineering. 9 (3), pp. 490-510. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2022453

Acidification of manure reduces gaseous emissions and nutrient losses from subsequent composting process

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cao, Y., Wang, X., Liu, L., Velthof, G. L., Misselbrook, T. H., Bai, Z. and Ma, L. 2020. Acidification of manure reduces gaseous emissions and nutrient losses from subsequent composting process. Journal of Environmental Management. 264, p. 110454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110454

Advanced processing of food waste based digestate for mitigating nitrogen losses in a winter wheat crop

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sanchez-Rodriguez, A. R., Carswell, A. M., Shaw, R., Hunt, J., Saunders, K. S., Cotton, J., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2018. Advanced processing of food waste based digestate for mitigating nitrogen losses in a winter wheat crop. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2018.00035

Agricultural soils: A sink or source of methane across the British Isles?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cowan, N. J., Maire, J., Krol, D., Cloy, J. M, Hargreaves, P. R., Murphy, R., Carswell, A. M., Jones, S. K., Hinton, N, Anderson, M, Famulari, D., Bell, M. J., Stack, P., Levy, P., Skiba, U. and Drewer, J. 2020. Agricultural soils: A sink or source of methane across the British Isles? European Journal of Soil Science. 2020, pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13075

Agronomic and environmental causes of yield and nitrogen use efficiency gaps in Chinese rice farming systems

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
An, N., Wei, W., Qiao, L., Zhang, F., Christie, P., Jiang, R., Dobermann, A., Goulding, K. W. T., Fan, J. and Fan, M. 2018. Agronomic and environmental causes of yield and nitrogen use efficiency gaps in Chinese rice farming systems. European Journal of Agronomy. 93, pp. 40-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2017.11.001

Ammonia emissions from different pig production scales and their temporal variations in the North China Plain

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cao, Y., Bai, Z., Misselbrook, T. H., Wang, X. and Ma, L. 2021. Ammonia emissions from different pig production scales and their temporal variations in the North China Plain. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 71 (1), pp. 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2020.1815895

Ammonia loss potential and mitigation options in a wheat-maize rotation system in the North China Plain: A data synthesis and field evaluation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sha, Z., Wang, J., Ma, X., Lv, T., Liu, X. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2023. Ammonia loss potential and mitigation options in a wheat-maize rotation system in the North China Plain: A data synthesis and field evaluation. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 352 (15 Aug), p. 108512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108512

Application of Bayesian statistics to estimate nitrous oxide emission factors of three nitrogen fertilisers on UK grasslands

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cowan, N., Levy, P., Drewer, J., Carswell, A. M., Shaw, R., Simmons, I., Bache, C., Marinheiro, J., Brichet, J., Sanchez-Rodriguez, A. R., Cotton, J., Hill, P.W., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L., Misselbrook, T. H. and Skiba, U. 2019. Application of Bayesian statistics to estimate nitrous oxide emission factors of three nitrogen fertilisers on UK grasslands. Environment International. 128, pp. 362-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.04.054

Are annual nitrous oxide fluxes sensitive to warming and increasing precipitation in the Gurbantunggut Desert?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Yue, P., Cui, X., Wu, W., Gong, Y., Li, K., Misselbrook, T. H. and Liu, X. 2020. Are annual nitrous oxide fluxes sensitive to warming and increasing precipitation in the Gurbantunggut Desert? Land Degradation & Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3636

Assessing the benefits and wider costs of different N fertilisers for grassland agriculture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Carswell, A. M., Shaw, R., Hunt, J., Sanchez-Rodriguez, A. R., Saunders, K. S., Cotton, J., Hill, P. W., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2018. Assessing the benefits and wider costs of different N fertilisers for grassland agriculture . Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 65 (5), pp. 625 - 639. https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2018.1519251

Assessment of nitrogen uptake and biological nitrogen fixation responses of soybean to nitrogen fertiliser with SPACSYS

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wu, L., Misselbrook, T. H., L. Feng and Wu, L. 2020. Assessment of nitrogen uptake and biological nitrogen fixation responses of soybean to nitrogen fertiliser with SPACSYS. Sustainability. 12 (15), p. 5921. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12155921

