Efficiency of modified urea fertilizers for tropical irrigated rice

An objective of the International Network on Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Evaluation for Rice (INSFFER) network is to field evaluate deep-point placement (urea supergranules) and slow-release (sulfur coated urea) N fertilizers in irrigated rice. These N sources were compared for performance with split application of prilled urea at 19 sites in Asia in wet season 1981.SCU or USG differed significantly in response curves from prilled urea at 12 of the 17 sites where N response was observed. Over these 17 sites, 22–25% less N as SCU or 29–31% less N as USG provided the same yield increment as the comparatively higher level of N as prilled urea.High profit N rates were derived for 5 sites. The optimal N levels for SCU or USG were less than for prilled urea. However, in one case for both test materials prilled urea was more profitable than SCU or USG. The marginal rates of return of using SCU or USG as opposed to OPU were calculated for the 11 sites where the response functions of the test materials differed significantly from prilled urea. In other than 2 sites for SCU the MRR exceeded 2.0 for 29 and 58 kg N ha^–1, indicating the general profitability of these materials when compared to prilled urea.     

Carbonaceous microsphere-based superabsorbent polymer as filler for coating of NPK fertilizer: Fabrication,properties, swelling,and nitrogen release characteristics

Recently, the use of controlled release fertilizers in agriculture has resulted in huge benefits in plant growth and cultivation. Superabsorbent polymer (SAP)-coated fertilizers have the added advantage in retaining water in soil after irrigation and also reduce the nutrient release rate from soil in a controlled manner. This study aimed to produce a nitrogen–phosphorus–potassium (NPK) fertilizer coated with superabsorbent carbonaceous microspheres polymer (SPC) by inverse suspension polymerization method with water-retention and controlled release properties. Two sets of experiments were conducted: (1) three different weight percentages and (2) different materials. NPK coated with SPC showed increasing water-retention ability with respect to carbon microsphere percentages and retains >80% water at the 30th day of experiment compared with pure NPK and NPK coated with SAP. The slow release behavior of all samples was investigated by induced coupled plasma mass spectrometry spectrometry and results showed that NPK coated with SAP and SPC has a low release rate with <50% nutrient release compared with uncoated NPK at the 30th day. The release mechanism kinetics of NPK coated with SAP and SPC were studied based on the Kosmeyer–Peppas model. The mechanisms approached Fickian diffusion-controlled release as the n value for both samples was less than 0.5. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2020 , 137, 48396.     

农用BB肥缓释增效的研究与应用

涂层缓释一次肥以其独特的缓释增效功能,成为农用BB肥创新的亮点,其克服了一般BB肥简单掺混的先天不足,应用膜反应与团絮结构原理,针对氮、磷、钾肥料不同特性开发出三大系列涂层涂液,分别涂布于不同颗粒表面,形成一层或多层包膜,成为具有“控氮缓释、促磷增效、防钾淋失”功能,粒度均匀、色彩各异的单质改性肥料颗粒,再采用掺混工艺根据测土施肥需要科学组配与作物全生育期养分需求变化相协调的友好环境、缓释高效的肥料创新产品。几年来的示范推广实践证明,涂层缓释一次肥增产、提质、增效显著。     

脲醛缓释肥料红外光谱分析及养分释放特性研究

采用红外光谱分析法、水中溶出法和土壤培养法,探讨了4种不同种类的脲醛缓释肥料的结构特性及养分释放特性。结果表明:2种脲甲醛(UF和MU)肥料的红外光谱图相似,异丁叉二脲(IBDU)和丁烯叉二脲(CDU)的红外光谱图可反映其结构特征,用红外光谱法可以对脲醛缓释肥料进行定性分析。4种脲醛缓释肥料在水、土两种介质中的养分释放特性有较大的差异。可以用冷水不溶性氮、热水不溶性氮以及活性指数来表征脲甲醛的释放性能,并且活性指数越高,释放速率越快。     

Crop response to sulfur-coated urea (SCU) and other N-carriers in sandy soils of Saudi Arabia

