Nutrient Use Efficiency

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Definition

Nutrient use efficiency or NtUE in short is a term used in agriculture for utilization of nutrients in cereal crops or for breeding animals.

Introduction

Cereals are the major contributors to global food security. Major and micronutrients involve in different metabolic activities for uptake or assimilating these nutrients for better use towards quality, traits or yield.

Reference

[ http://www.els.net/WileyCDA/ElsArticle/refId-a0023734.html Improving Nutrient Use Efficiency in Crops]