Atmospheric reactive nitrogen concentration and deposition trends from 2011 to 2018 at an urban site in north China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Luo, X., Liu, X., Pan, Y., Wen, Z., Zhang, L., Kou, C., Lv, J. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2020. Atmospheric reactive nitrogen concentration and deposition trends from 2011 to 2018 at an urban site in north China. Atmospheric Environment. 224 (March), p. 117298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117298

Changes of nitrogen deposition in China from 1980 to 2018

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wen, Z., Xu, W., Li, Q., Han, M., Tang, A., Zhang, Y., Luo, X., Shen, J., Wang, W., Li, K., Pan, Y., Zhang, L., Li, W., Collett, J. L., Zhong, B., Wang, X., Goulding, K. W. T., Zhang, F. and Liu, X. 2020. Changes of nitrogen deposition in China from 1980 to 2018. Environment International. 144, p. 106022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.106022

Chinese cropping systems are a net source of greenhouse gases despite soil carbon sequestration

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Gao, B., Huang, T., Ju, X., Gu, B., Huang, W., Xu, L., Rees, R. M., Powlson, D. S., Smith, P. and Cui, S. 2018. Chinese cropping systems are a net source of greenhouse gases despite soil carbon sequestration. Global Change Biology. 24 (12), pp. 5590-5606. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14425

Combining targeted grass traits with red clover improves grassland performance and reduces need for nitrogen fertilisation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Carswell, A. M., Sanchez-Rodriguez, A. F., Saunders, K. S., Le Cocq, K., Shaw, R., Cotton, J., Zhang, Y., Evans, J., Chadwick, D. R., Jones, D. L. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2022. Combining targeted grass traits with red clover improves grassland performance and reduces need for nitrogen fertilisation. European Journal of Agronomy. 133, p. 126433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2021.126433

Crop-specific ammonia volatilization rates and key influencing factors in the upland of China - A data synthesis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sha, Z., Ma, X., Liu, R-H., Wang, J., Lv, T., Goulding, K. W. T. and Liu, X. 2023. Crop-specific ammonia volatilization rates and key influencing factors in the upland of China - A data synthesis. Journal of Environmental Management. 336 (June), p. 117676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117676

Cumulative and partially recoverable impacts of nitrogen addition on a temperate steppe

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Hao, T., Song, L., Goulding, K. W. T., Zhang, F. and Liu, X. 2018. Cumulative and partially recoverable impacts of nitrogen addition on a temperate steppe. Ecological Applications. 28 (1), pp. 237-248. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1647

Effect of combining urea fertilizer with P and K fertilizers on the efficacy of urease inhibitors under different storage conditions.

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sha, Z., Lv, T., Staal, M., Ma, X., Wen, Z., Li, Q., Pasda, G., Misselbrook, T. H. and Liu, X. 2020. Effect of combining urea fertilizer with P and K fertilizers on the efficacy of urease inhibitors under different storage conditions. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 20, pp. 2130-2140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-019-02534-w

Effect of N stabilizers on fertilizer-N fate in the soil-crop system: A metaanalysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sha, Z., Ma, X., Wang, J., Lv, T., Li, Q., Misselbrook, T. H. and Liu, X. 2020. Effect of N stabilizers on fertilizer-N fate in the soil-crop system: A metaanalysis. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 290, p. 106763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.106763

Effects of the ridge mulched system on soil water and inorganic nitrogen distribution in the Loess Plateau of China

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Jiang, R., Li, X., Zhu, W., Wang, K., Guo, S., Misselbrook, T. H. and Hatano, R. 2018. Effects of the ridge mulched system on soil water and inorganic nitrogen distribution in the Loess Plateau of China. Agricultural Water Management. 203, pp. 277-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.03.027

Effects of urease and nitrification inhibitors on soil N, nitrifier abundance and activity in a sandy loam soil

