Explanation – NUE is a key metric in agriculture that measures how effectively a plant utilizes the nitrogen available to it. This includes nitrogen from both natural sources (like organic matter in the soil) and artificial sources (such as fertilizers). It is calculated by taking the amount of nitrogen that the plant actually absorbs and uses for growth and dividing it by the total amount of nitrogen that was applied to the soil. This gives an indication of how much of the applied nitrogen is being effectively used by the plant.

Source: The Hindu