scholarly journals Hygroscopicity and ammonia volatilization losses from nitrogen sources in coated urea

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 942-948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Letícia de Abreu Faria ◽  
Carlos Antonio Costa do Nascimento ◽  
Barbara Paquier Ventura ◽  
Gabriela Perissinotto Florim ◽  
Pedro Henrique de Cerqueira Luz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boric Acid ◽  
Copper Sulfate ◽  
Ammonia Volatilization ◽  
Water Solubility ◽  
Crop Residues ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Coating Materials ◽  
Coated Urea ◽  
Controlled Release Fertilizers

Hygroscopic fertilizers tend to absorb moisture from the air and may have undesirable characteristics such as moistness, clumping and lower fluidity, hampering the application. The increasing use of urea is due to its numerous advantages, although this nitrogen (N) source is highly susceptible to volatilization losses, particularly when applied to the soil surface of management systems with conservation of crop residues. The volatilization losses can be minimized by slow or controlled-release fertilizers, with controlled water solubility of the urea-coating materials; and by stabilized fertilizers, which prolong the period during which N remains in the amide or ammonia forms by urease inhibitors. This study evaluated the hygroscopicity of and ammonia volatilization from urea coated with boric acid and copper sulfate or with sulfur. The hygroscopicity of the sources was evaluated over time after exposure to five levels of relative humidity (RH) and volatilization evaluated after application to the soil surface covered with sugarcane trash. Ammonium nitrate has a low potential for volatilization losses, but is highly hygroscopic. Although coating with boric acid and copper sulfate or elemental sulfur reduced the critical humidity level of urea, the delay in the volatilization process is a potential positive factor.

scholarly journals Ammonia volatilization losses from urea coated with copper, boron, and selenium

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 1415
Author(s):  
Letícia de Abreu Faria ◽  
Felippe Hoffmann Silva Karp ◽  
Marcos Canto Machado ◽  
Adibe Luiz Abdalla
Keyword(s):  
Boric Acid ◽  
Copper Sulfate ◽  
Ammonia Volatilization ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Fertilizer Treatment ◽  
Coated Urea ◽  
Grazing Systems ◽  
Quality Of Milk

Urea coated with copper and boron may be a vehicle for selenium fertilization in grazing systems to improve both forage and animal productivity, and consequently, the nutritional quality of milk and meat. Urea is the most often used form of N fertilizer in Brazil; however, it can experience high losses by volatilization, primarily in pastures with high amounts of senescent biomass. The goal of this study was to evaluate losses by ammonia volatilization from urea coated with Cu, B, and Se. The fertilizer was applied to the soil surface under forage straw residues in cylindric glass chambers under controlled laboratory conditions. The treatments were urea (UR), urea coated with boric acid and copper sulfate (UBC), urea coated with boric acid, copper sulfate, and selenium (UBCS), and ammonium sulfate (AS). Measurements were recorded at regular intervals after fertilizer application for 27 days. High losses occurred from ammonia volatilization of amidic-N sources in the initial days after fertilizer application. The total loss of N by ammonia volatilization according to fertilizer treatment was UR > UBC = UBCS > AS. Urea lost by ammonia volatilization accounted for up to 50% of the N applied, although losses from coated urea treatments UBC and UBCS were 11.45% lower than that of urea. The Cu and B in the coated urea reduced losses by ammonia volatilization and the inclusion of Se had no effect. It is suggested that Se may be added to the Cu and B coating of urea to reduce ammonia volatilization.

scholarly journals Loss of ammonia from nitrogen fertilizers applied to maize and soybean straw

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 969-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Letícia de Abreu Faria ◽  
Carlos Antonio Costa do Nascimento ◽  
Godofredo Cesar Vitti ◽  
Pedro Henrique de Cerqueira Luz ◽  
Elaine Maria Silva Guedes
Keyword(s):  
Boric Acid ◽  
Grain Yield ◽  
Ammonium Sulfate ◽  
Copper Sulfate ◽  
Ammonia Volatilization ◽  
Crop Residues ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilizers ◽  
Maize Crop ◽  
N Source

In Brazilian agriculture, urea is the most commonly used nitrogen (N) source, in spite of having the disadvantage of losing considerable amounts of N by ammonia-N volatilization. The objectives of this study were to evaluate: N lossby ammonia volatilization from: [urea coated with copper sulfate and boric acid], [urea coated with zeolite], [urea+ammonium sulfate], [urea coated with copper sulfate and boric acid+ammonium sulfate], [common urea] and [ammonium nitrate]; and the effect of these N source son the maize yield in terms of amount and quality. The treatments were applied to the surface of a soil under no-tillage maize, in two growing seasons. The first season (2009/2010) was after a maize crop (maize straw left on the soil surface) and the second cycle (2012/2011) after a soybean crop. Due to the weather conditions during the experiments, the volatilization of ammonia-N was highest in the first four days after application of the N sources. Of all urea sources, under volatilization-favorable conditions, the loss of ammonia from urea coated with copper sulfate and boric acid was lowest, while under high rainfall, the losses from the different urea sources was similar, i.e., an adequate rainfall was favorablet o reduce volatilization. The ammonia volatilization losses were greatest in the first four days after application. Maize grain yield differed due to N application and in the treatments, but this was only observed with cultivation of maize crop residues in 2009/2010. The combination of ammonium+urea coated with copper sulfate and boric acid optimized grain yield compared to the other urea treatments. The crude protein concentration in maize was not influenced by the technologies of urea coating.

