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Investigations of Ammonium Chloride as a Fertilizer for Forage Crops and Corn 1
Author(s) -
McClure George W.,
Hunter Albert S.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1962.00021962005400050021x
Subject(s) - agronomy , nitrogen , leaching (pedology) , ammonium sulfate , chloride , ammonium , ammonium chloride , chemistry , sulfate , forage , fertilizer , nitrogen fertilizer , soil water , environmental science , biology , soil science , organic chemistry , chromatography
Synopsis At low to moderate rates of nitrogen, crop yield increases from ammonium chloride compared well with those from ammonium sulfate. When high rates of nitrogen as ammonium chloride were broadcast on growing grass, some damage to stand resulted. At high rates, and especially when in contact with plant leaves, chloride was more toxic to timothy than sulfate was. Most of the chloride applied to well‐drained soils was lost by leaching within one year.