Nitrogen losses due to leaching, volatilization and denitrification result in low fertilizer efficiency. Slow-release N fertilizers are proposed to minimize these losses, and sulfur-coated urea (SCU) has been examined. A greenhouse study was conducted using two coarse textured: loamy sand and sandy loam soils from Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia to compare sulfur-coated urea (SCU) with urea, ammonium nitrate (AN) and ammonium sulfate (AS) and to determine the effectiveness of single appliction of SCU over split application of soluble N sources. Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) were grown as indicator crops. Dry matter yields showed a significant increase with SCU fertilizers over other sources applied single or split, particularly in loamy sand soil. SCU-22 resulted in a consistent increase of dry matter yield and N-uptake compared to SCU-30 and SCU-40. The potential benefit of using SCU in coarse textured soils appers to be promising for increasing N fertilizer efficiency. Producing these slow release N fertilizers seems feasible if a coating step is added to the manufacturing process of urea produced from some fertilizer plants in Saudi Arabia.Contribution from the Regional Agriculture and Water Research Center (RAWRC), Ministry of Agriculture and Water, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Presented in Div. S-8, Am. Soc. Agron. Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 1981.     

Available N in the root area for citrus orchards fertilized with sulphur-coated-urea and ammonium nitro-sulphate

The leaching of N fertilizers in citrus causes important N losses, thus exerting a direct influence on the economy of citrus production, and may have negative consequences on the environment. The use of controlled-release N fertilizers may reduce leaching and be a solution to this problem.The amounts of available N, expressed as g of N in a soil cylinder corresponding to the drip area of the tree and of 0–60 cm depth, were compared at different vegetative periods, in an orange orchard, for four treatments; two doses of a standard fertilizer (ammonium nitrate sulphate, ANS), applied in the quantities of 11.55 kg N/ha (ANS-350) and 49.50 kg N/ha (ANS-2×750) and two doses of a slow-release fertilizer (sulphur-coated urea, SCU), applied in the quantities of 11.55 kg N/ha (SCU-350) and 24.25 kg N/ha (SCU-750), in nine consecutive years. A treatment without N (no N) was included. Available total N throughout the whole of the vegetative cycle, and in partial critical periods, has been determined as another comparison term. In the same way, non-available N has been measured at the beginning and at the end of the experiment.SCU treatment applied in low doses and only in spring maintained high levels of available N in soil during the vegetative cycle, reducing N losses, compared with ANS treatments. In the whole annual cycle, the amounts of N with SCU-750 were 32% greater than those of ANS-(2×750) though the quantity of N applied with this treatment was double. SCU-350 provided 5% less N than ANS-(2×750), though the dose of N applied with this treatment was 4.3 times greater. In all critical periods, SCU-750 maintained quantities of N higher than those with ANS-(2×750). For SCU-350, the amounts of N were similar to those of ANS-(2×750), except in summer as a consequence of the second fertilization with ANS-(2×750). Non-available N increased during the experiment in all treatments providing N except in ANS-350. A good crop and quality of fruits were obtained with SCU treatments, which in conjuntion with the reduction in dosage and rates justified its application.     

Recovery of nitrogen by spring barley from ammonium nitrate,urea and sulphur-coated urea as affected by time and method of application

The objective of this study was to increase the efficiency of fall-applied N either by placement in bands or by using a slow-release fertilizer. Four field experiments were conducted in north-central Alberta to determine the influence of N source, time of application and method of placement on the recovery of fall-applied N as soil mineral N in May, and on yield and recovery of N in grain of spring-sown barley. The recovery in soil of mineral N by May from the fall-applied fertilizers varied among treatments. More specifically, the recovery was lowest with topdressed application, highest with banding, and tended to be less with incorporation application as compared to banding. Recovery of mineral N was least for sulphur-coated urea (SCU) compared with A.N. and urea, regardless of method of application. The loss of fall-applied N was substantial, but leaching did not go beyond 60 cm deep.Yield and recovery of N in barley grain were much greater with spring application than with fall application at the 4 sites for ammonium nitrate (A.N.) and at 3 sites for urea. The SCU treatments were inferior. The A.N. and urea had greatest yield and N recovery with banding, followed by incorporation and then with topdressing for both fall- and spring-applied N. Method of application had little effect on yield and N uptake with SCU. In all, the greatest yield or crop N uptake was obtained with spring banding of A.N. or urea, while SCU did not function well as a fall- or spring-applied N fertilizer.(Contribution No. 680)     

大颗粒包膜肥料是包膜肥料发展的方向

大颗粒包膜肥料比小颗粒包膜肥料有更高的肥效和养分利用率;大颗粒包膜肥料的比表面积减小,可大量节省包膜材料,降低生产成本和应用成本;大颗粒包膜肥料还具有减少土壤污染和方便使用等特点。发展大颗粒包膜肥料是解决缓/控释肥料难以推广应用问题的重要途径。     

