Soil Nitrogen Fractions, Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Yield of Zea mays L. Grown on a Tropical Acid Soil Treated with Composts and Clinoptilolite Zeolite

• Main Authors: Latifah Omar, Osumanu Haruna Ahmed, Mohamadu Boyie Jalloh, Abdul Majid Nik Muhamad
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland 2020
• Subjects: S Agriculture (General); SB Plant culture
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26086/1/Soil%20Nitrogen%20Fractions%2C%20Nitrogen%20Use%20Efficiency%20and%20Yield%20of%C2%A0Zea%20mays%C2%A0L.%20Grown%20on%20a%20Tropical%20Acid%20Soil%20Treated%20with%20Composts%20and%20Clinoptilolite%20Zeolite.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26086/2/Soil%20Nitrogen%20Fractions%2C%20Nitrogen%20Use%20Efficiency%20and%20Yield%20of%C2%A0Zea%20mays%C2%A0L.%20Grown%20on%20a%20Tropical%20Acid%20Soil%20Treated%20with%20Composts%20and%20Clinoptilolite%20Zeolite1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26086/; https://doi.org/ 10.3390/app10124139

High nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is important for improving crop yield. There are many nitrogen (N) fractions in soil and their uptake by crops varies. Most of the N that is taken up by plants is not native to the soil but usually from fertilizer added to the soil. However, the unbalanced use of f...