Paper · 2022 · Agronomy

Yield and Nitrogen Status of Maize (Zea mays L.) Fertilized with Solution of Urea—Ammonium Nitrate Enriched with P, Mg or S

Jadwiga Wierzbowska; Stanisław Sienkiewicz; Arkadiusz Światły

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Abstract

UAN is a popular nitrogen fertilizer, broadly used in world agriculture. Research concerning the effects of this fertilizer is just as common. Contrarily, studies on the combined application of UAN with P, Mg or S are lacking. This fact has stimulated our study, undertaken in order to evaluate the effects of maize grown for grain and fertilized with UAN enriched with the macronutrients (P, Mg and S) on the crop’s yields and nitrogen metabolism. The following nitrogen fertilizers were applied: UAN 32%N, UAN + S—26% N + 3% S, UAN + P (Medium)—26% N and 11% P2O5, UAN + P (Starter)—21% N and 18% P2O5, UAN + Mg—20% N + 4% Mg. Based on the results of chemical analyses and yields of maize, the following indicators of nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) were calculated: agricultural efficiency (AE), physiological efficiency (PE), internal N utilization efficiency (IE), reciprocal internal N utilization efficiency (RIE), grain share in N accumulation (HIN), recovery of N from mineral fertilizers (RN) and partial nitrogen balance (PNB). The highest grain yields were harvested after the application of UAN + S/UAN + Mg, and after the pre-sowing and top-dressing application of UAN or UAN + P (Medium). Values of all calculated nitrogen use efficiency indicators were more strongly dependent on the weather conditions, which determined volumes of maize yields in a given year, than on the applied fertilization.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The highest maize grain yields followed UAN + S application.

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MaizeZea mayst0
Treatment
UAN + Se0
Outcome
grain yieldse0
Direction
higheste0

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Zea mays
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“The highest grain yields were harvested after the application of UAN + S/UAN + Mg, and after the pre-sowing and top-dressing application of UAN or UAN + P (Medium).”

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“Maize (Zea mays L.)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The highest maize grain yields followed UAN + Mg application.

Taxon
MaizeZea mayst0
Treatment
UAN + Mge0
Outcome
grain yieldse0
Direction
higheste0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The highest grain yields were harvested after the application of UAN + S/UAN + Mg, and after the pre-sowing and top-dressing application of UAN or UAN + P (Medium).”

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“Maize (Zea mays L.)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The highest maize grain yields followed UAN application.

Taxon
MaizeZea mayst0
Treatment
UANe0
Outcome
grain yieldse0
Direction
higheste0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The highest grain yields were harvested after the application of UAN + S/UAN + Mg, and after the pre-sowing and top-dressing application of UAN or UAN + P (Medium).”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1037–1201 · show in text ↑
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“Maize (Zea mays L.)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The highest maize grain yields followed UAN + P (Medium) application.

Taxon
MaizeZea mayst0
Treatment
UAN + P (Medium)e0
Outcome
grain yieldse0
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higheste0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The highest grain yields were harvested after the application of UAN + S/UAN + Mg, and after the pre-sowing and top-dressing application of UAN or UAN + P (Medium).”

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“Maize (Zea mays L.)”

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Nitrogen use efficiency indicators depended more strongly on weather than on fertilizer application.

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MaizeZea mayst0
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nitrogen use efficiency indicatorse0
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applied fertilizatione0
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weather conditionse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Zea mays
Zea mays · TaxonAkwugo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Values of all calculated nitrogen use efficiency indicators were more strongly dependent on the weather conditions, which determined volumes of maize yields in a given year, than on the applied fertilization.”

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“Maize (Zea mays L.)”

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