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Prioritizing Crop Management to Increase Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Australian Sugarcane Crops by Thorburn, Peter J, Biggs, Jody S, Palmer, Jeda, Meier, Elizabeth A, Verburg, Kirsten, Skocaj, Danielle M

“…Sugarcane production relies on the application of large amounts of nitrogen (N) fertilizer. However, application of N in excess of crop needs can lead to loss…”
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Nitrogen Cycling from Increased Soil Organic Carbon Contributes Both Positively and Negatively to Ecosystem Services in Wheat Agro-Ecosystems by Palmer, Jeda, Thorburn, Peter J, Biggs, Jody S, Dominati, Estelle J, Probert, Merv E, Meier, Elizabeth A, Huth, Neil I, Dodd, Mike, Snow, Val, Larsen, Joshua R, Parton, William J

“…Soil organic carbon (SOC) is an important and manageable property of soils that impacts on multiple ecosystem services through its effect on soil processes…”
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Assessing water quality for cropping management practices: A new approach for dissolved inorganic nitrogen discharged to the Great Barrier Reef by Thorburn, Peter J., Biggs, Jody S., McCosker, Kevin, Northey, Adam

“…Applications of nitrogen (N) fertiliser to agricultural lands impact many marine and aquatic ecosystems, and improved N fertiliser management is needed to…”
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1622WQ: A web-based application to increase farmer awareness of the impact of agriculture on water quality by Vilas, Maria P., Thorburn, Peter J., Fielke, Simon, Webster, Tony, Mooij, Martijn, Biggs, Jody S., Zhang, Yi-Fan, Adham, Adam, Davis, Aaron, Dungan, Bertrand, Butler, Roger, Fitch, Peter

“…Intensive agricultural practices represent a major threat to aquatic ecosystems because they impair water quality. However, this can be ameliorated by farmers…”
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The nitrogen fertilizer conundrum: why is yield a poor determinant of crops’ nitrogen fertilizer requirements? by Thorburn, Peter J., Biggs, Jody S., Puntel, Laila A., Sawyer, John E., Everingham, Yvette L., Archontoulis, Sotirios V.

“…The application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer both underpins high productivity of agricultural systems and contributes to multiple environmental harms. The search…”
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Why are the benefits of enhanced-efficiency fertilizers inconsistent in the field? Prerequisite conditions identified from simulation analyses by Verburg, Kirsten, Thorburn, Peter J., Vilas, Maria P., Biggs, Jody S., Zhao, Zhigan, Bonnett, Graham D.

“…Enhanced-efficiency nitrogen fertilizers provide an opportunity for sustainable intensification of agricultural industries. However, field experiments…”
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Understanding the Impacts of Soil, Climate, and Farming Practices on Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration: A Simulation Study in Australia by Godde, Cécile M, Thorburn, Peter J, Biggs, Jody S, Meier, Elizabeth A

“…Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils has the capacity to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, as well as to improve soil biological, physical, and chemical…”
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Cropping and Grazed Pastures Are Similar: A Simulation Analysis in Australia by Meier, Elizabeth A., Thorburn, Peter J., Bell, Lindsay W., Harrison, Matthew T., Biggs, Jody S.

“…The agricultural sector has potential to provide greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation by sequestering soil organic carbon (SOC). Replacing cropland with permanent…”
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Greenhouse gas abatement costs are heterogeneous between Australian grain farms by Dumbrell, Nikki P., Kragt, Marit E., Meier, Elizabeth A., Biggs, Jody S., Thorburn, Peter J.

“…Globally, agriculture is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. The environment (e.g., soils and climate) and management influence agricultural…”
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Nitrate in groundwaters of intensive agricultural areas in coastal Northeastern Australia by Thorburn, Peter J, Biggs, Jody S, Weier, Keith L, Keating, Brian A

“…Water containing high concentrations of nitrate is unfit for human consumption and, if discharging to freshwater or marine habitats, can contribute to algal…”
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Influence of co-application of nitrogen with phosphorus, potassium and sulphur on the apparent efficiency of nitrogen fertiliser use, grain yield and protein content of wheat: Review by Duncan, Elliott G., O’Sullivan, Cathryn A., Roper, Margaret M., Biggs, Jody S., Peoples, Mark B.

“…•This paper was produced following the Nutrient Use Efficiency in Wheat Expert Working Group, at the Wheat Initiative held in Harpenden, UK May 2017.•It…”
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Identifying soil and climate drivers of soil water conditions favourable for deep phosphorus placement for wheat in Australia using spatial modelling by Verburg, Kirsten, Armstrong, Roger D., Biggs, Jody S., Wilhelm, Nigel S., Haling, Rebecca E., Sandral, Graeme, Uddin, Shihab, Mason, Sean D., McBeath, Therese M.

“…Phosphorus (P) fertiliser is often placed shallow, near the seed, and plant-available P tends to be concentrated in the topsoil (0–5 cm), because of its…”
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Greenhouse gas abatement on southern Australian grains farms: Biophysical potential and financial impacts by Meier, Elizabeth A., Thorburn, Peter J., Kragt, Marit E., Dumbrell, Nikki P., Biggs, Jody S., Hoyle, Frances C., van Rees, Harm

“…The agricultural sector generates a substantial proportion of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide…”
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Greenhouse gas abatement on southern Australian grains farms: B iophysical potential and financial impacts by Meier, Elizabeth A., Thorburn, Peter J., Kragt, Marit E., Dumbrell, Nikki P., Biggs, Jody S., Hoyle, Frances C., van Rees, Harm

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EFFECT OF TRASH MANAGEMENT ON NITROGEN DYNAMICS AND YIELD: MODELLING LONG-TERM EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF SUGARCANE IN BRAZILIAN COASTAL TABLELANDS by De Oliveira, Ana Paula Pessim, Thorburn, Peter J, Biggs, Jody S, Lima, Eduardo, Dos Anjos, Lúcia Helena Cunha, Pereira, Marcos Gervasio

“…To evaluate the impacts of trash management on sugarcane production in Brazil, including the longterm fate of N contained in trash and the N fertiliser…”
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