Nitrogen Cycling Dynamics: Investigating Volatilization and its Interplay with N2 Fixation

Abdul Wahid Monib; Parwiz Niazi; Shah Mahmood Barai; Barbara Sawicka; Abdul Qadeer Baseer; Amin Nikpay; Safa Mahmoud Saleem Fahmawi; Deepti Singh; Mirwais Alikhail; Berthin Thea

doi:10.55544/jrasb.3.1.4

Authors

Abdul Wahid Monib Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Kandahar University, Kandahar, AFGHANISTAN. | School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, INDIA.
Parwiz Niazi Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Kandahar University, Kandahar, AFGHANISTAN. | Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, EGE University, İzmir, TURKEY. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9628-8337
Shah Mahmood Barai Department of Biotechnology and Seed Production, Faculty of Plant Sciences, Afghanistan National Agriculture Science and Technology University, Kandahar, AFGHANISTAN.
Barbara Sawicka Department of Plant Production Technology and Commodities Science, the University of Life Science in Lublin, Lublin, POLAND.
Abdul Qadeer Baseer Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Kandahar University, Kandahar, AFGHANISTAN.
Amin Nikpay Department of Plant Protection, Sugarcane & By-products Development Company, Salman Farsi Agro Industry, Ahwaz, IRAN.
Safa Mahmoud Saleem Fahmawi School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, INDIA.
Deepti Singh School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, INDIA.
Mirwais Alikhail Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kabul University, Kabul, AFGHANISTAN
Berthin Thea Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, EGE University, Izmir, TURKEY, and Higher Institute of Science and Veterinary Medicine (ISSMV)/ Dalaba, BP 09, Dalaba, GUINEA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55544/jrasb.3.1.4

Keywords:

Nitrogen fixation, Ecosystem, Modern Technology, Global Budget, Management, Sustainable agriculture

Abstract

The nitrogen cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which nitrogen is converted into multiple chemical forms as it circulates among atmospheric, terrestrial, and marine ecosystems, the conversion of nitrogen can be carried out through both biological and physical processes. Important processes in the nitrogen cycle include fixation, ammonification, nitrification, and denitrification. The majority of Earth's atmosphere (78%) is atmospheric nitrogen, making it the largest source of nitrogen. However, atmospheric nitrogen has limited availability for biological use, leading to a scarcity of usable nitrogen in many types of ecosystems. The nitrogen cycle is of particular interest to ecologists because nitrogen availability can affect the rate of key ecosystem processes, including primary production and decomposition. Human activities such as fossil fuel combustion, use of artificial nitrogen fertilizers, and release of nitrogen in wastewater have dramatically altered the global nitrogen cycle. Human modification of the global nitrogen cycle can negatively affect the natural environment system and also human health. Volatilization and its Relationship to N2 fascination in Nitrogen Cycle in agriculture field is discuss in this paper.

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