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

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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

Seasonal variations in N2 and N2O emissions from a wheat-maize cropping system

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chen, T., Oenema, O., Li, J., Misselbrook, T. H., Dong, W., Qin, S., Yuan, H., Li, X. and Hu, C. 2019. Seasonal variations in N2 and N2O emissions from a wheat-maize cropping system. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 55 (6), pp. 539-551. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-019-01373-8

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

Stabilization of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in China over the past decade

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Yu, G., Jia, Y., He, N., Zhu, J., Chen, Z., Wang, Q., Piao, S., Liu, X., He, H., Guo, X., Wen, Z., Li, P., Ding, G. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2019. Stabilization of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in China over the past decade. Nature Geoscience. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0352-4

Yield and the 15N Fate in Rice/Maize Season in the Yangtze River Ba

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Wang,S., Yang, M., Liao, S., Sheng, W., Shi, X., Lu, J., Guo, S., Shen, J., Zhang, F., Goulding, K. W. T. and Liu, X. 2019. Yield and the 15N Fate in Rice/Maize Season in the Yangtze River Ba. Agronomy Journal. 111 (2), pp. 517-527. https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj2018.06.0379

The Growth and N Retention of Two Annual Desert Plants Varied Under Different Nitrogen Deposition Rates

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cui, X., Yue, P., Wu, W., Gong, Y., Li, K., Misselbrook, T. H., Goulding, K. W. T. and Liu, X. 2019. The Growth and N Retention of Two Annual Desert Plants Varied Under Different Nitrogen Deposition Rates. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10 (Article 356), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00356

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

Response of ammonia volatilization to biochar addition: A meta-analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Sha, Z., Li, Q., Lv, T., Misselbrook, T. H. and Liu, X. 2019. Response of ammonia volatilization to biochar addition: A meta-analysis. Science of the Total Environment. 655 (10), pp. 1387-1396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.316

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

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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

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

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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

Water stress in maize production in the drylands of the Loess Plateau

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Zhu, W., Li, H.J., Qu, H.C., Wang, Y.L., Misselbrook, T., Li, X. and Jiang, R. 2018. Water stress in maize production in the drylands of the Loess Plateau. Vadose Zone Journal. 17 (1), p. 180117. https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2018.06.0117

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

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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

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

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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

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

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

Soil N transformation mechanisms can effectively conserve N in soil under saturated conditions compared to unsaturated conditions in subtropical China

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Zhang, Y., Ding, H., Zheng, X., Cai, Z., Misselbrook, T. H., Carswell, A. M., Muller, C. and Zhang, J. 2018. Soil N transformation mechanisms can effectively conserve N in soil under saturated conditions compared to unsaturated conditions in subtropical China. Biology And Fertility Of Soils. 54 (4), pp. 495-507. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-018-1276-7

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

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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

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

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

Spatial zoning of microbial functions and plant-soil nitrogen dynamics across a riparian area in an extensively grazed livestock system

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De Sosa, L. L., Glanville, C. C., Marshall, M. R., Williams, A. P., Abadie, M., Clark, I. M., Blaud, A. and Jones, D. L. 2018. Spatial zoning of microbial functions and plant-soil nitrogen dynamics across a riparian area in an extensively grazed livestock system. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 120, pp. 153-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.02.004

The environmental costs and benefits of high-yield farming

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Balmford, A., Amano, T., Bartlett, H., Chadwick, D., Collins, A. L., Edwards, D., Field, R., Garnsworthy, P., Green, R., Smith, P., Waters, H., Whitmore, A. P., Broom, D. M., Chara, J., Finch, T., Garnett, E., Gathorne-Hardy, A., Hernandez-Medrano, J., Herrero, M., Hua, F., Latawiec, A., Misselbrook, T. H., Phalan, B., Simmons I. B., Takahashi, T., Vause, J., Ermgassen, E. Z. and Eisner, R. 2018. The environmental costs and benefits of high-yield farming. Nature Sustainability. 1, pp. 477-285. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0138-5

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

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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

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

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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

Wet and dry nitrogen deposition in the central Sichuan Basin of China

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Kuang, F., Liu, X., Zhu, B., Shen, J., Pan, Y., Su, M. and Goulding, K. W. T. 2016. Wet and dry nitrogen deposition in the central Sichuan Basin of China. Atmospheric Environment. 143, pp. 39-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.08.032

Spatial and seasonal variations of atmospheric sulfur concentrations and dry deposition at 16 rural and suburban sites in China

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Luo, X. S., Pan, Y. P., Goulding, K. W. T., Zhang, L., Liu, X. J. and Zhang, F-S. 2016. Spatial and seasonal variations of atmospheric sulfur concentrations and dry deposition at 16 rural and suburban sites in China. Atmospheric Environment. 146, pp. 79-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.07.038