Mitigating ammonia volatilizatiion from waterlogged acids soils using organic amendments

• Main Authors: Ali, Maru, Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu, Abd Majid, Nik Muhamad, Primus, Walter Charles, Asap, Audrey, Maikol, Nathaniel, Jeffary, Alicia Vanessa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81369/1/AMMONIA.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81369/; http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/sar/article/view/0/39455

In production agriculture, granular urea is the most used nitrogen fertilizer in crop production. However, increase in soil pH following application of urea causes ammonia volatilization and reduces N use efficiency. To minimize ammonia loss, organic amendments are used, however, type of organic ame...