A quantitative review into the contributions of biological nitrogen fixation to agricultural systems by grain legumes

Autores
Palmero, Francisco; Fernández, Javier A.; Garcia, Fernando Osca; Haro Juarez, Ricardo Javier; Vara Prasad, P. V.; Salvagiotti, Fernando; Ciampitti, Ignacio A.
Año de publicación
2022
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inglés
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artículo
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Legumes play a key role in the sustainable intensification of agricultural systems, improving biodiversity, ecosystem services, and reducing the dependency of food production on nitrogen (N) fertilizers. This review aims to: (i) quantify seed yield per kg of total aboveground N and fixed aboveground N, (ii) study the N derived from the atmosphere (Ndfa) (as the slope of fixed aboveground N-to-total aboveground N relationship) and its potential, and (iii) estimate the partial N balance and the impact of belowground N on the net contribution of fixed N after seed harvest. We retrieved 83 studies (n = 889 data points) investigating biological N fixation, spanning from 1982 to 2020, and focusing on blue lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.), chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp), faba bean (Vicia faba L.), field pea (Pisum sativum L.), groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) and white lupin (Lupinus albus L.). The overall Ndfa did not change across legumes (0.84 kg fixed aboveground N kg total aboveground N-1), except for common bean (0.57 kg fixed aboveground N kg total aboveground N-1). In addition, common bean showed the lowest potential for the Ndfa (0.95 quantile slope), with the largest N-gap between potential and mean N fixation (0.5 quantile slope). The straw N concentration (r2 = 0.47) was the main contributor to the variation in the partial N balance. The incorporation of the belowground N to estimate overall N balance showed that this fraction is a key component to study the role of legumes in maintaining soil N fertility in agricultural systems. Future studies should accurately quantify both above- and below-ground contribution to N fixation process in order to improve the estimation of field N balances in legume-based systems.
EEA Manfredi
Fil: Palmero, Francisco. Kansas State University. Department of Agronomy; Estados Unidos
Fil: Palmero, Francisco. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC). Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias; Argentina
Fil: Fernández, Javier A. Kansas State University. Department of Agronomy; Estados Unidos
Fil: Garcia, Fernando Oscar. Actividad privada; Argentina
Fil: Haro Juarez, Ricardo Javier. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi; Argentina
Fil: Vara Prasad, P. V. Kansas State University. Department of Agronomy; Estados Unidos
Fil: Salvagiotti, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros; Argentina
Fil: Salvagiotti, Fernando. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Argentina
Fil: Ciampitti, Ignacio A. Kansas State University. Department of Agronomy; Estados Unidos
Fuente
European Journal of Agronomy 136 : 126514 (May 2022)
Materia
Fijación Biológica del Nitrógeno
Sistemas de Explotación
Leguminosas de Grano
Análisis Cuantitativo
Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Farming Systems
Grain Legumes
Quantitative Analysis
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spelling A quantitative review into the contributions of biological nitrogen fixation to agricultural systems by grain legumesPalmero, FranciscoFernández, Javier A.Garcia, Fernando OscaHaro Juarez, Ricardo JavierVara Prasad, P. V.Salvagiotti, FernandoCiampitti, Ignacio A.Fijación Biológica del NitrógenoSistemas de ExplotaciónLeguminosas de GranoAnálisis CuantitativoBiological Nitrogen FixationFarming SystemsGrain LegumesQuantitative AnalysisLegumes play a key role in the sustainable intensification of agricultural systems, improving biodiversity, ecosystem services, and reducing the dependency of food production on nitrogen (N) fertilizers. This review aims to: (i) quantify seed yield per kg of total aboveground N and fixed aboveground N, (ii) study the N derived from the atmosphere (Ndfa) (as the slope of fixed aboveground N-to-total aboveground N relationship) and its potential, and (iii) estimate the partial N balance and the impact of belowground N on the net contribution of