Characteristics of ammonia volatilization and nitrous oxide emission from a paddy soil under continuous application of different slow/controlled release urea.

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.201606.039

Abstract

Abstract: The characteristics of ammonia volatilization and nitrous oxide emission from a paddy soil were examined under 9-year application of different slow/controlled release urea with the common large granule urea (U) as the control. The results showed that compared with the control, all slow/controlled release urea treatments, except 25.8% increase of ammonia volatilization under 1% 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP)+U, could decrease the ammonia volatilization. Polymer coated urea (PCU) dominated the highest reduction of 73.4% compared to U, followed by sulfur coated urea (SCU) (72.2%), 0.5% N-(N-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT)+1% DMPP+U (71.9%), 1% hydroquinone (HQ)+3% dicyandiamide (DCD)+U (46.9%), 0.5% NBPT+U (43.2%), 1% HQ +U (40.2%), 3% DCD+U (25.5%), and the ammonia volatilization under different slow/controlled release urea treatments were statistically lower than that of U (P<0.05). 1% DMPP+U caused the lowest emission of N₂O under different slow/controlled release urea treatments. The slow/controlled release urea also had a significant potential of N₂O emission reduction: 1% DMPP+U showed the highest reduction of 74.9% compared to U, followed by PCU (62.1%), 1% HQ+3% DCD+U (54.7%), 0.5% NBPT+1% DMPP+U (42.2%), 3% DCD+U (35.9%), 1% HQ +U (28.9%), 0.5% NBPT+U (17.7%), SCU (14.5%), and N₂O emissions under different slow/controlled release urea treatments were statistically lower than that of U (P<0.05). The comprehensive analysis showed that 0.5% NBPT+1% DMPP+U, SCU and PCU had similar effects on decreasing the ammonia volatilization and N₂O emission and were remarkably better than the other treatments. The slow release urea with the combination of urease and nitrification inhibitors should be the first choice for reducing N loss and environmental pollution in paddy field, in view of the higher costs of coated urea fertilizers.

SUN Xiang-xin, LI Dong-po, WU Zhi-jie, CUI Ya-lan, HAN Mei, LI Yong-hua, YANG De-fu, CUI Yong-kun. Characteristics of ammonia volatilization and nitrous oxide emission from a paddy soil under continuous application of different slow/controlled release urea.[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2016, 27(6): 1901-1909.

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