"Nitrogen in Agriculture: Updates" ed. by Amanullah and Shah Fahad

This volume is dedicated to Nitrogen - the most yield-restraining nutrient in crop production globally. Efficient nitrogen management is one of the most important factor for improving nitrogen use efficiency, field crops productivity and profitability.

Efficient use of nitrogen for crop production is therefore very important for increasing grain yield, maximizing economic return and minimizing nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from the fields and nitrate (NO3) leaching to ground water. Integrated nitrogen management is a good strategy to improve plant growth, increase yield and yield components, grain quality and reduce environmental problems. Integrated nitrogen management (combined use of chemical + organic + bio-fertilizers) in field crop production is more resilient to climate change.

Contents
1 Inter- and Intra-Annual Variability of Nitrogen Concentrations in the Headwaters of the Mero River
2 Nitrogen Transformations Associated with N20 Emissions in Agricultural Soils
3 Controlled-Release Fertilizers as a Means to Reduce Nitrogen Leaching and Runoff in Container-Grown Plant Production
4 An Overview of the Effects of Heat Treatments on the Quality of Organic Wastes as a Nitrogen Fertilizer
5 Nitrogen-Fixation by Endophytic Bacteria in Agricultural Crops: Recent Advances
6 Nitrogen Fixation and Transfer in Agricultural Production Systems
7 Field Scale Simulation of Nitrogen Dynamics Using LEACHN and OVERSEER® Models
8 Optimization of Nitrogen in Durum Wheat in the Mediterranean Climate: The Agronomical Aspect and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
9 The Effect of N Fertilization on Wheat under Inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense
10 Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Rice
11 Prospects of N Fertilization in Medicinal Plants Cultivation
12 The Potential of Tree and Shrub Legumes in Agroforestry Systems