Floodwater ammonium, nitrogen use efficiency and rice yields with fertilizer deep placement and alternate wetting and drying under triple rice cropping systems

Huda, Azmul; Gaihre, Yam Kanta; Singh, Upendra; Islam, Md. Rafiqul; Sanabria, Joaquin; Satter, Mohammed A.; Afroz, H.; Halder, Arkendu; Jahiruddin, M.

doi:10.1007/s10705-015-9758-6

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“…The increase in rice yield as observed in the present study is due to the spontaneous supply of nitrogen from USG throughout the growing period of rice and due to minimum loss of nitrogen as because of deep placement. These findings are well corroborated with Kapoor et al (2008), Islam et al (2011), and Afroz et al (2014) and Huda et al (2016) who observed increased rice yield due to application of USG and NPK briquettes. Islam et al (2014) also reported that grain yield of BRRI dhan28 increased by 97.03% over control with the application of USG and 87.58% with NPK briquette whereas 66.24% grain yield increase was obtained with PU application.…”

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“…, Das et al (2015) and Huda et al (2016) also reported higher efficiency of applied N due to application of USG and NPK briquette as compared to PU.…”

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“…Therefore, attention must be given to minimize the production cost in a search for increasing crop yield. Urea deep placement (UDP) is a proven technology that reduces N losses by up to 50% when compared with the conventional broadcast application of urea (IFDC, 2007;Huda et al, 2016). Again, the deep placement of USG and NPK briquette minimizes the concentration of NH 4 -N in floodwater compared to broadcast application of PU.…”

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Deep placement of N fertilizers influences N use efficiency and yield of BRRI dhan29 under flooded condition

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An experiment was conducted at the Soil Science Field Laboratory of Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during boro season of 2014 to evaluate the effect of deep placement of nitrogen (N) fertilizers on N use efficiency and yield of BRRI dhan29 under flooded condition. The soil was silt loam in texture having pH 6.27, organic matter content 1.95%, total N 0.136%, available P 3.16 ppm, exchangeable K 0.095 me%, available S 10.5 ppm and EC 348 μS cm -1 . . All the treatments except T 6, T 7 and T 8 received 25 kg P and 64 kg K ha -1 as TSP and MoP respectively. In T 6, T 7 and T 8 treatments, P and K were supplied from NPK briquettes. Prilled urea was applied in three equal splits. USG and NPK briquettes were applied at 10 DAT and were placed at 8-10 cm depth within four hills at alternate row. After deep placement of USG and NPK briquette, and each split application of PU, the water samples were collected for 5 consecutive days and analyzed for NH 4 -N concentration in surface water. After application of N fertilizers, the NH 4 -N in floodwater reached peak on the 2 nd day in PU treated plots and then decreased rapidly over time. In the USG and NPK briquette treated plots, the NH 4 -N was generated slowly but spontaneously over the entire growth period as compared to PU indicating a beneficial role of USG and NPK briquette.

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“…, Das et al (2015) and Huda et al (2016) also reported higher efficiency of applied N due to application of USG and NPK briquette as compared to PU.…”

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“…One of the innovations that has proven cost effective in smallholder farming systems is the use of 'urea briquettes' mainly in rice production, although similar results have been reported in maize (Table 5). The potential has not only been shown in SSA, but also in Asian countries like Bangladesh (Huda et al 2016). Although the innovation is labour-intense, the improved canopy reduces the labour required for weeding.…”

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Dilemma of nitrogen management for future food security in sub-Saharan Africa – a review

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Abstract. Food security entails having sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet dietary needs. The need to optimise nitrogen (N) use for nutrition security while minimising environmental risks in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is overdue. Challenges related to managing N use in SSA can be associated with both insufficient use and excessive loss, and thus the continent must address the 'too little' and 'too much' paradox. Too little N is used in food production (80% of countries have N deficiencies), which has led to chronic food insecurity and malnutrition. Conversely, too much N load in water bodies due mainly to soil erosion, leaching, limited N recovery from wastewater, and atmospheric deposition contributes to eutrophication (152 Gg N year -1 in Lake Victoria, East Africa). Limited research has been conducted to improve N use for food production and adoption remains low, mainly because farming is generally practiced by resource-poor smallholder farmers. In addition, little has been done to effectively address the 'too much' issues, as a consequence of limited research capacity. This research gap must be addressed, and supportive policies operationalised, to maximise N benefits, while also minimising pollution. Innovation platforms involving key stakeholders are required to address N use efficiency along the food supply chain in SSA, as well as other world regions with similar challenges.

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“…Farmers’ practice for fertilizer application in maize production in the Guinea Savanna agro‐ecological zone of Ghana generally includes both broadcasting NPK compound fertilizer just before or immediately after planting, and a side dressing of nitrogen‐based fertilizer (N) at the commencement of the reproductive stage (∼5–6 wk after planting, depending on the maize cultivar). Several studies have shown that broadcast application of N fertilizer is very inefficient, as only about one‐third of the N fertilizer is used by the plants, and the rest is lost via ammonia volatilization, runoff, and/or leaching (Gaihre et al, 2015; Huda et al, 2016; Yao et al, 2018).…”

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One‐Time Fertilizer Briquettes Application for Maize Production in Savanna Agroecologies of Ghana

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Agyin‐Birikorang

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Declining maize yields in the Guinea Savanna ecological zone of Ghana call for effective nutrient management strategies that increase maize productivity and profitability among smallholder farmers. Field trials were conducted during 2016 and 2017 in three locations in northern Ghana to evaluate the agronomic effectiveness of one-time application of multi-nutrient fertilizer briquettes for maize production. The treatments were: (i) farmer practice (FP); (ii) NPK fertilizer briquettes applied at the recommended N, P, and K rates (100%-Briquette); (iii) 75%-Briquette; (iv) modified farmer practice (MFP) with N, P, and K applied at the recommended rate (100%-MFP); (v) 75%-MFP; and (vi) control, with no fertilizer applied. The farmer practice involved surface broadcasting the granular N, P, and K fertilizer at the recommended rate. The MFP involved subsurface incorporation of the granular fertilizer into the soil. Across all three locations and in both years, maize grain yield resulting from the treatments followed this order: 100%-Briquette > 100%-MFP = 75%-Briquette > 75%-MFP > FP > control. Despite the greatest grain yields resulting from the 100%-Briquette treatment, the greatest gross profit margin of 0.46 was obtained with the 75%-Briquette treatment, followed by the 100%-Briquette treatment (~0.43), 100%-MFP (~0.39), 75%-MFP (~0.24), and FP (0.03). From the combined results, we conclude that the one-time application of multi-nutrient fertilizer briquettes could be an efficient fertilizer management strategy to increase maize yields and profitability for smallholder farmers in the Guinea Savanna zone. This presents a real strategy for improved productivity across diverse agroecologies for food security among smallholder farmers.

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Floodwater ammonium, nitrogen use efficiency and rice yields with fertilizer deep placement and alternate wetting and drying under triple rice cropping systems

Cited by 111 publications

References 27 publications

Deep placement of N fertilizers influences N use efficiency and yield of BRRI dhan29 under flooded condition

Deep placement of N fertilizers influences N use efficiency and yield of BRRI dhan29 under flooded condition

Dilemma of nitrogen management for future food security in sub-Saharan Africa – a review

One‐Time Fertilizer Briquettes Application for Maize Production in Savanna Agroecologies of Ghana

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