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Managing nitrogen to achieve sustainable food-energy-water nexus in China

Optimizing nitrogen management in China could boost energy production by 26%, reduce fertilizer use by 31%, lower water pollution by 46%, halve agricultural water use, and yield 140 billion in societal benefits against and 8 billion investment.

Binhui Chen
Xiuming Zhang
Baojing Gu
ResearchOpen Access23 May 2025
Nature Communications

Volume: 16, P: 1-14
Soil health contributes to variations in crop production and nitrogen use efficiency

The role of soil health in crop productivity and environmental sustainability is often overlooked. Using a 0.5° × 0.5° global dataset, this study shows that soil health accounts for 12% of yield variation and 22% of nitrogen use efficiency variation. Enhancing global soil health could increase yields by 7.8 Mt and cut nitrogen surplus by 8.1 Mt by 2050.

Jianming Xu
Chenchen Ren
Baojing Gu
Research15 Apr 2025
Nature Food

Volume: 6, P: 597-609
Repurposing MDM2 inhibitor RG7388 for TP53-mutant NSCLC: a p53-independent pyroptotic mechanism via ROS/p-p38/NOXA/caspase-3/GSDME axis

Gaoyan Tang
Xuelei Cao
Lei Sun
ResearchOpen Access17 Jun 2025
Cell Death & Disease

Volume: 16, P: 1-17
Integrated livestock sector nitrogen pollution abatement measures could generate net benefits for human and ecosystem health in China

High-resolution maps of livestock production in China indicate that dietary and production changes to lower nitrogen pollution could generate human and ecosystem benefits that outweigh the costs.

Zhiping Zhu
Xiuming Zhang
Baojing Gu
Research24 Feb 2022
Nature Food

Volume: 3, P: 161-168
Cost-effective adaptations increase rice production while reducing pollution under climate change

Rice is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen pollution. This study evaluated 49 best management practices globally, identifying grid-specific adaptation measures. It highlights the need for region-specific strategies and advanced modelling to sustain food security, mitigate climate change and protect environmental health.

Yujing Gao
Jinglan Cui
Baojing Gu
Research22 Jan 2025
Nature Food

Volume: 6, P: 260-272
SunUp and Sunset genomes revealed impact of particle bombardment mediated transformation and domestication history in papaya

Genome assemblies for the SunUp transgenic papaya and its progenitor Sunset identify three transgene-insertions in SunUp. Resequencing of 86 papaya genomes highlights the impacts of breeding and geographic origin.

Jingjing Yue
Robert VanBuren
Ray Ming
Research12 May 2022
Nature Genetics

Volume: 54, P: 715-724
Managing urban development could halve nitrogen pollution in China

Here the authors demonstrate how managed urbanization in China could halve reactive nitrogen pollution to both the atmosphere and water resources. Investing 61 billion USD could provide 245 billion USD in benefits, while contributing to multiple SDG goals.

Ouping Deng
Sitong Wang
Baojing Gu
ResearchOpen Access09 Jan 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-16
Author Correction: A 12% switch from monogastric to ruminant livestock production can reduce emissions and boost crop production for 525 million people

Luxi Cheng
Xiuming Zhang
Baojing Gu
Amendments and Corrections11 Jan 2023
Nature Food

Volume: 4, P: 190
Agricultural management practices in China enhance nitrogen sustainability and benefit human health

The exact quantification of environmental and human health gains achieved through sustainable nitrogen management is often impaired by real-world data availability. Drawing on an extensive database in China, this study estimates the costs and benefits of combining organic and chemical fertilizers, straw recycling and deep placement of fertilizer.

Jiakun Duan
Hongbin Liu
Baojing Gu
Research02 Apr 2024
Nature Food

Volume: 5, P: 378-389
Warming exacerbates global inequality in forest carbon and nitrogen cycles

Global warming may widen the development gap between the Global South and North by increasing inequalities in forest carbon and nitrogen cycling. High-income countries are expected to benefit from forest assets, while others face net losses.

Jinglan Cui
Ouping Deng
Baojing Gu
ResearchOpen Access24 Oct 2024
Nature Communications

Volume: 15, P: 1-13
Whole-chain intensification of pig and chicken farming could lower emissions with economic and food production benefits

A scenario analysis demonstrates that integrated crop–livestock optimization combined with intensive monogastric livestock production could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and redirect cropland use from feed to food production.

Luxi Cheng
Xiuming Zhang
Baojing Gu
Research29 Oct 2024
Nature Food

Volume: 5, P: 939-950
Author Correction: Consolidation of agricultural land can contribute to agricultural sustainability in China

Jiakun Duan
Chenchen Ren
Baojing Gu
Amendments and Corrections31 Jan 2022
Nature Food

Volume: 3, P: 179
Cost-effective mitigation of nitrogen pollution from global croplands

A meta-analysis of 1,521 field observations from the past two decades led to the identification of 11 key measures to cost-effectively mitigate nitrogen pollution from global croplands.

