%0 Journal Article
%@ 0305-7364
%A Subbarao, G V
%A Sahrawat, K L
%A Nakahara, K
%A Rao, I M
%A Ishitani, M
%A Hash, C T
%A Kishii, M
%A Bonnett, D G
%A Berry, W L
%A Lata, J C
%D 2013
%F icrisat:6666
%I Oxford University Press
%J Annals of Botany
%K AMO, ammonia mono-oxygenase, biological nitrification inhibition, BNI, BNI capacity, brachialactone, fatty acids, HAO, hydroxylamine oxidoreductase, high-nitrifying production systems,  low-nitrifying production systems, nitrification, Nitrosomonas, nitrate leaching, synthetic nitrification inhibitors, nitrous oxide emissions, sustainability
%N 2
%P 297-316
%T A paradigm shift towards low-nitrifying production systems: the role of biological nitrification inhibition (BNI)
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/6666/
%V 112
%X Agriculture is the single largest geo-engineering initiative that humans have initiated on planet Earth, largely through the introduction of unprecedented amounts of reactive nitrogen (N) into ecosystems. A major portion of this reactive N applied as fertilizer leaks into the environment in massive amounts, with cascading negative effects on ecosystem health and function. Natural ecosystems utilize many of the multiple pathways in the N cycle to regulate N flow. In contrast, the massive amounts of N currently applied to agricultural systems cycle primarily through the nitrification pathway, a single inefficient route that channels much of this reactive N into the environment. This is largely due to the rapid nitrifying soil environment of present-day agricultural systems...