relation: http://oar.icrisat.org/8788/
title: Biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) activity in sorghum: Potential role for enhancing nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE)
creator: Subba Rao, G V
creator: Nakahara, K
creator: Ando, Y
creator: Sahrawat, K L
creator: Deshpande, S P
creator: Srinivasa Rao, P
creator: Upadhyaya, H D
creator: Hash, C T
subject: Sorghum
description: 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.
publisher: Society for Millets Research, ICAR Indian Institute of Millets Research
date: 2015
type: Book Section
type: PeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://oar.icrisat.org/8788/1/Book%20Chapter%20in%20Millets.pdf
identifier:   Subba Rao, G V and Nakahara, K and Ando, Y and Sahrawat, K L and Deshpande, S P and Srinivasa Rao, P and Upadhyaya, H D and Hash, C T  (2015) Biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) activity in sorghum: Potential role for enhancing nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE).   In:  Millets : Promotion for Food, Feed, Fodder, Nutritional and Environment Security, Proceedings of Global Consultation on Millets Promotion for Health & Nutritional Security.   Society for Millets Research, ICAR Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, pp. 91-96.  ISBN 8189335529