Nitrogen leaching and plant uptake from controlled-release fertilizers

Controlled-release N fertilizers are commonly used in the production of container-grown ornamental crops, yet the relative effects of various nutrient sources on N leaching are not well known. A 27-week experiment was conducted to evaluate N leaching loss and plant growth following two applications of six controlled-release N fertilizers and one soluble N fertilizer to container-grownEuonymus patens Rehd. The controlled-release fertilizers evaluated were (noncoated) isobutylidene diurea, oxamide, urea formaldehyde, and (coated) Osmocote, Prokote Plus, and sulfur-coated urea. Of the fertilizers tested, the coated fertilizers generally out-performed the noncoated fertilizers in reducing N leaching losses, stimulating plant growth, and increasing tissue N concentrations. Low N concentrations in the leachate of some treatments indicated efficient nutrient use by the plant. In other treatments, low N concentrations in the leachate merely reflected incomplete N release from the fertilizer. A daily application of NH₄NO₃ resulted in a constant rate of N loss but was not the most effective in promoting growth. Plant growth, tissue N concentrations, and N leaching losses were all increased by doubling the fertilizer application rate from 1 kg N m^–3 to 2 kg N m^–3.     

改性聚乙烯醇添加酒糟制备缓释肥包膜材料的表征及其性能

采用聚乙烯吡咯烷酮（PVP）,通过溶液共混的方式对聚乙烯醇（PVA）进行改性,添加酒糟（JZ）制备复合包膜材料,并对氮肥进行包膜制备缓释肥料。研究了JZ的添加量对复合包膜材料性能以及包膜肥料缓释性能的影响。结果表明：JZ与各组分之间通过氢键作用相互结合,相容性良好;JZ的添加使复合膜材料热稳定性得到了显著提高;120d PUPZ5复合包膜材料降解率相比未添加JZ提高了20.11%;随着JZ的加入,复合包膜材料的机械性能先增加后下降,当JZ与PVA的质量比为15∶100时复合膜材料的力学性能达到了20.75MPa,比未添加酒糟提高了528.79%,且缓释肥料具有良好的缓释性能,可以通过调节JZ在复合包膜材料中的含量来控制缓释肥料中N的释放速率。     

Fate and efficiency of nitrogen fertilizers applied to wetland rice. II. Punjab,India

Two modified urea products (urea supergranules [USG] and sulfur-coated urea [SCU]) were compared with conventional urea and ammonium sulfate as sources of nitrogen (N), applied at 58 kg N ha^–1 and 116 kg N ha^–1, for lowland rice grown in an alkaline soil of low organic matter and light texture (Typic Ustipsamment) having a water percolation rate of 109 mm day^–1. The SCU and USG were applied at transplanting, and the whole dose of nitrogen was¹⁵N-labeled; the SCU was prepared in the laboratory and was not completely representative of commercial SCU. The SCU was broadcast and incorporated, whereas the USG was point-placed at a depth of 7–8 cm. The urea and ammonium sulfate applications were split: two-thirds was broadcast and incorporated at transplanting, and one-third was broadcast at panicle initiation. All fertilizers except the last one-third of the urea and ammonium sulfate were labeled with¹⁵N so that a fertilizer-N balance at flowering and maturity stages of the crop could be constructed and the magnitude of N loss assessed.At all harvests and N rates, rice recovered more¹⁵N from SCU than from the other sources. At maturity, the crop recovered 38 to 42% of the¹⁵N from SCU and only 23 to 31% of the¹⁵N from the conventional fertilizers, urea and ammonium sulfate, whose recovery rates were not significantly different. In contrast, less than 9% of the USG-N was utilized. Fertilizer nitrogen uptake was directly related to the yield response from the different sources. Most of the fertilizer N was taken up by the time the plants were flowering although recovery did increase up to maturity in some treatments.Analysis of the soil plus roots revealed that less than 1% of the added¹⁵N was in the mineral form. Between 20 and 30% of the¹⁵N applied as urea, SCU, and ammonium sulfate was recovered in the soil plus roots, mainly in the 0–15 cm soil layer. Only 16% of the¹⁵N applied as USG was recovered in the soil, and this¹⁵N was distributed throughout the soil profile to a depth of 70 cm, which was the lowest depth of sampling.Calculations of the¹⁵N balance showed that 46 to 50% of the urea and ammonium sulfate was unaccounted for and considered lost from the system. Only 27 to 38% of the¹⁵N applied as SCU was not recovered at maturity, but 78% of the USG application was unaccounted for. The extensive losses and poor plant recovery of USG at this site are discussed in relation to the high percolation rate, which is atypical of many ricegrowing areas.     

