nitrogen-use-efficiency
Nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) refers to a plant's ability to acquire, assimilate, and utilize nitrogen from the soil to maximize growth and yield relative to the nitrogen available. Since nitrogen is often a limiting nutrient in agricultural and natural ecosystems, improving NUE is a central goal in plant biology — reducing dependence on synthetic fertilizers while maintaining or increasing productivity. Research in this area explores the molecular pathways of nitrate and ammonium uptake, assimilation into amino acids, and the genetic factors that govern how efficiently plants convert inorganic nitrogen into biomass.
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