Ammonia volatilization losses from urea coated with copper, boron, and selenium
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2020v41n4p1415Keywords:
Biofortification, Pasture, Sodium selenate, Straw residue.Abstract
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.Downloads
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Fenn, L. B., & Richards, J. (1986). Ammonia loss from surface applied urea-acid products. Fertilizer Research, 9(3), 265-275. doi: 10.1007/BF01050352
Galbraith, M. L., Vorachek, W. R., Estill, C. T., Whanger, P. D., Bobe, G., Davis, T. Z., & Hall, J. A. (2015). Rumen microorganisms decrease bioavailability of inorganic selenium supplements. Biological Trace Element Research, 171(2), 338-343. doi: 10.1007/s12011-015-0560-8
Longo, R., & Melo, W. J. (2005). Atividade da urease em latossolos sob influência da cobertura vegetal e da época de amostragem. Revista Brasileira de Ciências do Solo, 29(4), 645-650. doi: 10.1590/S0100-06832005000400017
Nascimento, C. A. C., Vitti, G. C., Faria, L. A., Luz, P. H. C., & Mendes, F. L. (2013). Ammonia volatilization from coated urea forms. Revista Brasileira de Ciências do Solo, 37(4), 1057-1063, doi: 10.1590/S0100-06832013000400022
Oliveira, M. W., Gava, G. J. C., Vitti, G. C., Bendassoli, J. A., & Trivelin, P. C. O. (1997). Volatilização de amônia proveniente da ureia (15N) aplicada em um solo cultivado com cana-de-açúcar. Anais do Encontro Científico dos Pós-Graduandos do CENA/USP, Piracicaba, SP, Brasil.
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Silva, D. F., Pegoraro, R. F., Maia, V. M., Kondo, M. K., Souza, G. L. O. D., & Mota, M. F. C. (2017). Volatilização de amônia do solo após doses de ureia com inibidores de urease e de nitrificação na cultura do abacaxi. Revista Ceres, 64(3), 327-335. doi: 10.1590/0034-737x201764030014
Soares, J. R., Cantarella, H., & Menegale, M. L. C. (2012). Ammonia volatilization losses from surface-applied urea with urease and nitrification inhibitors. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 52, 82-89. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.04.019
Tabatabai, M. A. (1977). Effects of trace elements on urease activity in soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 9(1), 9-13. doi: 10.1016/0038-0717(77)90054-2
Wu, Z., Bañuelos, G. S., Lin, Z. Q., Liu, Y., Yuan, L., Yin, X., & Li, M. (2015). Biofortification and phytoremediation of selenium in China. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6, 1-8. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00136
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Faria, L. de A., Karp, F. H. S., Machado, M. C., & Abdalla, A. L. (2020). Ammonia volatilization losses from urea coated with copper, boron, and selenium. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 41(4), 1415–1420. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2020v41n4p1415
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