scholarly journals Application Rate and Timing Effects on Urease Inhibitor Performance for Minimizing Ammonia Emissions From Beef Cattle Feedyards

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Parker ◽  
Syam Pandrangi ◽  
L. Wayne Greene ◽  
Lal K. Almas ◽  
N. Andy Cole ◽  
...  
2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. B. Parker ◽  
M. B. Rhoades ◽  
N. A. Cole ◽  
V. P. Sambana

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 787-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. B. Parker ◽  
S. Pandrangi ◽  
L. W. Greene ◽  
L. K. Almas ◽  
N. A. Cole ◽  
...  

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Shi ◽  
D. B. Parker ◽  
N. A. Cole ◽  
B. W. Auvermann ◽  
J. E. Mehlhorn

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 8-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Zhang ◽  
Z. Wu ◽  
Y. Jiang ◽  
L. Chen ◽  
Y. Song ◽  
...  

A micro-plot field experiment with reduced urea <sup>15</sup>N application was conducted to study the effects of urease inhibitor NBPT (N-(<i>n</i>-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide) and nitrification inhibitor DMPP(3,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrazolium dihydrogen) on the fate of applied urea <sup>15</sup>N; it aimed to find an efficient way to reduce the urea N application rate while improving the agronomic and environmental benefits. Five treatments were installed, i.e., 180 kg N/ha (N<sub>1</sub>, conventional application rate), 126 kg N/ha (N<sub>2</sub>, reduced to 70% conventional application rate), N<sub>2</sub> + NBPT, N<sub>2</sub> + DMPP, and N<sub>2</sub> + NBPT + DMPP. Compared with treatment N<sub>1</sub>, all the other treatments had a significantly higher total <sup>15</sup>N recovery by both soil and plant (<i>P</i> < 0.05 48.20, 41.39, 37.69, 38.85 and 34.83% soil recovery for N<sub>2</sub> + NBPT + DMPP, N<sub>2</sub> + DMPP, N<sub>2</sub> + NBPT, N<sub>2</sub> and N<sub>1</sub>treatment, respectively; and 42.68, 40.86, 40.25, 37.18 and 36.30% plant recovery for N<sub>2</sub> + NBPT + DMPP, N<sub>2</sub> + DMPP, N<sub>2</sub> + NBPT, N<sub>2</sub>, and N<sub>1</sub> treatment, respectively). In the plant <sup>15</sup>N recovery, the <sup>15</sup>N absorbed in grain/stem was highest in treatment N<sub>2</sub> + NBPT + DMPP. The maize biomass and the maize yield had a slight increase in treatment N<sub>2</sub> + NBPT + DMPP, compared with those in treatment N<sub>1</sub>. In sum, for the maize production in study area, N<sub>2</sub> + NBPT + DMPP application method would be a feasible way to ensure the normal maize yield while improving yield quality, saving urea fertilizer, and protecting the environment.


2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W Todd ◽  
N Andy Cole ◽  
Lowry A Harper ◽  
Thomas K Flesch

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syamalakumar Pandrangi ◽  
David B. Parker ◽  
L. Wayne Greene ◽  
Lal K. Almas ◽  
Marty B. Rhoades ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
pp. 7183-7212 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Makar ◽  
M. D. Moran ◽  
Q. Zheng ◽  
S. Cousineau ◽  
M. Sassi ◽  
...  

Abstract. A unified regional air-quality modelling system (AURAMS) was used to investigate the effects of reductions in ammonia emissions on regional air quality, with a focus on particulate-matter formation. Three simulations of one-year duration were performed for a North American domain: (1) a base-case simulation using 2002 Canadian and US national emissions inventories augmented by a more detailed Canadian emissions inventory for agricultural ammonia; (2) a 30% North-American-wide reduction in agricultural ammonia emissions; and (3) a 50% reduction in Canadian beef-cattle ammonia emissions. The simulations show that a 30% continent-wide reduction in agricultural ammonia emissions lead to reductions in median hourly PM2.5 mass of <1 μg m−3 on an annual basis. The atmospheric response to these emission reductions displays marked seasonal variations, and on even shorter time scales, the impacts of the emissions reductions are highly episodic: 95th-percentile hourly PM2.5 mass decreases can be up to a factor of six larger than the median values. A key finding of the modelling work is the linkage between gas and aqueous chemistry and transport; reductions in ammonia emissions affect gaseous ammonia concentrations close to the emissions site, but substantial impacts on particulate matter and atmospheric deposition often occur at considerable distances downwind, with particle nitrate being the main vector of ammonia/um transport. Ammonia emissions reductions therefore have trans-boundary consequences downwind. Calculations of critical-load exceedances for sensitive ecosystems in Canada suggest that ammonia emission reductions will have a minimal impact on current ecosystem acidification within Canada, but may have a substantial impact on future ecosystem acidification. The 50% Canadian beef-cattle ammonia emissions reduction scenario was used to examine model sensitivity to uncertainties in the new Canadian agricultural ammonia emissions inventory, and the simulation results suggest that further work is needed to improve the emissions inventory for this particular sector. It should be noted that the model in its current form neglects coarse mode base cation chemistry, so the predicted effects of ammonia emissions reductions shown here should be considered upper limits.


2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Andy Cole ◽  
Richard W Todd ◽  
David B Parker

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