fixed N after seed harvest. We retrieved 83 studies (n = 889 data points) investigating biological N fixation, spanning from 1982 to 2020, and focusing on blue lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.), chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp), faba bean (Vicia faba L.), field pea (Pisum sativum L.), groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) and white lupin (Lupinus albus L.). The overall Ndfa did not change across legumes (0.84 kg fixed aboveground N kg total aboveground N-1), except for common bean (0.57 kg fixed aboveground N kg total aboveground N-1). In addition, common bean showed the lowest potential for the Ndfa (0.95 quantile slope), with the largest N-gap between potential and mean N fixation (0.5 quantile slope). The straw N concentration (r2 = 0.47) was the main contributor to the variation in the partial N balance. The incorporation of the belowground N to estimate overall N balance showed that this fraction is a key component to study the role of legumes in maintaining soil N fertility in agricultural systems. Future studies should accurately quantify both above- and below-ground contribution to N fixation process in order to improve the estimation of field N balances in legume-based systems.EEA ManfrediFil: Palmero, Francisco. Kansas State University. Department of Agronomy; Estados UnidosFil: Palmero, Francisco. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC). Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias; ArgentinaFil: Fernández, Javier A. Kansas State University. Department of Agronomy; Estados UnidosFil: Garcia, Fernando Oscar. Actividad privada; ArgentinaFil: Haro Juarez, Ricardo Javier. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi; ArgentinaFil: Vara Prasad, P. V. Kansas State University. Department of Agronomy; Estados UnidosFil: Salvagiotti, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros; ArgentinaFil: Salvagiotti, Fernando. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); ArgentinaFil: Ciampitti, Ignacio A. Kansas State University. Department of Agronomy; Estados UnidosElsevier2025-07-25T17:09:00Z2025-07-25T17:09:00Z2022-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23180https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1161030122000624?via%3Dihub1161-03011873-7331https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2022.126514European Journal of Agronomy 136 : 126514 (May 2022)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-10-23T11:19:39Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/23180instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-10-23 11:19:39.569INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A quantitative review into the contributions of biological nitrogen fixation to agricultural systems by grain legumes
title A quantitative review into the contributions of biological nitrogen fixation to agricultural systems by grain legumes
spellingShingle A quantitative review into the contributions of biological nitrogen fixation to agricultural systems by grain legumes
Palmero, Francisco
Fijación Biológica del Nitrógeno
Sistemas de Explotación
Leguminosas de Grano
Análisis Cuantitativo
Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Farming Systems
Grain Legumes
Quantitative Analysis
title_short A quantitative review into the contributions of biological nitrogen fixation to agricultural systems by grain legumes
title_full A quantitative review into the contributions of biological nitrogen fixation to agricultural systems by grain legumes
title_fullStr A quantitative review into the contributions of biological nitrogen fixation to agricultural systems by grain legumes
title_full_unstemmed A quantitative review into the contributions of biological nitrogen fixation to agricultural systems by grain legumes
title_sort A quantitative review into the contributions of biological nitrogen fixation to agricultural systems by grain legumes
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Palmero, Francisco
Fernández, Javier A.
Garcia, Fernando Osca
Haro Juarez, Ricardo Javier
Vara Prasad, P. V.
Salvagiotti, Fernando
Ciampitti, Ignacio A.
author Palmero, Francisco
author_facet Palmero, Francisco
Fernández, Javier A.
Garcia, Fernando Osca
Haro Juarez, Ricardo Javier
Vara Prasad, P. V.
Salvagiotti, Fernando
Ciampitti, Ignacio A.
author_role author
author2 Fernández, Javier A.
Garcia, Fernando Osca
Haro Juarez, Ricardo Javier
Vara Prasad, P. V.
