Front Cover; The Indian Nitrogen Assessment; Related titles; The Indian Nitrogen Assessment: Sources of Reactive Nitrogen, Environmental and Climate Effects, Management Options, and Policies; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Foreword; 1 -- Technical Summary; References; A -- Nitrogen in India in a Global Perspective; 2 -- The Indian Nitrogen Challenge in a Global Perspective; The Global Nitrogen Challenge; Nitrogen in Relation to Other Nutrient Cycles; Emerging Priorities for the Indian Nitrogen Challenge; The Economic Case for Improving NUE

Societal Challenge of a Rapidly Growing EconomyScience and Technological Needs; Conclusion: India as an Emerging "Nitrogen Champion"; Acknowledgments; References; 3 -- Concepts for Considerations in the Design of an Indian Integrated Nitrogen Assessment; Introduction; Overview of the Development of an Integrated Science Assessment; Evaluation of Reactive Nitrogen Assessments in the USA and Europe; Conclusion; References; 4 -- Trends in Fertilizer Nitrogen Production and Consumption in India; Introduction; Fertilizer Nitrogen Production; History and Growth of Nitrogenous Fertilizer Industry

Nitrogen Production TrendsImprovement in Fertilizer Production Efficiency; Fertilizer Nitrogen Consumption; Skewed Product Pattern; Zone-Wise/State-Wise Fertilizer Nitrogen Use; Nitrogen Use by Crops; Farm Size-Wise Nitrogen Use; Irrigation Availability; Impact of Fertilizer Policies; Demand Supply Projections of Fertilizer Nutrients by 2030-31; Demand for Fertilizer Nitrogen; Supply of Fertilizer Nitrogen; Conclusion; References; B -- Nitrogen Processes in the Biosphere; 5 -- Nitrogen Processes in Agroecosystems of India; Introduction; Nitrogen Inputs; Fertilizers; Manures and Crop Residues

Biological Nitrogen FixationOther Sources of Nitrogen; Nitrogen Cycling; Ammonium Fixation; Ammonia Volatilization; Nitrification; Immobilization-Mineralization; Denitrification; N Transformations Under Submerged Agroecosystem; Leaching; Plant N Uptake; Nitrogen Outputs; Conclusion; Future Research Needs; References; 6 -- Nitrogen Balances of Intensively Cultivated Rice-Wheat Cropping Systems in Original Green Revolution States of India; Introduction; Pre-green Revolution Scenario; Green Revolution in India; Growth of Production Factors in Original Green Revolution States

Fluxes of Reactive NitrogenNitrogen Inputs in Original Green Revolution States; Losses of Nitrogen; Gaseous Losses of Nitrogen; Nitrate Leaching; GroundWater Pollution; Nitrogen Balances; Future Scenario; References; 7 -- Efficient Nitrogen Management Under Predominant Cropping Systems of India; Introduction; Soil N: Transformation and Fertility Status; Nitrogen Application and Its Removal Under Different Cropping Systems; Nitrogen Use Efficiency Computations; Management Practices-to Enhance NUE; Balanced Fertilization; Integrated Plant Nutrient Supply; Bulky Organic Manures in IPNS

Includes index.

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