涂层缓释BB肥与某些新型肥料的技术经济性对比

新型肥料的技术经济性是其能否尽快进入市场和不断提高市场占有率的基本前提.介绍新型肥料产品的技术经济性量化指标：单位纯养分成本与市场销售价格;重点讨论涂层缓释BB肥的技术经济性优于稳定性肥料及包膜型缓控释肥     

Increasing productivity and protein content using early-maturing rices and efficient nitrogen management

Germplasm with shorter duration than that of the currently grown varieties is being generated to maximize productivity of irrigated rice. However, short-duration varieties often produce yields lower than the medium- and long-duration varieties. Experiments were conducted during the 1980–82 dry and wet seasons to increase productivity through the use of very early-maturing rices and the improved management of nitrogen (N) fertilizers.Results over three years showed that IR58 and IR9729-67-3 (growth duration 100 ± 5 days) yield as well as or higher than IR36 although earlier maturing. They generally had a higher productivity (kg ha^–1 day^–1) than IR36 (110 ± 5 days).Three years' data suggest that the improved timing of broadcast applications of urea in split doses increased grain yield comparable with the basal incorporation of slow-release sulfur-coated urea (SCU) or deep point-placement of urea supergranules (USG).Results on elite breeding lines showed that the early-maturing IR9729-67-3 produced higher protein yield ha^–1 than longer duration varieties such as IR8 and IR42 in the dry season. Furthermore, contrary to earlier results, single basal incorporation of slow-release SCU increased the protein yield of rice by 53 kg ha^–1 and deep point-placement of USG by 43 kg ha^–1 over split application of prilled urea.     

可生物降解PBAT包膜尿素缓释肥料的制备与性能研究

以可生物降解PBAT为包膜材料,通过循环流化床工艺制备一系列PBAT包膜尿素缓释肥料,并对制备工艺进行了优化;通过扫描电镜观察包膜肥料表面形态特征,分析缺陷形成原因;通过水中静置法测试PBAT包膜尿素缓释肥料的缓释性能,测定缓释曲线,样品的初期释放率为20%~50%,第28天的累积释放率为70%~90%。     

壳聚糖包膜内质缓释肥料生产技术总结

壳聚糖包膜内质缓释肥料是一种由内质型缓释肥与包膜型控释肥技术相结合而成的新型缓释肥料,以控制肥料养分释放、流失和挥发为切入点,工艺技术简单,易于嫁接现有肥料生产工艺。介绍了壳聚糖包膜内质缓释肥料的研发背景、生产工艺、形成机理、技术创新点、产品质量标准、产品特点。针对壳聚糖包膜内质缓释肥料尚存在的一些问题,提出今后进一步研究与应用的方向。     

Multilayer‐coated NPK compound fertilizer hydrogel with controlled nutrient release and water absorbency

A novel trilayered controlled‐release nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium (NPK) fertilizer hydrogel was prepared by dipping the NPK fertilizer granules sequentially in 7% w v^?1 poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and 2% w v^?1 chitosan (CS) solutions and then cross‐linking the CS layer (cross‐CS) via glutaraldehyde vapor deposition. Different NPK fertilizer hydrogels were then synthesized by inverse suspension polymerization of the dried PVA/cross‐CS bilayer‐coated fertilizer granules in various molar ratios of acrylamide (AM) and acrylic acid (AA) monomers, and polymerization with varying molar ratios of ammonium persulfate, N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethylenediamine and N,N′‐methylenebisacrylamide (N‐MBA). The water dissolution time of the obtained PVA/cross‐CS/poly (AA‐co‐AM) trilayer‐coated NPK fertilizer hydrogel granules was prolonged, while the water absorbency increased with increasing AA contents, and decreased with increasing N‐MBA contents in the outer poly(AA‐co‐AM) coating. The optimal trilayer‐coated NPK fertilizer hydrogel obtained released 84 ± 18, 63 ± 12, and 36 ± 15% of the N, P, and K nutrients, respectively, after a 30‐day immersion in water. The release phenomena of the N, P, and K nutrients of the fertilizer hydrogel obeyed both the Korsmeyer‐Peppas and Ritger‐Peppas models with a pseudo‐Fickian diffusion mechanism. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41249.     

