Mitigation of ammonia volatilisation from urea with micronised sulfur applied to common bean
Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol
A B , Danilo Silva Almeida A , Cleiton José Alves A , Rogério Peres Soratto A , Evelin Oliveira Krebsky A and Eduardo Scarpari Spolidorio A
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A São Paulo State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Crop Science, Botucatu, 18610-307, Brazil.
B Corresponding author. Email: crusciol@fca.unesp.br
Soil Research 57(4) 357-364 https://doi.org/10.1071/SR18232
Submitted: 4 August 2018 Accepted: 24 March 2019 Published: 28 May 2019
Abstract
Urea with micronised sulfur (S) in granules may result in lower nitrogen (N) depletion through ammoniacal N (NH3-N) loss than conventional urea due to the acidification reaction of S near urea granules in soil, and the addition of S to the urea may provide a limiting nutrient in tropical soils. The research objectives were to (1) verify whether urea containing micronised S (urea+S) can mitigate NH3-N volatilisation in comparison to conventional urea, ammonium nitrate, and ammonium sulfate; and (2) evaluate the efficiency of N and S sources for common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) grown on coarse-, medium-, and fine-textured soil. The results showed that ~90% of NH3-N volatilisation occurred during the first 14 days after application. The blend of elemental sulfur and sulfate in urea reduces the loss of N by NH3-N volatilisation compared with regular urea but not enough to achieve the low volatilisation as observed for ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate application. Despite the differences in the leaf N and S concentration and bean yield components, no differences were observed among N sources in grain yield in general.
Additional keywords: alternative sulfur source, nitrogen sources, no-till, nutrient uptake, soil texture.
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