Salvagiotti, Fernando
Ciampitti, Ignacio A.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Fijación Biológica del Nitrógeno
Sistemas de Explotación
Leguminosas de Grano
Análisis Cuantitativo
Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Farming Systems
Grain Legumes
Quantitative Analysis
topic Fijación Biológica del Nitrógeno
Sistemas de Explotación
Leguminosas de Grano
Análisis Cuantitativo
Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Farming Systems
Grain Legumes
Quantitative Analysis
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Legumes play a key role in the sustainable intensification of agricultural systems, improving biodiversity, ecosystem services, and reducing the dependency of food production on nitrogen (N) fertilizers. This review aims to: (i) quantify seed yield per kg of total aboveground N and fixed aboveground N, (ii) study the N derived from the atmosphere (Ndfa) (as the slope of fixed aboveground N-to-total aboveground N relationship) and its potential, and (iii) estimate the partial N balance and the impact of belowground N on the net contribution of fixed N after seed harvest. We retrieved 83 studies (n = 889 data points) investigating biological N fixation, spanning from 1982 to 2020, and focusing on blue lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.), chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp), faba bean (Vicia faba L.), field pea (Pisum sativum L.), groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) and white lupin (Lupinus albus L.). The overall Ndfa did not change across legumes (0.84 kg fixed aboveground N kg total aboveground N-1), except for common bean (0.57 kg fixed aboveground N kg total aboveground N-1). In addition, common bean showed the lowest potential for the Ndfa (0.95 quantile slope), with the largest N-gap between potential and mean N fixation (0.5 quantile slope). The straw N concentration (r2 = 0.47) was the main contributor to the variation in the partial N balance. The incorporation of the belowground N to estimate overall N balance showed that this fraction is a key component to study the role of legumes in maintaining soil N fertility in agricultural systems. Future studies should accurately quantify both above- and below-ground contribution to N fixation process in order to improve the estimation of field N balances in legume-based systems.
EEA Manfredi
Fil: Palmero, Francisco. Kansas State University. Department of Agronomy; Estados Unidos
Fil: Palmero, Francisco. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC). Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias; Argentina
Fil: Fernández, Javier A. Kansas State University. Department of Agronomy; Estados Unidos
Fil: Garcia, Fernando Oscar. Actividad privada; Argentina
Fil: Haro Juarez, Ricardo Javier. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi; Argentina
Fil: Vara Prasad, P. V. Kansas State University. Department of Agronomy; Estados Unidos
Fil: Salvagiotti, Fernando. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Oliveros; Argentina
Fil: Salvagiotti, Fernando. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Argentina
Fil: Ciampitti, Ignacio A. Kansas State University. Department of Agronomy; Estados Unidos
description Legumes play a key role in the sustainable intensification of agricultural systems, improving biodiversity, ecosystem services, and reducing the dependency of food production on nitrogen (N) fertilizers. This review aims to: (i) quantify seed yield per kg of total aboveground N and fixed aboveground N, (ii) study the N derived from the atmosphere (Ndfa) (as the slope of fixed aboveground N-to-total aboveground N relationship) and its potential, and (iii) estimate the partial N balance and the impact of belowground N on the net contribution of fixed N after seed harvest. We retrieved 83 studies (n = 889 data points) investigating biological N fixation, spanning from 1982 to 2020, and focusing on blue lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.), chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp), faba bean (Vicia faba L.), field pea (Pisum sativum L.), groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), lentil (Lens culinaris Medik) and white lupin (Lupinus albus L.). The overall Ndfa did not change across legumes (0.84 kg fixed aboveground N kg total aboveground N-1), except for common bean (0.57 kg fixed aboveground N kg total aboveground N-1). In addition, common bean showed the lowest potential for the Ndfa (0.95 quantile slope), with the largest N-gap between potential and mean N fixation (0.5 quantile slope). The straw N concentration (r2 = 0.47) was the main contributor to the variation in the partial N balance. The incorporation of the belowground N to estimate overall N balance showed that this fraction is a key component to study the role of legumes in maintaining soil N fertility in agricultural systems. Future studies should accurately quantify both above- and below-ground contribution to N fixation process in order to improve the estimation of field N balances in legume-based systems.
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