Baojing Gu
Xiuming Zhang
Deli Chen
ResearchOpen Access04 Jan 2023
Nature

Volume: 613, P: 77-84
Ammonia mitigation campaign with smallholder farmers improves air quality while ensuring high cereal production

China is the global hotspot of ammonia emissions from croplands, with adverse impacts on human health and the environment. Reporting on a large-scale ammonia reduction trial at the county level in the North Plain China, this study shows that coordinated actions among smallholders can ensure high yields and improved air quality.

Jiahui Kang
Jingxia Wang
Wen Xu
Research31 Aug 2023
Nature Food

Volume: 4, P: 751-761
Signatures of selection in recently domesticated macadamia

Macadamia is a recently domesticated nut crop. Here, the authors report the genome assembly of Hawaiian cultivar ‘Kau’ and conduct population genomic analyses to reveal the origin of Hawaiian cultivars and the genomic basis for one-step operation for the clonal crop domestication.

Jishan Lin
Wenping Zhang
Ray Ming
ResearchOpen Access11 Jan 2022
Nature Communications

Volume: 13, P: 1-12
Allele-defined genome of the autopolyploid sugarcane Saccharum spontaneum L.

Sequencing of haploid sugarcane, Saccharum spontaneum, allows assembly of a prototypical version of the sugarcane chromosome set. This new reference genome will serve as a resource to accelerate sugarcane improvement.

Jisen Zhang
Xingtan Zhang
Ray Ming
ResearchOpen Access08 Oct 2018
Nature Genetics

Volume: 50, P: 1565-1573
Mitigation potential of methane emissions in China’s livestock sector can reach one-third by 2030 at low cost

Reducing China’s methane emissions is key to achieving carbon neutrality. Using four national-scale field surveys, a high-resolution dataset of Chinese methane emissions over the period 1990−2020 is compiled and used to estimate past and future emission trajectories while highlighting cost-effective mitigation measures.

Yue Wang
Zhiping Zhu
Baojing Gu
Research09 Jul 2024
Nature Food

Volume: 5, P: 603-614
Publisher Correction: Allele-defined genome of the autopolyploid sugarcane Saccharum spontaneum L

Jisen Zhang
Xingtan Zhang
Ray Ming
Amendments and Corrections13 Nov 2018
Nature Genetics

Volume: 50, P: 1754
A 12% switch from monogastric to ruminant livestock production can reduce emissions and boost crop production for 525 million people

A whole life cycle perspective demonstrates that rearing ruminants that utilize human-inedible biomass, instead of monogastric livestock that require grain for feed, can shift cropland demand from feed to food production.

Luxi Cheng
Xiuming Zhang
Baojing Gu
Research15 Dec 2022
Nature Food

Volume: 3, P: 1040-1051
Consolidation of agricultural land can contribute to agricultural sustainability in China

The consolidation of small farms into large-scale agricultural enterprises may have important socioeconomic and environmental consequences. Based on 40,000 rural surveys, ecological modelling and geostatistical analysis, this study assesses the spatial feasibility and cost-effectiveness of land consolidation in China, and its impact on a set of sustainability indicators.

Jiakun Duan
Chenchen Ren
Baojing Gu
Research16 Dec 2021
Nature Food

Volume: 2, P: 1014-1022
Societal benefits of halving agricultural ammonia emissions in China far exceed the abatement costs

Global largest agricultural ammonia (NH₃) emissions in China have caused severe damage to both ecosystem and human health, yet no policy is formulated to reduce NH₃ emissions. Here, the authors show that halving agricultural NH₃ emissions with feasible technical mitigation options in China generates far more societal benefits than abatement costs.

Xiuming Zhang
Baojing Gu
Deli Chen
ResearchOpen Access31 Aug 2020
Nature Communications

Volume: 11, P: 1-10
Elevated CO₂ levels promote both carbon and nitrogen cycling in global forests

Using a global meta-analysis approach, the authors show that elevated CO₂ alone can increase primary productivity and leaf C/N ratio and stimulate nitrogen fixation and nitrogen use efficiency. They project increasing carbon sink and decreasing reactive nitrogen loss under climate change.

Jinglan Cui
Miao Zheng
Baojing Gu
Research02 Apr 2024
Nature Climate Change

Volume: 14, P: 511-517
Nitrogen cycles in global croplands altered by elevated CO₂

Current understanding of how the cropland nitrogen cycle will respond to elevated atmospheric CO₂ is limited. By modelling global nitrogen budgets under elevated CO₂ and providing a monetized impact assessment, this study shows the synergistic effects of elevated CO₂ alone on global croplands.

Jinglan Cui
Xiuming Zhang
Baojing Gu
Research22 Jun 2023
Nature Sustainability

Volume: 6, P: 1166-1176
Climate change unequally affects nitrogen use and losses in global croplands

Quantification of the impact of climate change on crop yield and nitrogen use efficiency reflects global inequalities in agricultural N use and losses. Using long-term historical data from over 150 countries, this study reveals the importance of farm size to regulate N use for climate adaptation.

