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  • Agricultural Science
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  • Environmental Science

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  • Nitrogen is a crucial macronutrient for plant growth and a vital component of proteins.
  • Plant nitrogen uptake and assimilation are influenced by climate change factors like CO2, temperature, and water availability.
  • These climate change impacts pose a threat to the primary soil-based nitrogen source for crops.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review how climate change factors affect nitrogen uptake and assimilation in cultivated plants.
  • To examine the isolated and combined effects of elevated CO2, high temperature, and water stress on C3 and C4 plants.
  • To understand the implications for crop health and nutritional quality.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing studies on climate change impacts on plant nitrogen dynamics.
  • Analysis of effects on both C3 and C4 plant species, including legumes and non-legumes.
  • Examination of individual and combined stressor effects (elevated CO2, high temperature, water stress).

Main Results:

  • Elevated CO2 dilutes nitrogen in non-leguminous C3 and C4 plants but can increase it in legumes.
  • High-temperature stress impacts vary between leguminous and non-leguminous species.
  • Water stress generally decreases nitrogen assimilation.
  • Elevated CO2 can mitigate some negative effects of high temperature and water stress.
  • Combined high temperature and water stress significantly reduce biomass and nitrogen uptake in non-leguminous crops.

Conclusions:

  • Climate change significantly alters plant nitrogen dynamics, affecting crop productivity and nutritional value.
  • Understanding these impacts is critical for ensuring future food security.
  • Mitigation strategies considering plant species and stressor combinations are necessary.