scholarly journals Ammonia volatilization from coated urea forms

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 1057-1063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Antonio Costa do Nascimento ◽  
Godofredo Cesar Vitti ◽  
Letícia de Abreu Faria ◽  
Pedro Henrique Cerqueira Luz ◽  
Fernanda Latanze Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Boric Acid ◽  
Ammonium Sulfate ◽  
Copper Sulfate ◽  
Sugar Cane ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Plant Residues ◽  
N Losses ◽  
Coated Urea ◽  
Low Efficiency ◽  
The Cost

Nitrogen fertilization is a major component of the cost of agricultural production, due to the high cost and low efficiency of fertilizers. In the case of urea, the low efficiency is mainly due to losses by volatilization, which are more pronounced in cultivation systems in which plant residues are left on the soil. The objective of this work was to compare the influence of urea coated with sulfur or boric acid and copper sulfate with conventional N fertilizers on N volatilization losses in sugar cane harvested after stubble burning. The sources urea, sulfur-coated urea, urea coated with boric acid and copper sulfate, as well as nitrate and ammonium sulfate, were tested at amounts containing N rates of 120 kg ha-1 N. The integration of new technologies in urea fertilization can reduce N losses by volatilization. These losses were most reduced when using nitrate and ammonium sulfate. The application of a readily acidified substance (boric acid) to urea was more efficient in reducing volatilization losses and nutrient removal by sugar cane than that of a substance with gradual acidification (elemental sulfur).

scholarly journals Ammonia volatilization and yield components after application of polymer-coated urea to maize

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 1200-1206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Zavaschi ◽  
Letícia de Abreu Faria ◽  
Godofredo Cesar Vitti ◽  
Carlos Antonio da Costa Nascimento ◽  
Thiago Augusto de Moura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Ammonia Volatilization ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilizers ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Favorable Effect ◽  
Nutritional Characteristics ◽  
Coated Urea ◽  
Polymer Coated Urea ◽  
Spad Readings

A form of increasing the efficiency of N fertilizer is by coating urea with polymers to reduce ammonia volatilization. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of polymer-coated urea on the control of ammonia volatilization, yield and nutritional characteristics of maize. The experiment was carried out during one maize growing cycle in 2009/10 on a Geric Ferralsol, inUberlândia, MG, Brazil. Nitrogen fertilizers were applied as topdressing on the soil surface in the following urea treatments: polymer-coated urea at rates of 45, 67.5 and 90 kg ha-1 N and one control treatment (no N), in randomized blocks with four replications. Nitrogen application had a favorable effect on N concentrations in leaves and grains, Soil Plant Analysis Development (SPAD) chlorophyll meter readings and on grain yield, where as coated urea had no effect on the volatilization rates, SPAD readings and N leaf and grain concentration, nor on grain yield in comparison to conventional fertilization.

scholarly journals Performance of Urea-Based Fertilizers Associated With Elemental Sulfur or Polymers on Ammonia Volatilization

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Odirley Rodrigues Campos ◽  
Edson Marcio Mattiello ◽  
Wedisson Oliveira Santos ◽  
Reinaldo Bertola Cantarutti ◽  
Rafael Coca Cuesta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Ph ◽  
Ammonia Volatilization ◽  
Elemental Sulfur ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Acidithiobacillus Thiooxidans ◽  
Nh3 Volatilization ◽  
Oxidation Rates ◽  
Coated Urea ◽  
Polymer Coated Urea ◽  
Urea Granules

High N-NH3 losses are expected when conventional urea is applied to the soil surface. In order to reduce it, urea granules could be coated with different materials to decrease fertilizer dissolution rate or to stabilize N-NH4+ by acidification. In this study, we investigated the effect of a polymer-coated urea and powdered S0 added to urea, in the presence or absence of a S-oxidizing bacterium (Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans), on soil pH, SO42- availability, NH4+, and NH3 volatilization. Applying S0 before urea and the inoculation with bacteria have promoted the highest S0 oxidation rates. The greater decrease in soil pH occurred when S0 was applied before urea at a higher dose, which also decreased NH3 volatilization by 83% up to 4 days after urea application. However, the decrease in soil pH did not increase the concentration of NH4+, nor did it decrease the accumulated amount of volatilized NH3 over time. The inoculation of A. thiooxidans accelerates S0 oxidation process, but it was insufficient to counteract the H+ consumption by urea hydrolysis. Therefore, the S0 application with urea did not offer chemical protection against NH3 loss, but a physical barrier in the controlled-release urea had less dissolved urea in soil and reduced NH3 losses.

