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A model for predicting the fate of nitrogen fertilizer in lowland ricefields
Author(s) -
SINGH RACHHPAL,
KIRK G. J. D.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.244
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2389
pISSN - 0022-4588
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1993.tb00451.x
Subject(s) - mineralization (soil science) , urea , ammonia volatilization from urea , volatilisation , chemistry , environmental chemistry , fertilizer , nitrogen , soil water , nitrogen cycle , agronomy , environmental science , soil science , biology , biochemistry , organic chemistry
SUMMARY Equations are developed for the simultaneous movement and reaction in flooded soils of urea, ammoniacal species, carbonate species, and acids and bases, the simultaneous uptake of N by a developing rice root system, and losses of NH 3 and CO 2 by volatilization from the floodwater. The equations allow for the initial distribution of urea and other reactants in the soil and floodwater, for movement both by diffusion and convection, and for the rates of urea hydrolysis, floodwater algal activity, organic‐C and ‐N mineralization, and H+ release from roots to balance excess uptake of cations over anions. The equations are combined in a computer model which can predict the fate of N fertilizer in lowland ricefields for any combination of crop and environmental conditions.