Mineralization and nitrification of ureaform fertilizers

In an attempt to produce N materials that exhibit some delayed-release character and yet make all the N available in one growing season, ureaform (UF) fertilizers were prepared using low amounts of paraformaldehyde (PFA) (6% to 15% PFA w/w). Mineralization and nitrification of the various water-soluble components of these UF materials were studied over a period of 35 days by use of¹⁵N and high pressure liquid chromatographic techniques. Only the dimethylenetriurea (DMTU) fraction and a fraction tentatively identified as triuret showed any slow-release character, whereas other water-soluble components mineralized rapidly. Less soluble fractions did not mineralize appreciably during the experiment. Due to their reduced solubility, these ureaforms were shown to be less susceptible to volatilization than was urea, and a 37% reduction in loss was found.     

桐油包膜复合肥料的包膜形态及缓释性能研究

以桐油为主要包膜材料对复合肥料进行了包膜处理,用扫描电镜(SEM)研究了包膜的表面和剖面形貌,采用重量法和电导率法测定了包膜复合肥料固形物溶出率并对其缓释性能进行了探讨。实验结果表明,桐油在复合肥料颗粒表面经热固化后形成连续和附着良好的包膜层,包膜率为10．1％的桐油包膜复合肥料的80％养分释放时间可达到27d。     

Anionic Clays as Potential Slow-Release Fertilizers: Nitrate Ion Exchange

Several nitrate containing anionic clays were synthesized at different temperatures and the kinetics of NO₃ ^– release were determined to test their suitability as slow-release N fertilizers. A sample (Mg:Al = 2:1) synthesized at 60°C with smaller particle size released 75, 86 and 100% of its NO₃ ^– in 1, 3 and 7 days, respectively when equilibrated with a simulated soil solution. On the other hand, the 175°C/2 hrs sample with larger particle size released 65, 77 and 84% of its nitrate in 1, 3 and 7 days, respectively. Another anionic clay (synthesized at 175°C/24 hrs) of higher charge density (Mg:Al = 2:1) containing NO₃ ^– was equilibrated with a 0.012 N NaCl or Na₂CO₃ to test the role of different anions in releasing the NO₃ ^– anion from the interlayers. The results showed that Cl^– released more NO₃ ^– than did CO₃ ^2– from this anionic clay after all the treatment times probably as a result of the CO₃ ^2– anion blocking the release of NO₃ ^– from the interior of the crystals. When a lower charge density (Mg:Al = 3:1) sample (synthesized at 175°C/48 hrs) was equilibrated with 0.02N solution of anions the release of nitrate was as follows: Cl^– < F^– < SO₄ ⁼ CO₃ ^2–. These results suggest that the divalent SO₄ ⁼ and CO₃ ^2– anions are more effective in the release of NO₃ ^– from this lower charge density anionic clay. Time-resolved structural analysis of NO₃ ^– exchange with CO₃ ^2– in the above anionic clay using synchrotron x-ray diffraction showed that ion exchange is rapid because of small crystal size and lower charge density. Thus the release of NO₃ ^– from anionic clays is an interplay among the type of anions present in soil solution, their concentration, pH of soil solution, the charge density and crystal size of anionic clay etc.     

用工农业废料配制的两种堆肥培育观赏植物

由工农业废料配制的两种堆肥作为试验用的基质:C1——酿造啤酒等废料(酵母和麦芽)加修剪下的柠檬树枝;C2——橄榄研磨厂废水的固体级分加橄榄树叶。以每种堆肥与泥炭藓泥炭或商品基质(CS)按不同的比例混合,可配制成16种基质。尽管基质的物理和理化特性例如总孔隙度和电导率(EC)都是合适的,但由堆肥提供的养分(氮和钾)释放缓慢,对金盏花发育的影响尤为明显。另一方面,由于对盐分含量敏感,EC和氯化物浓度是影响蒲包草生长的主要因素。为供金盏花发育的适宜的基质可以通过含量高达75?与泥炭或高达50?与CS混合,以及高达50?与泥炭或CS混合使用。对蒲包花来说,基质中堆肥比例应较低,可用50?与泥炭或CS混合,也可以用25?与泥炭或CS混合使用。因此,只要基质至少含有25%的泥炭或CS,源于工农业废料的堆肥可作为培育观赏植物的泥炭和CS的替代品。