“…However, as for all non‐legume crops, N is a key limiting macronutrient in oilseed rape production and has to be fertilized in high quantities for sufficient productivity (Wang et al, ). Despite a considerable capacity for N uptake, oilseed rape is often described as a crop with poor N‐efficiency and low seed production per unit N applied (Bouchet et al, ). However, recent studies have shown considerable strategies to improve agronomic NUE in oilseed rape include intensive crop management (Liu et al, ), more accurate prediction of N requirement (Henke, Breustedt, Sieling, & Kage, ), more precise application of N fertilizers (Nkebiwe, Weinmann, Bar‐Tal, & Muller, ), and the development of better genotypes (He et al, ; Salisbury, Cowling, & Potter, ; Stahl, Pfeifer, Frisch, Wittkop, & Snowdon, ).…”