A virtual joint centre to deliver enhanced nitrogen use efficiency via an integrated soil-plant systems approach for the UK & Brazil

• Grant number: 15/50305-8
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Duration: May 01, 2016 - April 30, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy
• Convênio/Acordo: BBSRC, UKRI ; CONFAP ; Newton Fund, with FAPESP as a partner institution in Brazil
• Principal Investigator: Ciro Antonio Rosolem
• Grantee: Ciro Antonio Rosolem
• Principal researcher abroad: Jon Mooney
• Institution abroad: University of Nottingham, University Park, England
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas (FCA). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 18/15867-3 - Nitrogen destination applied to the maize crop and its effect on soybeans next cultivated, BP.DR; 18/15892-8 - Biomass production, root system and nitrogen accumulation in maize affected by forage grasses in consortium and nitrogen fertilization, BP.IC; 18/05725-7 - Forage and nitrogen rates on P-ORGANIC stock in maize cropped soil, BP.MS; + associated scholarships 18/04739-4 - Leaching of nitrate in soil columns affected by texture, nitrogen doses and added water depth, BP.MS; 18/03963-8 - NUCLEUS: a virtual joint centre to deliver enhanced nitrogen use efficiency via an integrated soil-plant systems approach for the UK & Brazil, BP.TT; 17/22134-0 - Nitrogen in soil-plant system as affected by lime and gypsum management under no till, BP.DR; 17/10226-7 - NITROGEN FERTILIZATION ANTECIPATION IN FORAGE AND 15N RECOVERY BY UPLAND RICE., BP.DR; 17/20426-3 - Nucleus: a virtual joint centre to deliver enhanced nitrogen use efficiency via an integrated soil-plant systems approach for the UK and Brazil, BP.TT; 17/14895-0 - Root C and N distribution on the soil under maize-brachiaria intercropping, BP.IC; 17/02299-4 - Nitrification inhibitor as strategy to mitigate N2O emissions in sugarcane production, BP.PD; 17/06716-9 - Nucleus: a virtual joint centre to deliver enhanced nitrogen use efficiency via an integrated soil-plant systems approach for the UK & Brazil, BP.TT; 17/00398-5 - Nitrogen in soil, plant and atmosphere after limestone and gypsum application on no-tillage system, BP.DR; 17/02517-1 - Nitrogen dynamics in a production system using Brachiaria as a cover plant, BP.PD; 16/25253-7 - Nitrogen dynamics in a cropping system with forages as cover crops and corn, BP.DD; 16/19182-0 - Soy productivity and bases in soil solution for each correction of soil acidity, BP.IC; 16/20789-6 - Nucleus: a virtual joint centre to deliver enhanced nitrogen use efficiency via an integrated soil-plant systems approach for the UK and Brazil, BP.TT; 16/20790-4 - Nucleus: a virtual joint centre to deliver enhanced nitrogen use efficiency via an integrated soil-plant systems approach for the UK and Brazil, BP.TT; 16/12317-7 - Nucleus: a virtual joint centre to deliver enhanced nitrogen use efficiency via an integrated soil-plant systems approach for the UK and Brazil, BP.PD; 16/12336-1 - Nitrogen dynamics in a cultivation system using Brachiaria as cover plants, BP.PD - associated scholarships