Ammonia volatilization and soil nitrogen dynamics following fall application of pig slurry on canola crop residues

2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 515-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Rochette ◽  
Martin H Chantigny ◽  
Denis A Angers ◽  
Normand Bertrand ◽  
Denis Côté
Keyword(s):  
Ammonia Volatilization ◽  
Crop Residues ◽  
Large Fraction ◽  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Land Application ◽  
Wind Tunnels ◽  
Relative Reduction ◽  
Pig Slurry ◽  
Mineral N

Land application of liquid manures is a major source of atmospheric ammonia. The presence of crop residues on the soil surface usually increases emissions by retarding slurry infiltration, whereas incorporation of slurry into soil reduces emissions. Our objective was to quantify the relative reduction in NH3 volatilization resulting from the soil incorporation of pig slurry (PS) applied on canola (Brassica napus) residues under fall conditions in Quebec, Canada. Pig slurry was applied at 7.4 L m–2 on six plots covered by canola crop residues. Slurry and residues were incorporated in the top 5 cm of soil (INCORP) in half of the plots, while the other half were left untouched (SURF). Ammonia volatilization was measured following application for 10 d using wind tunnels. Soil NH4+ and NO3− contents, pH, moisture and temperature were also monitored to explain variations in NH3 fluxes. Soil NH4+-N in the surface soil was lower than expected shortly after slurry application, maybe as a result of fixation by clays or interception by crop residues. The volatilization of NH3 was higher (P < 0.05) on SURF plots than on INCORP plots in 20 of the 26 measuring periods, with total NH3 losses being five times greater in the former. Cumulated emissions during the first 11 h accounted for the 60 and 53% of total NH3 emissions for the SURF and INCORP plots, respectively. Our results confirm that a large fraction of the NH3 volatilization from slurry application on canola residues can be greatly reduced if the slurry and crop residues are incorporated into the soil immediately after slurry application. Despite significant reduction (80%) of NH3 volatilization in INCORP compared with SURF plots, no difference was found in soil mineral N between treatments, suggesting that other processes such as N mineralization or denitrification were more active in INCORP plots. Key Words: Ammonium, nitrate, nitrogen cycle, organic amendments

scholarly journals Ammonia volatilization and yield of corn fertilized with different nitrogen sources in the Brazilian semiarid

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wadson de Menezes Santos ◽  
Bruno José Rodrigues Alves ◽  
Segundo Urquiaga ◽  
Edson Patto Pacheco ◽  
Inácio de Barros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Nitrogen Sources ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilizers ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
Corn Yield ◽  
Nh3 Volatilization ◽  
N Losses ◽  
N Sources ◽  
Coated Urea

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.

Agronomic Evaluation of Coated Urea to Reduce Ammonia Volatilization from Side-dress Applications to Corn

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. CM-2013-0117-01-RS
Author(s):  
William Hunter Frame ◽  
Marcus M. Alley ◽  
Wade Thomason ◽  
Garnett Whitehurst ◽  
Brooks Whitehurst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ammonia Volatilization ◽  
Agronomic Evaluation ◽  
Coated Urea

scholarly journals CONSEQUENCES OF Cu and Zn COATED UREA TO MINIMIZE AMMONIA VOLATILIZATION

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (6-12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saima Kalsoom Babar ◽  
Mohd Khanif Yusop ◽  
Shakeel Ahmed Babar ◽  
Aijaz Ali Khooharo
Keyword(s):  
Ammonia Volatilization ◽  
N Uptake ◽  
Soil Series ◽  
Nh3 Volatilization ◽  
N Losses ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Coated Urea ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Range Test ◽  
Cu And Zn

Nitrogen (N) losses from agricultural fields are commonly observed particularly from urea. The rate of urea hydrolysis is accelerated as it remains in conventional form and about 70% of applied urea losses in different forms to atmosphere. Ammonia volatilization is persuasive loss among all the losses from urea. Therefore to minimize ammonia (NH3) volatilization the micronutrient coated urea is applied to enhance N-efficiency and its uptake. This study is an application of micronutrient coated urea with zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) for two soil series of Malaysia. A laboratory experiment was designed according to the force draft technique for trapping the NH3 loss. The results have manifested that the rate of ammonia volatilization was 16% from uncoated urea and 8% from coated urea with micronutrients during the first two weeks of observations. After the six weeks of observations it was perceived that the ammonia losses for both soil series were gradually decreased with time. The mean comparison by using Tukey’s range test has shown the positive effect of micronutrient coated urea in comparison with the conventional urea. However the urea coated with the combination of both micronutrients Cu and Zn has shown significant difference in contrast to the coating urea with single micronutrient. The overall results revealed the efficacy of micronutrient coated urea on both of the soil series to maximize N-uptake and reduce NH3 volatilization.

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