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Fu, Q., Abadie, M., Blaud, A., Carswell, A. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Clark, I. M. and Hirsch, P. R. 2019. Effects of urease and nitrification inhibitors on soil N, nitrifier abundance and activity in a sandy loam soil . Biology And Fertility Of Soils. pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-019-01411-5

Enhanced-efficiency fertilizers are not a panacea for resolving the nitrogen problem

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Li, T., Zhang, W., Yin, J., Chadwick, D. R., Norse, D., Lu, Y., Liu, X., Chen, X., Zhang, F., Powlson, D. S. and Dou, Z. 2018. Enhanced-efficiency fertilizers are not a panacea for resolving the nitrogen problem. Global Change Biology. 24 (2), pp. e511-e521. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13918

Environmental impacts of nitrogen emissions in China and the role of policies in emission reduction

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liu, X. J., Xu, W., Du, E. Z., Tang, A. H., Zhang, Y. Y., Wen, Z., Hao, T. X., Pan, Y. P., Zhang, L., Gu. B. J., Zhao, Y., Shen, J. L., Zhou, F., Gao, Z. L., Feng, Z. Z., Chang, Y. H., Goulding, K. W. T., Collett, J. L., Vitousek, P. M. and Zhang, F. S. 2020. Environmental impacts of nitrogen emissions in China and the role of policies in emission reduction. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A-Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 378 (Article), p. 20190324. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0324

Farming the planet with better nitrogen use

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Liu, P., Xu, H., Liu, S., Ding, J., Lu, X., Zhong, B., Guo, Y., Lu, X., Zhao, Y., Zhang, X., Wang, S., Liu, X., Xu, W., Si, R., Goulding, K. W. T. and Liu, L. 2023. Farming the planet with better nitrogen use. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2972121/v1

Farmyard manure applications stimulate soil carbon and nitrogen cycling by boosting microbial biomass rather than changing its community composition

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ma, Q., Wen, Y., Wang, D., Sun, X., Hill, P. W., Macdonald, A. J., Chadwick, D. R., Wu, L. and Jones, D. L. 2020. Farmyard manure applications stimulate soil carbon and nitrogen cycling by boosting microbial biomass rather than changing its community composition . Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 144, p. 107760. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107760

Fate and transfer of heavy metals following repeated biogas slurry application in a rice-wheat crop rotation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Tang, Y., Wang, L., Carswell, A. M., Misselbrook, T. H., Shen, J. and Han, J. 2020. Fate and transfer of heavy metals following repeated biogas slurry application in a rice-wheat crop rotation. Journal of Environmental Management. 270, p. 110938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110938

Fate and transport of urea-N in a rain-fed ridge-furrow crop system with plastic mulch

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Guo, S., Jiang, R., Qu, H., Wang, Y., Misselbrook, T., Gunina, A. and Kuzyakov, Y. 2019. Fate and transport of urea-N in a rain-fed ridge-furrow crop system with plastic mulch . Soil & Tillage Research. 186 (March), pp. 214-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2018.10.022

Fluxes of N2O, CH4 and soil respiration as affected by water and nitrogen addition in a temperate desert

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Yue, P., Cui, X., Gong, Y., Li, K., Goulding, K. W. T. and Liu, X. 2019. Fluxes of N2O, CH4 and soil respiration as affected by water and nitrogen addition in a temperate desert. Geoderma. 337, pp. 770-772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.10.020

Further Improvement of Air Quality in China Needs Clear Ammonia Mitigation Target

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bai, Z., Winiwarter, W., Klimont, Z., Velthof, G., Misselbrook, T. H., Zhao, Z., Jin, X., Oenema, O., Hu, C. and Ma, L. 2019. Further Improvement of Air Quality in China Needs Clear Ammonia Mitigation Target. Environmental Science & Technology. 53 (18), pp. 10542-10544. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b04725

Greenhouse gas production, diffusion and consumption in a soil profile under maize and wheat production

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Button, E. S., Marshall, M., Sanchez-Rodriguez, A. R., Blaud, A., Abadie, M., Chadwick, D. R. and Jones, D. L. 2023. Greenhouse gas production, diffusion and consumption in a soil profile under maize and wheat production . Geoderma. 430, p. 116310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116310