Abstract

Our specific aims are to: 1. Bring together some of the UK and Brazil's top ranked institutes and leading researchers. 2. To deploy specific work packages (WP) that address important research gaps in our understanding to improve NUE and priorities for Brazil including WP1: Use of Sensor Technologies to Improve NUE in Crop Production; WP2: Linking the Impacts of Soil Physical Condition and N Cycling on Plant Growth; WP3: Manipulating Plant Root Systems for Improved NUE; WP4: Enhancing NUE through applications of Soil Amendments; WP5: Increasing Agronomic NUE in flooded and rain-fed rice production. 3. A sixth and overarching WP focused on Capacity Building, Training and an Outreach Programme ensuring we maximise the impact of our research, meet the ODA requirements and ensure the legacy of the project. 4. Complementary field and laboratory experiments in both UK and Brazil (including equipment sharing). 5. To focus not solely on a single crop but on a diverse range of cropping systems, both in commercial and subsistence agriculture. 6. A strong focus on capacity building, engagement and support of Early Career Scientists in partner institutes - through exchange, joint-supervision, training activities and collaborative research. 7. To hold a series of workshops, training activities and other dissemination events over the duration of the project, ensuring the maximum possible impact for the research. 8. To undertake cutting edge research that can also be used to inform policy and practice on the ground. This challenge will be met by feeding directly into existing and new links to agronomic extension and policymaker networks. 9. To develop a roadmap for future collaborative activities focused on novel solutions for enhancing NUE through management of agronomic systems beyond the life of the initial funded project thus ensuring its legacy. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CANTARELLA, HEITOR; OTTO, RAFAEL; SOARES, JOHNNY RODRIGUES; DE BRITO SILVA, AIJANIO GOMES. Agronomic efficiency of NBPT as a urease inhibitor: A review. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH, v. 13, n. SI, p. 19-27, SEP 2018. (14/05591-0, 15/50305-8, 16/08741-8, 13/50365-5, 14/26767-9)

MA, YAN; JONES, DAVEY L.; WANG, JINYANG; CARDENAS, LAURA M.; CHADWICK, DAVID R.. Relative efficacy and stability of biological and synthetic nitrification inhibitors in a highly nitrifying soil: Evidence of apparent nitrification inhibition by linoleic acid and linolenic acid. European Journal of Soil Science, FEB 2021. (15/50305-8)

FANG, HUAN; ZHOU, HU; NORTON, GARETH J.; PRICE, ADAM H.; RAFFAN, ANNETTE C.; MOONEY, SACHA J.; PENG, XINHUA; HALLETT, PAUL D.. Interaction between contrasting rice genotypes and soil physical conditions induced by hydraulic stresses typical of alternate wetting and drying irrigation of soil. PLANT AND SOIL, v. 430, n. 1-2, p. 233-243, SEP 2018. (15/50305-8)

PIRES, LUIZ F.; AULER, ANDRE C.; ROQUE, WALDIR L.; MOONEY, SACHA J.. X-ray microtomography analysis of soil pore structure dynamics under wetting and drying cycles. Geoderma, v. 362, MAR 15 2020. (15/50305-8)

CANISARES, LUCAS PECCI; CHERUBIN, MAURICIO ROBERTO; SIMOES DA SILVA, LAURA FERNANDA; FRANCO, ANDRE LUIZ CUSTODIO; COOPER, MIGUEL; MOONEY, SACHA J.; PELLEGRINO CERRI, CARLOS EDUARDO. Soil microstructure alterations induced by land use change for sugarcane expansion in Brazil. SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT, v. 36, n. 2, p. 189-199, APR 2020. (15/50305-8, 13/24982-7, 12/22510-8, 18/09845-7)

FERREIRA LEITE, HUGO MOTA; CALONEGO, JULIANO CARLOS; ROSOLEM, CIRO ANTONIO; MENDES, LUCAS WILLIAM; DE MORAES, LEONARDO NAZARIO; TOMMASINI GROTTO, REJANE MARIA; ARAUJO, FABIO FERNANDO; DE ARAUJO PEREIRA, ARTHUR PRUDENCIO; MACIEL MELO, VANIA MARIA; FERREIRA ARAUJO, ADEMIR SERGIO. Cover crops shape the soil bacterial community in a tropical soil under no-till. APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY, v. 168, DEC 2021. (15/50305-8)

ROCHA, KASSIANO F.; DE SOUZA, MURILO; ALMEIDA, DANILO S.; CHADWICK, DAVID R.; JONES, DAVEY L.; MOONEY, SACHA J.; ROSOLEM, CIRO A.. Cover crops affect the partial nitrogen balance in a maize-forage cropping system. Geoderma, v. 360, FEB 15 2019. (15/50305-8)

