Assessing nitrogen flow in production and utilization cycle of wheat and maize as a tool to monitor N loss in Iran / Avaliação do fluxo de nitrogênio na produção e utilização do ciclo do trigo e do milho como uma ferramenta para monitorar as perdas de N em agro-ecossistema iraniano
Acta sci., Biol. sci
; Acta sci., Biol. sci;35(3): 327-334, jul.-set. 2013. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Increasing resource use efficiency is crucial for enhancement of agricultural productions and reducing environmental hazards. For this purpose, improvement of Nitrogen use efficiency is an effective approach. Not only N loss occurs in field but also in processing course of food utilization. The objective of this study was to evaluate N loss and efficiency from production to consumption for wheat and maize. For this purpose, data for the amount of applied nitrogen, acreage, yields, amount of returned residue were collected and a proportion of N allocated to different source of food or feed was also traced. Results showed that total N harvested by wheat and maize were 387 and 81.7 kt and N use efficiency for the same crops were 25 and 60%, respectively. Efficiency of N harvested by the crops was different based on the path used. Total N use efficiency in food production cycle for wheat and maize were 14.2 and 7.6%, respectively. Higher efficiency of N was observed in plant food production compared with animal feed. In general, N use efficiency in plant food production system was about 13 times higher than that of feed. For decreasing N loss in food production system, efficiency should be increased in the field and processing courses.
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Triticum
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Zea mays
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Fertilizers
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Nitrogen
Language:
En
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Acta sci., Biol. sci
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BIOLOGIA
Year:
2013
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Article