Evaluation of calcium ammonium nitrate and urea-based fertilisers applied to grassland in Ireland

Sammanfattning

This study investigated the influence of N source and rate, and timing of N application on dry matter yield (DMY), N responses, N uptake and N use efficiency (NUE) in a grass crop. The experiment used three fertiliser treatments: CAN, urea and nBTPT-coated urea (nBTPT-U), three N rates (0 - control, 25, 50 and 75 kg ha-1), and 18 fertiliser application timings. The agronomic performance of urea was lower than CAN in early spring. This included relatively lower N responses, lower relative DMY (90%) and N uptake (85%) which translated in lower NUE (0.45 vs. 0.70 kg kg-1). For N applications later in the spring both urea and nBTPT-U showed relative DMY and NUE which were within ±5% compared with CAN (100%). nBTPT enhanced the overall performance of urea which was shown with increased temperature towards the summer or increased N rates. In the summer, the efficiency of urea was lower than CAN or nBTPT-U in all measured parameters. The variability of urea and nBTPT-U as N-sources for grass was comparable to CAN but DMY with urea was ≤95% that of CAN (100%) at 8 out of the 19 application timings. Increasing the application rate of urea-N to offset its relatively lower efficiency may not be recommended since DMY of urea-N relative to CAN decreased with increased N fertilisation levels. However, with the use of nBTPT this may be possible, but fertiliser choice needs to be based on the relative costs per unit N.

Nyckelord

Calcium ammonium nitrate; Fertiliser use efficiency; nBTPT; Temperate grassland; Urea

Publicerad i

Titel: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2013 : Kansas City, Missouri, USA, 21-24 July 2013
Utgivare: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Konferens

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2013, 21-24 July 2013, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

SLU författare

• Ernfors, Maria

  • Institutionen för biosystem och teknologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Jordbruksvetenskap

Publikationens identifierare

• ISBN: 9781627486651

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/132146