MOMESSO, LETUSA; COSTA CRUSCIOL, CARLOS ALEXANDRE; COSTA DO NASCIMENTO, CARLOS ANTONIO; SORATTO, ROGERIO P.; CANISARES, LUCAS PECCI; MORETTI, LUIZ GUSTAVO; ROSOLEM, CIRO ANTONIO; OCHEUZE TRIVELIN, PAULO CESAR; KURAMAE, EIKO EURYA; CANTARELLA, HEITOR. Feasibility of early fertilization of maize with 15 N application to preceding cover crop. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY, v. 135, p. 11-pg., 2022-04-01. (15/50305-8, 16/12317-7, 15/17953-6)

SENA, VIRLEY G. L.; DE MOURA, EMANOEL G.; MACEDO, VINICIUS R. A.; AGUIAR, ALANA C. F.; PRICE, ADAM H.; MOONEY, SACHA J.; CALONEGO, JULIANO C.. Ecosystem services for intensification of agriculture, with emphasis on increased nitrogen ecological use efficiency. ECOSPHERE, v. 11, n. 2, FEB 2020. (15/50305-8)

GRASSMANN, CAMILA S.; MARIANO, EDUARDO; DINIZ, PRISCILA P.; BORGES, BEATRIZ M. F.; BORGES, CLOVIS D.; TSAI, SIU M.; ROSOLEM, CIRO A.. Functional N-cycle genes in soil and N2O emissions in tropical grass-maize intercropping systems. SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY, v. 169, p. 12-pg., 2022-06-01. (15/50305-8, 16/25253-7, 17/02517-1)

RIBEIRO, DIEGO OLIVEIRA; CASTOLDI, GUSTAVO; FREIBERGER, MARIANGELA BRITO; SOLER DA SILVA, MELLISSA ANANIAS; RODRIGUES, CARLOS RIBEIRO. PHYSICAL FRACTIONATION AND CARBON AND NITROGEN STOCKS IN SOIL AFTER POULTRY WASTE APPLICATIONS. REVISTA CAATINGA, v. 35, n. 3, p. 10-pg., 2022-07-01. (15/50305-8)

PASCOALOTO, ISABO MELINA; COSTA CRUSCIOL, CARLOS ALEXANDRE; COSTA DO NASCIMENTO, CARLOS ANTONIO; FERREIRA, CARLOS MAGRI; SOLER DA SILVA, MELLISSA ANANIAS; MORETTI DE SOUZA, LUIZ GUSTAVO; TSUTSUI ESPERANCINI, MAURA SEIKO. Épocas de aplicação de nitrogênio e plantas de cobertura na viabilidade econômica do arroz de terras altas. Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, v. 56, 2021. (15/50305-8, 17/10226-7)

FRANCISQUINI JUNIOR, AMARILDO; CALONEGO, JULIANO CARLOS; ROSOLEM, CIRO ANTONIO; DOS SANTOS, CARLOS HENRIQUE; TIRITAN, CARLOS SERGIO. Increase of nitrogen-use efficiency by phosphorus fertilization in grass-legume pastures. NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS, v. 118, n. 2, SEP 2020. (15/50305-8)

CANISARES, LUCAS PECCI; ROSOLEM, CIRO ANTONIO; MOMESSO, LETUSA; COSTA CRUSCIOL, CARLOS ALEXANDRE; VILLEGAS, DANIEL MAURICIO; ARANGO, JACOBO; RITZ, KARL; CANTARELLA, HEITOR. aize-Brachiaria intercropping: A strategy to supply recycled N to maize and reduce soil N2O emissions. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT, v. 319, OCT 1 2021. (15/50305-8)

ROCHA, KASSIANO F.; MARIANO, EDUARDO; GRASSMANN, CAMILA S.; TRIVELIN, PAULO C. O.; ROSOLEM, CIRO A.. Fate of N-15 fertilizer applied to maize in rotation with tropical forage grasses. FIELD CROPS RESEARCH, v. 238, p. 35-44, MAY 15 2019. (15/50305-8, 16/25253-7, 17/02517-1)

