Project

Agricultural Green Development for Integrated Nitrogen Management of air and water in Quzhou and North China Plain

A PhD research by Fanlei Meng

Research introduction

  • Lack of quantitative N flows in the food chain considering the air-soil-water interactions;
  • Need for environmental targets for N flows;
  • Need to explore Agricultural Green Development options to meet environmental targets

Research challenges

The main objective of this research is to assess nitrogen flows in the water- soil-air interactions with the food chain and identify Agricultural Green Development options for meeting environmental targets for future N emissions in Quzhou and North China Plain.

The research expects to conclude the following outcomes:

  • Current nutrient use efficacies in Quzhou are low;
  • The nitrogen losses are relatively higher in the following towns of Quzhou: Yizhuang and Dahedao;
  • Next steps are to improve the food chain model (NUFER) with local information to provide a spatially explicit assessment of nitrogen flows.