| Value |
30
%
|
| Organism |
Brazilian sugar cane |
| Reference |
Galloway JN et al, Transformation of the nitrogen cycle: recent trends, questions, and potential solutions. Science. Science. 2008 May 16 320(5878):889-92. p. 891 right column, 2nd paragraphPubMed ID18487183
|
| Primary Source |
Trivelin, Paulo Cesar Ocheuze et al. Nitrogen losses of applied urea in the soil-plant system during two sugar cane cycles. Pesq. agropec. bras. [online]. 2002, vol.37, n.2, pp. 193-201. |
| Comments |
As with many
intensive agricultural systems, N fertilizer use
efficiency in Brazilian sugar cane is low: Only
~30% ends up in plant tissues (Primary source). |
| Entered by |
Ben Marks |
| ID |
101571 |