COOPER, HANNAH V.; SJOGERSTEN, SOFIE; LARK, RICHARD M.; GIRKIN, NICHOLAS T.; VANE, CHRISTOPHER H.; CALONEGO, JULIANO C.; ROSOLEM, CIRO; MOONEY, SACHA J.. Long-term zero-tillage enhances the protection of soil carbon in tropical agriculture. European Journal of Soil Science, v. 72, n. 6, SI, p. 2477-2492, NOV 2021. (15/50305-8)

BARCELOS, JESSICA P. Q.; MARIANO, EDUARDO; JONES, DAVEY L.; ROSOLEM, CIRO A.. Topsoil and subsoil C and N turnover are affected by superficial lime and gypsum application in the short-term. SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY, v. 163, DEC 2021. (17/02517-1, 15/50305-8, 17/00398-5)

CANTARELLA, HEITOR; OTTO, RAFAEL; SOARES, JOHNNY RODRIGUES; DE BRITO SILVA, AIJANIO GOMES. Agronomic efficiency of NBPT as a urease inhibitor: A review. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH, v. 13, p. 9-pg., 2018-09-01. (14/26767-9, 15/50305-8, 14/05591-0, 13/50365-5, 16/08741-8)

DIEGO OLIVEIRA RIBEIRO; GUSTAVO CASTOLDI; MARIÂNGELA BRITO FREIBERGER; MELLISSA ANANIAS SOLER DA SILVA; CARLOS RIBEIRO RODRIGUES. FRACIONAMENTO FÍSICO E ESTOQUES DE CARBONO E NITROGÊNIO NO SOLO APÓS APLICAÇÕES S DE RESÍDUO AVIÁRIO. Rev. Caatinga, v. 35, n. 3, p. 667-676, 2022-08-22. (15/50305-8)

XAVIER, WARLLES DOMINGOS; CASTOLDI, GUSTAVO; CAVALCANTE, THOMAS JEFFERSON; RODRIGUES, CARLOS RIBEIRO; TRINDADE, POLYANNA RIBEIRO; LUIZ, ISABELA ALVES; DAMIN, VIRGINIA. Portable Chlorophyll Meter for Indirect Evaluation of Photosynthetic Pigments and Nitrogen Content in Sweet Sorghum. SUGAR TECH, FEB 2021. (15/50305-8)

RAPHAEL, JUAN P. A.; ECHER, FABIO R.; ROSOLEM, CIRO A.. Shading and Nitrogen Effects on Cotton Earliness Assessed by Boll Yield Distribution. CROP SCIENCE, v. 59, n. 2, p. 697-707, MAR-APR 2019. (15/50305-8)

CARSWELL, ALISON; SHAW, RORY; HUNT, JOHN; RAFAEL SANCHEZ-RODRIGUEZ, ANTONIO; SAUNDERS, KAREN; COTTON, JOSEPH; HILL, PAUL W.; CHADWICK, DAVE R.; JONES, DAVEY L.; MISSELBROOK, TOM H.. Assessing the benefits and wider costs of different N fertilisers for grassland agriculture. ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE, v. 65, n. 5, p. 625-639, APR 16 2019. (15/50305-8)

XAVIER, WARLLES DOMINGOS; CASTOLDI, GUSTAVO; CAVALCANTE, THOMAS JEFFERSON; RODRIGUES, CARLOS RIBEIRO; TRINDADE, POLYANNA RIBEIRO; LUIZ, ISABELA ALVES; DAMIN, VIRGINIA. Portable Chlorophyll Meter for Indirect Evaluation of Photosynthetic Pigments and Nitrogen Content in Sweet Sorghum. SUGAR TECH, v. 23, n. 3, p. 560-570, JUN 2021. (15/50305-8)

ROCHA, KASSIANO FELIPE; KURAMAE, EIKO EURYA; FERRARI BORGES, BEATRIZ MARIA; LEITE, MARCIO FERNANDES ALVES; ROSOLEM, CIRO ANTONIO. Microbial N-cycling gene abundance is affected by cover crop specie and development stage in an integrated cropping system. Archives of Microbiology, v. 202, n. 7, MAY 2020. (15/50305-8)

