Evaluation of Agrotain Efficiency for Suppression of Ammonium Volatilization Under Chinese Cabbage Cultivation Fields

Jong-Uk Im; Seong-Hwa Jeon; Young-a Oh Jeon; Hwan-Kyu Lim; Yong-Bok Lee

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Evaluation of Agrotain Efficiency for Suppression of Ammonium Volatilization Under Chinese Cabbage Cultivation Fields

February 2017. pp. 49-55

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Abstract

Chinese cabbage cultivation and ammonia volatilization experiments were done to evaluate the efficiency of Agrotain coated urea (GSP 80% + Agro; GSP 100% + Agro) against conventional urea (GSP 80%; GSP 100%). Fresh weight of Chinese cabbage were 17.2% and 7.3% higher in the treatments that received GSP 80% + Agro and GSP 100% + Agro, respectively, of those from the treatments that received urea alone. Likewise, the nitrogen use efficiency of Chinese cabbage in the treatments that received Agrotain coated urea were significantly higher at the rate of 3.5% (GSP 80% + Agro) and 1.9% (GSP 100% + Agro) compared to urea alone treatments. Ammonia emission was substantially higher at the rate of 107.6 N mg chamber-1 with the application of only GSP 100%. However, nearly 28.3% of ammonia emission was considerably reduced with the use of Agrotain coated urea. Hence, we recommend the use of Agrotain coated urea in conventional farming for increased crop yield as well as simultaneous reduction of nitrogenous fertilizer use.

Cumulative ammonia losses from N fertilizer applied soil under upland condition.

Keywords

Chinese cabbage

Agrotain

Ammonia volatilization

Urease Inhibitor

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Publisher :Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer
Publisher(Ko) :한국토양비료학회
Journal Title :Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
Journal Title(Ko) :한국토양비료학회 학회지
Volume : 50
No :1
Pages :49-55
Received Date : 2017-02-01
Revised Date : 2017-02-22
Accepted Date : 2017-02-28
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2017.50.1.049

Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer ISSN:0367-6315(Print) 2288-2162(Online) 한국토양비료학회 학회지

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