Chenchen Ren
Xiuming Zhang
Baojing Gu
Research13 Apr 2023
Nature Food

Volume: 4, P: 294-304
Publisher Correction: Cost-effective mitigation of nitrogen pollution from global croplands

Baojing Gu
Xiuming Zhang
Deli Chen
Amendments and CorrectionsOpen Access16 Jan 2023
Nature

Volume: 614, P: E19
Boesenbergia rotunda displayed anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-apoptotic efficacy in doxorubicin‐induced cardiotoxicity in rats

Linye Zhang
Qihong Jiang
Opeyemi Joshua Olatunji
ResearchOpen Access14 Jul 2023
Scientific Reports

Volume: 13, P: 1-10
Molecular epidemiology of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis caused by coxsackie A type 24 variant in China, 2004–2014

Li Zhang
Na Zhao
Shelan Liu
ResearchOpen Access23 Mar 2017
Scientific Reports

Volume: 7, P: 1-10
The association between altitude and the prevalence of hypertension among permanent highlanders

The permanent inhabitants exposure to the hypoxia environment long-termly, it may impose negative impact on hypertension. There were 32 studies (86,487 participants) were included for this study review and analyses. We found a curvilinear association between altitude and prevalence of hypertension with peak about 3300 m.

Yuewen Zhang
Yanan Yang
Ziqian Zeng
Research08 Aug 2022
Hypertension Research

Volume: 45, P: 1754-1762
Three novel variants identified within ECM-related genes in Chinese Han keratoconus patients

Xiayan Xu
Xin Zhang
Xingchao Shentu
ResearchOpen Access03 Apr 2020
Scientific Reports

Volume: 10, P: 1-8
Identification of MORF4L1 as an endogenous substrate of CRBN and its potential role as a therapeutic target in cancer

Luyao Zhang
Shunfang Liu
Bin Liu
ResearchOpen Access18 Jan 2025
Scientific Reports

Volume: 15, P: 1-12
Temporomandibular joint anchorage surgery: a 5-year follow-up study

Xiuming Liu
Zhihang Zhou
Liang Huo
ResearchOpen Access13 Dec 2019
Scientific Reports

Volume: 9, P: 1-10
A high-resolution map of reactive nitrogen inputs to China

Sitong Wang
Xiuming Zhang
Baojing Gu
ResearchOpen Access11 Nov 2020
Scientific Data

Volume: 7, P: 1-7
Component wave calculation and analysis of the acoustic field in a borehole within a three-phase porous medium

Lin Liu
Xiumei Zhang
Hao Chen
ResearchOpen Access11 May 2023
Scientific Reports

Volume: 13, P: 1-16
A metabolic map and artificial intelligence-aided identification of nasopharyngeal carcinoma via a single-cell Raman platform

Jiabao Xu
Dayang Chen
Dan Xiong
Research07 Mar 2024
British Journal of Cancer

Volume: 130, P: 1635-1646
CNV profiles of Chinese pediatric patients with developmental disorders

Haiming Yuan
Shaofang Shangguan
Xiaoli Chen
Research05 Jan 2021
Genetics in Medicine

Volume: 23, P: 669-678
RBM3 suppresses stemness remodeling of prostate cancer in bone microenvironment by modulating N6-methyladenosine on CTNNB1 mRNA

Shouyi Zhang
Chengcheng Lv
Yu Zeng
ResearchOpen Access07 Feb 2023
Cell Death & Disease

Volume: 14, P: 1-14
Comparative evaluation of 19 reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays for detection of SARS-CoV-2

Yajuan Dong
Xiuming Wu
Chiyu Zhang
ResearchOpen Access03 Feb 2021
Scientific Reports

Volume: 11, P: 1-11
Identification and preliminary analysis of hub genes associated with bladder cancer progression by comprehensive bioinformatics analysis

Han Wang
Junjie Liu
Aifa Tang
ResearchOpen Access02 Feb 2024
Scientific Reports

Volume: 14, P: 1-12
Genetic and molecular characterization of H9N2 and H5 avian influenza viruses from live poultry markets in Zhejiang Province, eastern China

Haibo Wu
Xiuming Peng
Nanping Wu
ResearchOpen Access02 Dec 2015
Scientific Reports

Volume: 5, P: 1-12
Small RNA profiles from Panax notoginseng roots differing in sizes reveal correlation between miR156 abundances and root biomass levels

Yun Zheng
Kun Chen
Xiuming Cui
ResearchOpen Access25 Aug 2017
Scientific Reports

Volume: 7, P: 1-15
Analysis of the grape (Vitis vinifera L.) thaumatin-like protein (TLP) gene family and demonstration that TLP29 contributes to disease resistance

Xiaoxiao Yan
Hengbo Qiao
Xiping Wang
ResearchOpen Access27 Jun 2017
Scientific Reports

Volume: 7, P: 1-14

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