Nitrogen fertilization recommendation for corn cultivated under no-tillage

ABSTRACT The amount of nitrogen (N) suggested for corn crop must meet its demand, maximizing yield and minimizing losses. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the recommendation of N fertilization for corn grown under no-tillage, using the method that considers the availability of...

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Main Authors: Helton de S. Silva, Adailson P. de Souza
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande 2020-11-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
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description ABSTRACT The amount of nitrogen (N) suggested for corn crop must meet its demand, maximizing yield and minimizing losses. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the recommendation of N fertilization for corn grown under no-tillage, using the method that considers the availability of N from the soil, the N requirement for the crop to reach the projected yield and the N-fertilizer recovery efficiency. The experiment consisted of four doses of N (0, 30, 70 and 95 kg ha-1), arranged in randomized blocks, with five repetitions. N stock of 4,357.90 kg ha-1 in the 0-20 cm soil layer provides corn plants with 52.83 kg of N ha-1, corresponding to a mineralization coefficient of 1.2%. The N-fertilizer recovery efficiency and the harvest index show a progressive linear increase according to N doses. In projections of yields lower than 1,000 kg ha-1, N fertilization is not necessary; however, in corn cultivation under no-tillage aiming at yield above 5,000 kg ha-1, fertilization needs to be performed with doses above 100 kg of N ha-1.
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spelling doaj-art-9315492d58e44546b982f1ea45ef5ec52025-08-20T03:18:52ZengUniversidade Federal de Campina GrandeRevista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental1807-19292020-11-01241176276810.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v24n11p762-768Nitrogen fertilization recommendation for corn cultivated under no-tillageHelton de S. Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0021-5610Adailson P. de Souzahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2049-6069ABSTRACT The amount of nitrogen (N) suggested for corn crop must meet its demand, maximizing yield and minimizing losses. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the recommendation of N fertilization for corn grown under no-tillage, using the method that considers the availability of N from the soil, the N requirement for the crop to reach the projected yield and the N-fertilizer recovery efficiency. The experiment consisted of four doses of N (0, 30, 70 and 95 kg ha-1), arranged in randomized blocks, with five repetitions. N stock of 4,357.90 kg ha-1 in the 0-20 cm soil layer provides corn plants with 52.83 kg of N ha-1, corresponding to a mineralization coefficient of 1.2%. The N-fertilizer recovery efficiency and the harvest index show a progressive linear increase according to N doses. In projections of yields lower than 1,000 kg ha-1, N fertilization is not necessary; however, in corn cultivation under no-tillage aiming at yield above 5,000 kg ha-1, fertilization needs to be performed with doses above 100 kg of N ha-1.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662020001100762&tlng=enZea maysrecovery efficiencyN stocksoil fertility
spellingShingle Helton de S. Silva
Adailson P. de Souza
Nitrogen fertilization recommendation for corn cultivated under no-tillage
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
Zea mays
recovery efficiency
N stock
soil fertility
title Nitrogen fertilization recommendation for corn cultivated under no-tillage
title_full Nitrogen fertilization recommendation for corn cultivated under no-tillage
title_fullStr Nitrogen fertilization recommendation for corn cultivated under no-tillage
title_full_unstemmed Nitrogen fertilization recommendation for corn cultivated under no-tillage
title_short Nitrogen fertilization recommendation for corn cultivated under no-tillage
title_sort nitrogen fertilization recommendation for corn cultivated under no tillage
topic Zea mays
recovery efficiency
N stock
soil fertility
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