Highlights of the special issue Carbon neutrality and a low carbon economy for agriculture

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Goulding, K. W. T., Tian, J. and Liu, X. 2023. Highlights of the special issue Carbon neutrality and a low carbon economy for agriculture. Frontiers in Agricultural Science and Engineering. 10 (2), pp. 153-154. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-FASE-2023497

Impact of 13-years of nitrogen addition on nitrous oxide and methane fluxes and ecosystem respiration in a temperate grassland

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, S., Hao, T., Goulding, K. W. T., Misselbrook, T. H. and Liu, X. 2019. Impact of 13-years of nitrogen addition on nitrous oxide and methane fluxes and ecosystem respiration in a temperate grassland. Environmental Pollution. 252, pp. 675-681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.069

Impact of Nutrient Management on Wheat/Vegetable Yields and the Fate of 15N-Labeled Fertilizer in the Yangtze River Basin

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, S., Yang, L. S., Liao, S. P., Sun, B., Shi, X. J., Lu, J. W., Guo, S. W., Shen, J. B., Zhang, F. S., Goulding, K. W. T. and Li, X. J. 2022. Impact of Nutrient Management on Wheat/Vegetable Yields and the Fate of 15N-Labeled Fertilizer in the Yangtze River Basin. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 10 (March), p. 772972. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.772972

Impact of transition from permanent pasture to new swards on the nitrogen use efficiency, nitrogen and carbon budgets of beef and sheep production

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Carswell, A. M., Gongadze, K., Misselbrook, T. H. and Wu, L. 2019. Impact of transition from permanent pasture to new swards on the nitrogen use efficiency, nitrogen and carbon budgets of beef and sheep production. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 283 (1 November), p. 106572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.106572

Impacts of plastic film mulching on crop yields, soil water, nitrate, and organic carbon in Northwestern China: A meta-analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ma, D., Chen, L., Qu, H., Wang, Y., Misselbrook, T. H. and Jiang, R. 2018. Impacts of plastic film mulching on crop yields, soil water, nitrate, and organic carbon in Northwestern China: A meta-analysis. Agricultural Water Management. 202, pp. 166-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.02.001

Increasing importance of ammonia emission abatement in PM2.5 pollution control

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Xu, W., Zhao, Y., Wen, Z., Chang, Y., Pan, Y., Sun, Y., Ma, X., Sha, Z., Li, Z., Kang, J., Liu, L., Tang, A., Wang, K., Zhang, Y., Guo, Y., Zhang, L., Sheng, L., Zhang, X., Gu, B., Song, Y., Damme, M. V., Clarisse, L., Coheur, P., Jr, J. L. C., Goulding, K. W. T., Zhang, F., He, K. and Liu, X. 2022. Increasing importance of ammonia emission abatement in PM2.5 pollution control. Chinese Science Bulletin. 67, pp. 1747-1749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2022.07.021

Increasing the agricultural, environmental and economic benefits of farming based on suitable crop rotations and optimum fertilizer applications

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang, S., Yang, L., Su, M., Ma, X., Sun, Y., Yang, M., Zhao, P., Shen, J., Zhang, F., Goulding, K. W. T., Shi, X. and Liu, X. 2019. Increasing the agricultural, environmental and economic benefits of farming based on suitable crop rotations and optimum fertilizer applications. Field Crops Research. 240, pp. 78-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2019.06.010

Land-use type affects N2O production pathways in subtropical acidic soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Y., Ding, H., Zheng, X., Ren, X., Cardenas, L. M., Carswell, A. M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2018. Land-use type affects N2O production pathways in subtropical acidic soils. Environmental Pollution. 237, pp. 237-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.045

Land-use type affects nitrate production and consumption pathways in subtropical acidic soils

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhang, Y., Ding, H., Zheng, X., Ren, X., Cardenas, L. M., Carswell, A. M. and Misselbrook, T. H. 2019. Land-use type affects nitrate production and consumption pathways in subtropical acidic soils. Geoderma. 337 (1), pp. 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.09.012