DE MOURA, EMANOEL G.; MOONEY, SACHA J.; CAMPOS, LORENA S.; BASTOS, KEILA D. O.; AGUIAR, ALANA C. F.; JEWITT, SARAH. No-till alley cropping using leguminous trees biomass: a farmer- and eco-friendly sustainable alternative to shifting cultivation in the Amazonian periphery?. ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY, AUG 2021. (15/50305-8)

GE, Y.; HAWKESFORD, M. J.; ROSOLEM, C. A.; MOONEY, S. J.; ASHTON, R. W.; EVANS, J.; WHALLEY, W. R.. Multiple abiotic stress, nitrate availability and the growth of wheat. SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH, v. 191, p. 171-184, AUG 2019. (15/50305-8)

GALDOS, V, M.; BROWN, E.; ROSOLEM, C. A.; PIRES, L. F.; HALLETT, P. D.; MOONEY, S. J.. Brachiaria species influence nitrate transport in soil by modifying soil structure with their root system. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 10, n. 1, MAR 19 2020. (15/50305-8)

MA, YAN; JONES, DAVEY L.; WANG, JINYANG; CARDENAS, LAURA M.; CHADWICK, DAVID R.. Relative efficacy and stability of biological and synthetic nitrification inhibitors in a highly nitrifying soil: Evidence of apparent nitrification inhibition by linoleic acid and linolenic acid. European Journal of Soil Science, v. 72, n. 6, SI, p. 2356-2371, NOV 2021. (15/50305-8)

GRASSMANN, CAMILA S.; MARIANO, EDUARDO; ROCHA, KASSIANO F.; GILLI, BRUNO R.; ROSOLEM, CIRO A.. Effect of tropical grass and nitrogen fertilization on nitrous oxide, methane, and ammonia emissions of maize-based rotation systems. Atmospheric Environment, v. 234, AUG 1 2020. (15/50305-8, 16/25253-7, 17/02517-1)

MOURA, E. G.; HALLETT, P. D.; MOONEY, S. J.; SILVA, F. R.; MACEDO, V. R. A.; AGUIAR, A. C. F.. Physiological and yield response in maize in cohesive tropical soil is improved through the addition of gypsum and leguminous mulch. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, v. 158, n. 1-2, p. 57-64, MAR 2020. (15/50305-8)

DE MOURA, EMANOEL G.; DE SOUSA, RAFAEL M.; CAMPOS, LORENA S.; CARDOSO-SILVA, ANAGILA J.; MOONEY, SACHA J.; AGUIAR, ALANA DAS C. F.. ould more efficient utilization of ecosystem services improve soil quality indicators to allow sustainable intensification of Amazonian family farming. ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS, v. 127, AUG 2021. (15/50305-8)

DE MOURA, EMANOEL GOMES; PORTELA, STEFANNY BARROS; ALENCAR MACEDO, VINICIUS RIBAMAR; LIMA SENA, VIRLEY GARDENY; MARTIN SOUSA, CARLOS CESAR; FERREIRA AGUIAR, ALANA DAS CHAGAS. Gypsum and Legume Residue as a Strategy to Improve Soil Conditions in Sustainability of Agrosystems of the Humid Tropics. SUSTAINABILITY, v. 10, n. 4, APR 2018. (15/50305-8)

GALDOS, V, M.; PIRES, L. F.; COOPER, V, H.; CALONEGO, J. C.; ROSOLEM, C. A.; MOONEY, S. J.. Assessing the long-term effects of zero-tillage on the macroporosity of Brazilian soils using X-ray Computed Tomography. Geoderma, v. 337, p. 1126-1135, MAR 1 2019. (15/50305-8)

MOMESSO, LETUSA; CRUSCIOL, CARLOS A. C.; SORATTO, ROGERIO P.; NASCIMENTO, CARLOS A. C.; ROSOLEM, CIRO A.; MORETTI, LUIZ G.; KURAMAE, EIKO E.; CANTARELLA, HEITOR. Early nitrogen supply as an alternative management for a cover crop-maize sequence under a no-till system. NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS, v. 121, n. 1, JUL 2021. (15/50305-8, 15/17953-6, 16/12317-7)