Urea based fertilizers are susceptible to N losses through volatilization, denitrification, and leaching. A field and incubation experiment were conducted at Mississippi State between 2013 and 2015 to evaluate the effect of fertilizer stabilizers on grain yield, N use, and N transformations in various soil textures. Stabilizers were applied to liquid urea-ammonium-nitrate (UAN) solution (32%) and granular urea (46-0-0) at labeled rates for 179 and 112 kg N ha-1 for the field and incubation experiments, respectively. Grain yield and N content at tasseling and physiological maturity were measured for the field experiment. Extracts from the incubation experiment were measured for NH4+-N and NO3⁻-N concentrations. Results from the field experiment suggest greater plant N accumulation, but inconsistent yield increases with fertilizer stabilizers. Incubation results indicate fertilizer stabilizers significantly decrease the rate of N transformations. Further research is necessary to determine the effects of stabilizers over N rates and yearly environmental conditions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MSSTATE/oai:scholarsjunction.msstate.edu:td-5034 |
| Date | 09 December 2016 |
| Creators | Nattrass, Michael Paul |
| Publisher | Scholars Junction |
| Source Sets | Mississippi State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Theses and Dissertations |
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