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Organic and chemical sources of nitrogen: its effect on nitrogen transformation and rice productivity under submerged conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

P. K. Chakraborty ,
L. N. Mandal  and
Anup Majumdar
P. K. Chakraborty
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi ViswavidyalayaKalyani, West Bengal, India
L. N. Mandal
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi ViswavidyalayaKalyani, West Bengal, India
Anup Majumdar
Affiliation:
Statistical Quality Control Unit, Indian Statistical InstituteCalcutta, India
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Summary

A field experiment was carried out in three wet seasons of 1982, 1983 and 1984 with various combinations of urea and organic nitrogen sources to investigate the nitrogen transformation and productivity of rice crop in a waterlogged situation. The treatments used were: (i) control (No), (ii) FYM + urea, (iii) Sesbania + urea, (iv) urea, the levels of nitrogen being 60 and 90 kg/ha and the proportion being 50:50 between organic and chemical sources where such combination was used. The soil samples were analysed for ammonium, hydrolysable and non-hydrolysable forms of nitrogen at 15, 30 and 45 days after transplanting. The release of hydrolysable and non-hydrolysable nitrogen was superior in the urea-Sesbania combination while the release of NH4·N was slightly better in FYM-urea combination. Yield of rice and apparent nitrogen use efficiency were highest in sole urea treatment and almost similar in FYM-urea and Sesbania + urea combinations. A statistical nitrogen-transformation model outlined the relationship among the various forms of soil nitrogen under submergence. The model suggested a strong correlation among the different forms of nitrogen during the earlier period of submergence.

Type
Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 111 , Issue 1 , August 1988 , pp. 91 - 94
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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