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Research Project: Nitrogen Fertility and Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers for Sustainable Biofuels Production

Location: Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory

Project Number: 3098-13610-009-104-I
Project Type: Interagency Reimbursable Agreement

Start Date: Aug 26, 2024
End Date: Sep 30, 2026

Objective:
Provide an in-depth evaluation of how nitrogen fertility recommendations and enhanced efficiency fertilizers can lead to sustainable production of major biofuels crops.

Approach:
1) Evaluate nitrogen fertility recommendations for corn, soybean, sorghum and canola and synthesize information to provide context relative to nitrous oxide emissions; and 2) Synthesize how enhanced efficiency fertilizers affect nitrous oxide emissions and how existing fertility recommendations accommodate the incorporation of enhanced efficiency fertilizers.