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Nitrification Inhibitors in Liquid N Fertilizer Effective in Indiana Studies
Author(s) -
John Doe
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
csa news
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3584
pISSN - 1529-9163
DOI - 10.2134/csa2013-58-11-4
Subject(s) - citation , nitrification , fertilizer , world wide web , computer science , library science , information retrieval , chemistry , biology , nitrogen , ecology , organic chemistry
CSA News 13 The fact that significant amounts of fertilizer nitrogen (N) applied during crop production is lost to ground and surface water sources is well known. Less emphasis has been devoted to environmental losses of N from applied fertilizers to the atmosphere as nitrous oxide (N2O). Nitrous oxide is a major greenhouse gas with potency that is about 300 times that of carbon dioxide; N2O is believed to contribute significantly to global warming and climate change. Either way, leakage of nitrate or N2O–N to the environment is a lose–lose situation in terms of both its deleterious environmental effects and its economic loss to crop producers. Co-application of nitrification inhibitors with ammoniacal fertilizers has often been recommended as a best management practice with the dual advantages of reducing N loss through leaching as well as N2O emissions from soil during crop production.