• 762 Downloads • Abstract Agroecosystems rely on inputs of nitrogen (N) to sustain productivity. But added N can leak into adjacent environments, affecting the health of other ecosystems and their inhabitants. Worries about global warming have cast further attention on the N cycle in farmlands because farms are a main source of N 2O, and because carbon sequestration, proposed to help reduce CO 2 loads, requires a build-up of N.

Our objective was to estimate, as an illustrative example, the net N balance of Canadian agroecosystems in 1996 and then infer some hypotheses about the routes of N loss, their magnitude, and ways of reducing them. We defined agroecosystems as all agricultural lands in Canada including soil to 1 m depth and all biota, except humans. Only net flows of N across those boundaries were counted in our balance – all others represent internal cycling. Based on our estimates, about 2.35 Tg N entered Canadian agroecosystems from biological fixation, fertilizers, and atmospheric deposition (excluding re-deposited NH 3). In the same year, about 1.03 Tg N were exported in crop products and 0.19 Tg were exported in animals and animal products. Consequently, N inputs exceed exports in products by about 1.13 Tg, a surplus that is either accumulating in agroecosystems or lost to the environment. Because potential soil organic matter gains can account for only a small part of the surplus N, most is probably lost to air or groundwater.

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Torrent Download Poweriso5. Our finding, that N losses amount to almost half of N added, concurs with field experiments that show crop recovery of added N in a given year is often not more than 60%. Better management may reduce the fraction lost somewhat but, because N in ecosystems eventually cycles back to N 2, substantive gains in efficiency may not come easily. As well as trying to reduce losses, research might also focus on steering losses directly to N 2, away from more harmful intermediates. Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki Tv Serial Mp3 Song Download here. If some of the `missing N' can be assimilated into organic matter, agricultural soils in Canada may need little added N to achieve C sequestration targets.

Cereal grains are the major source of food for humans and most domesticated animals. In many developing countries, overall post-harvest losses of cereals and legumes of about 10–15% are fairly common. Consumption of cereals and legumes by pests such as insects during storage and microbial spoilage or contamination may make these totally inedible. On farms, manual samples, traps, and probes have been used to determine the presence of insects.