@incollection{icrisat8788,
         address = {Hyderabad},
            year = {2015},
           title = {Biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) activity in sorghum: Potential role for enhancing nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE)},
            note = {Proceedings of Global Consultation on Millets Promotion for Health \& Nutritional Security, 18-20 December, 2013},
           pages = {91--96},
          author = {G V Subba Rao and K Nakahara and Y Ando and K L Sahrawat and S P Deshpande and P Srinivasa Rao and H D Upadhyaya and C T Hash},
       publisher = {Society for Millets Research, ICAR Indian Institute of Millets Research},
       booktitle = {Millets : Promotion for Food, Feed, Fodder, Nutritional and Environment Security, Proceedings of Global Consultation on Millets Promotion for Health \& Nutritional Security},
             url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/8788/},
        abstract = {Nitrification and denitrification are the primary drivers for generating reactive -N (NO3-, N20 and NO) the two processes of N-cycle, largely responsible for soil-N losses, resulting poor N-recovery and low-NUE in agricultural systems. Suppressing soil nitrifier activity facilitates retention of soil mineral-N as ammoninum, leads to better utilization of N in situations where 
nitrification is followed by N losses via leaching and/or denitrification. Soils in the WCS (West Central Sahelian zone of Africa) where sorghum is predominantly grown, are of light-textured sandy-loams with acidic (ph 5.0 to 6.0). Alfisols in India and Ultisols in South America are also of light-textured and acidic, where most of the sorghum grown globally. Nitrogen mineralized  from SOM (soil organic matter) or from inorganic fertilizers is quickly nutrified and lost through leaching.},
        keywords = {Sorghum; Biological Nitrification Inhibition; Nitrogen use efficiency; Ammonia}
}