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The Indian Nitrogen Assessment: Sources of Reactive Nitrogen, Environmental and Climate Effects, and Management Options and Policies provides a reference for anyone interested in Reactive N, from researchers and students, to environmental managers. Although the main processes that affect the N cycle are well known, this book is focused on the causes and effects of disruption in the N cycle, specifically in India. The book helps readers gain a precise understanding of the scale of nitrogen use, misuse, and release through various agricultural, industrial, vehicular, and other activities, also including discussions on its contribution to the pollution of water and air. Drawing upon the collective work of the Indian Nitrogen Group, this reference book helps solve the challenges associated with providing reliable estimates of nitrogen transfers within different ecosystems, also presenting the next steps that should be taken in the development of balanced, cost-effective, and feasible strategies to reduce the amount of reactive nitrogen.

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Author:   Yash P. Abrol (Society for Conservation of Nature, New Delhi, India) ,  Tapan K. Adhya (KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India) ,  Viney P. Aneja (North Carolina State University, USA) ,  N. Raghuram (GGS Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight:   1.090kg
ISBN:  

9780128118368

ISBN 10:   0128118369
Pages:   568
Publication Date:   24 August 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Reactive N assessment: What is its significance 2. N fertilizer production and consumption: Indian scenario 3. Nitrogen processes in agricultural ecosystems 4. Nitrogen and crop production in India 5. Nitrogen Budget of Intensively cultivated Cropping systems in original Green revolution states of India 6. Efficient nitrogen management under predominant cropping systems in India 7. Nitrogen and crop quality 8. Plant nitrogen use efficiency 9. Nitrogen and soil quality 10. BNF contribution to reactive N: Indian scenario 11. Biological Nitrogen Fixation in India: Trend Line on Budget and scientific developments 12. Reactive N in Indian grasslands 13. Nitrogen in Agro-forestry of India 14. Reactive N in horticultural crops 15. Reactive N: Soil, animal and environment interface 16. Biological Nitrogen Fixation in India: Trend Line on Budget and scientific developments 17. Reactive N in Indian grasslands 18. Nitrogen in Agro-forestry of India 19. Reactive N in horticultural crops 20. Reactive N: Soil, animal and environment interface 21. Atmospheric Nr assessment in Indian region 22. Reactive N and water quality 23. Nitrates in Groundwater 24. N assessment in surface waters of India 25. N-oxides and cardiovascular disease 26. Nitrate toxicity in humans: an Indian scenario 27. Nitrogen in aquaculture and fisheries 28. Nitrogen and poultry production 29. Food choice and reactive N content in Indian region 30. Nitrogen and climate change 31. Nitrogen oxides and air quality 32. Reactive N dynamics in mangroves of India 33. Nitrogen processes in Indian coastal ecosystem 34. Nitrogen in coastal and oceanic systems 35. Nitrogen and natural ecosystems 36. Emission of reactive N from waste sector 37. N and Energy sector 38. Reactive N and policy issues 39. Nitrogen scenario of India – A futuristic assessment

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Prof. Y.P. Abrol, President ING-SCON (Indian Nitrogen Group), Former Head of the Division of Plant Physiology at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Hamdard University, India. Professor Abrol’s exhaustive Analysis on nitrogen fertilizer use contributed significantly to the 'understanding of the 'regulation of nitrate assimilation'. Professor Abrol worked out a complete N balance sheet of wheat and barley, which formed the basis for understanding and recommendation for optimal utilization of Nitrogen. He published more than 150 research papers and several review papers in different Indian/International Journals, and also edited 15 volumes of publication in various fields relating to agricultural and plant studies. Professor T.K. Adhya has research interest in the area of environmental microbiology and sustainable agriculture with emphasis on greenhouse gas emission, nitrogen nutrition and microbial diversity analysis, with flooded rice soil as the model ecosystem. Tapan has published more than 140 original research papers in leading national and international journals and authored more than 27 chapters in books published by established national and international publishing houses. He is also the author/coauthor of several international reports published by UNEP, Nairobi, SACEP, Colombo, WRI, USA, FAO, Rome and ISRIC, Netherlands.

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