Nitrogen Assessment: Pakistan as a Case-Study provides a detailed overview of issues and challenges related to nitrogen use and overuse, thus serving as a reference for researchers in Pakistan and providing important insights for other geographic regions. Excess and inefficient nitrogen use in crops and livestock sectors is polluting our rivers, seas, atmosphere, and ecosystems, contributing to climate change, hampering biodiversity, and contributing to stratospheric ozone depletion. This book covers the importance of nitrogen in relation to food security, human health, and economic stability in South Asia. It also discusses nitrogen status, sources, sinks, and drivers of nitrogen use in Pakistan, focusing on current nitrogen measures and policies.Nitrogen pollution is one of the biggest challenges of 21st Century, and the international scientific community is beginning to recognize the significance of nitrogen pollution and to explore how to combat it. The editors’ institution, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, partners with South Asia Nitrogen Hub, which includes about 30 organizations from South Asia and UK working on nitrogen assessment, budgeting, awareness, and policy guidance, as well as possible measures to reduce nitrogen pollution.Nitrogen Assessment: Pakistan as a Case-Study provides an important guide to this work and is written in a way that is accessible to an audience with a wide range of experience from advanced students to seasoned researchers.
1. Nitrogen Assessment - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Contributors - p. Page iv 7. Foreword - p. Page vi 8. Acknowledgments - p. Page viii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 10. List of Tables - p. Page x 11. Chapter 1 : Rethinking nitrogen use: need to plan beyond present - p. Page x 12. Chapter 2 : Sources of nitrogen for crop growth: Pakistan's case - p. Page 7 13. Chapter 3 : Nitrogen sinks in the agro-food system of Pakistan - p. Page 25 14. Chapter 4 : Drivers of increased nitrogen use in Pakistan - p. Page 46 15. Chapter 5 : Trends in nitrogen use and development in Pakistan - p. Page 68 16. Chapter 6 : Nitrogen emissions from agriculture sector in Pakistan: context, pathways, impacts and future projections - p. Page 96 17. Chapter 7 : Nitrogen use efficiency in crop production: issues and challenges in South Asia - p. Page 120 18. Chapter 8 : Mitigation and actions toward nitrogen losses in Pakistan - p. Page 143 19. Chapter 9 : Pathways to sustainable nitrogen use and management in Pakistan - p. Page 166 20. Index - p. Page 189
Nitrogen Assessment: Pakistan as a Case-Study provides a detailed overview of issues and challenges related to nitrogen use and overuse, thus serving as a reference for researchers in Pakistan and providing important insights for other geographic regions. Excess and inefficient nitrogen use in crops and livestock sectors is polluting our rivers, seas, atmosphere, and ecosystems, contributing to climate change, hampering biodiversity, and contributing to stratospheric ozone depletion. This book covers the importance of nitrogen in relation to food security, human health, and economic stability in South Asia. It also discusses nitrogen status, sources, sinks, and drivers of nitrogen use in Pakistan, focusing on current nitrogen measures and policies.Nitrogen pollution is one of the biggest challenges of 21st Century, and the international scientific community is beginning to recognize the significance of nitrogen pollution and to explore how to combat it. The editors’ institution, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, partners with South Asia Nitrogen Hub, which includes about 30 organizations from South Asia and UK working on nitrogen assessment, budgeting, awareness, and policy guidance, as well as possible measures to reduce nitrogen pollution.Nitrogen Assessment: Pakistan as a Case-Study provides an important guide to this work and is written in a way that is accessible to an audience with a wide range of experience from advanced students to seasoned researchers.
1. Nitrogen Assessment - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Front Matter - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iv 6. Contributors - p. Page iv 7. Foreword - p. Page vi 8. Acknowledgments - p. Page viii 9. List of Illustrations - p. Page ix 10. List of Tables - p. Page x 11. Chapter 1 : Rethinking nitrogen use: need to plan beyond present - p. Page x 12. Chapter 2 : Sources of nitrogen for crop growth: Pakistan's case - p. Page 7 13. Chapter 3 : Nitrogen sinks in the agro-food system of Pakistan - p. Page 25 14. Chapter 4 : Drivers of increased nitrogen use in Pakistan - p. Page 46 15. Chapter 5 : Trends in nitrogen use and development in Pakistan - p. Page 68 16. Chapter 6 : Nitrogen emissions from agriculture sector in Pakistan: context, pathways, impacts and future projections - p. Page 96 17. Chapter 7 : Nitrogen use efficiency in crop production: issues and challenges in South Asia - p. Page 120 18. Chapter 8 : Mitigation and actions toward nitrogen losses in Pakistan - p. Page 143 19. Chapter 9 : Pathways to sustainable nitrogen use and management in Pakistan - p. Page 166 20. Index - p. Page 189
