Ammonia volatilization and yield of corn fertilized with different nitrogen sources in the Brazilian semiarid
Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the use of different nitrogen fertilizers on N losses by NH3 volatilization and on the grain yield of a corn (Zea mays) crop grown in the semiarid region of the state of Sergipe, Brazil. Corn was managed under rainfed conditions and...
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| author | Wadson de Menezes Santos Bruno José Rodrigues Alves Segundo Urquiaga Edson Patto Pacheco Inácio de Barros Marcelo Ferreira Fernandes Josimar Nogueira Batista Eduardo Pires Bender Heraldo Namorato de Souza Claudia Pozzi Jantalia |
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| description | Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the use of different nitrogen fertilizers on N losses by NH3 volatilization and on the grain yield of a corn (Zea mays) crop grown in the semiarid region of the state of Sergipe, Brazil. Corn was managed under rainfed conditions and conventional tillage. The fertilization treatments were: sulfur-coated urea (SU) and organo-mineral-coated urea (OMU). Regular urea and ammonium sulfate (AS) were also included as a reference of N sources of high and low NH3-volatilization potential, as well as a control without N fertilization. The N sources were applied to the soil surface at a rate of 150 kg ha-1 N as side-dressing at the V5 growth stage of corn. The experiment was carried out in 2015 and repeated in 2016. Losses of N through NH3 volatilization differed among the N sources in the two study years, with AS presenting the lowest N losses and regular urea, the highest. In the area treated with OMU, losses by NH3 volatilization were consistently controlled, showing a reduction of 74 and 67% in relation to that of regular urea in both years. SU, however, only mitigated NH3-N losses in 2015, increasing them in 2016, compared with regular urea. Corn plant grain yield and N status, assessed by the index leaf, did not clearly reflect N losses by NH3 volatilization. For the semiarid of Sergipe, OMU is the best urea-based fertilizer to mitigate N losses by NH3 volatilization, and the use of AS is an alternative to increase corn yield and eliminate N losses as NH3. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fdd52370f3bc4320aacc582fc27b26982022-12-22T04:16:08ZengEmbrapa Informação TecnológicaPesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira1678-39212020-09-015510.1590/s1678-3921.pab2020.v55.01036Ammonia volatilization and yield of corn fertilized with different nitrogen sources in the Brazilian semiaridWadson de Menezes Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0462-2275Bruno José Rodrigues Alveshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5356-4032Segundo Urquiagahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3601-1233Edson Patto Pachecohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3447-6907Inácio de Barroshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0185-7984Marcelo Ferreira Fernandeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9095-2133Josimar Nogueira Batistahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3081-3718Eduardo Pires Benderhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2372-8013Heraldo Namorato de Souzahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9526-1016Claudia Pozzi Jantaliahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6178-6145Abstract: The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the use of different nitrogen fertilizers on N losses by NH3 volatilization and on the grain yield of a corn (Zea mays) crop grown in the semiarid region of the state of Sergipe, Brazil. Corn was managed under rainfed conditions and conventional tillage. The fertilization treatments were: sulfur-coated urea (SU) and organo-mineral-coated urea (OMU). Regular urea and ammonium sulfate (AS) were also included as a reference of N sources of high and low NH3-volatilization potential, as well as a control without N fertilization. The N sources were applied to the soil surface at a rate of 150 kg ha-1 N as side-dressing at the V5 growth stage of corn. The experiment was carried out in 2015 and repeated in 2016. Losses of N through NH3 volatilization differed among the N sources in the two study years, with AS presenting the lowest N losses and regular urea, the highest. In the area treated with OMU, losses by NH3 volatilization were consistently controlled, showing a reduction of 74 and 67% in relation to that of regular urea in both years. SU, however, only mitigated NH3-N losses in 2015, increasing them in 2016, compared with regular urea. Corn plant grain yield and N status, assessed by the index leaf, did not clearly reflect N losses by NH3 volatilization. For the semiarid of Sergipe, OMU is the best urea-based fertilizer to mitigate N losses by NH3 volatilization, and the use of AS is an alternative to increase corn yield and eliminate N losses as NH3.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2020000103903&tlng=enZea maysammonium sulfatemitigationurea-based fertilizers |
| spellingShingle | Wadson de Menezes Santos Bruno José Rodrigues Alves Segundo Urquiaga Edson Patto Pacheco Inácio de Barros Marcelo Ferreira Fernandes Josimar Nogueira Batista Eduardo Pires Bender Heraldo Namorato de Souza Claudia Pozzi Jantalia Ammonia volatilization and yield of corn fertilized with different nitrogen sources in the Brazilian semiarid Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira Zea mays ammonium sulfate mitigation urea-based fertilizers |
| title | Ammonia volatilization and yield of corn fertilized with different nitrogen sources in the Brazilian semiarid |
| title_full | Ammonia volatilization and yield of corn fertilized with different nitrogen sources in the Brazilian semiarid |
| title_fullStr | Ammonia volatilization and yield of corn fertilized with different nitrogen sources in the Brazilian semiarid |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ammonia volatilization and yield of corn fertilized with different nitrogen sources in the Brazilian semiarid |
| title_short | Ammonia volatilization and yield of corn fertilized with different nitrogen sources in the Brazilian semiarid |
| title_sort | ammonia volatilization and yield of corn fertilized with different nitrogen sources in the brazilian semiarid |
| topic | Zea mays ammonium sulfate mitigation urea-based fertilizers |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2020000103903&tlng=en |
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