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Effect of Mixed Treatment of Urea Fertilizer and Zeolite on Nitrous Oxide and Ammonia Emission in Upland Soil

  • Park, Jun-Hong (GyeongSangBuk-Do Agriculture Research and Extention Services) ;
  • Park, Sang-Jo (GyeongSangBuk-Do Agriculture Research and Extention Services) ;
  • Seo, Young-Jin (GyeongSangBuk-Do Agriculture Research and Extention Services) ;
  • Kwon, Oh-Heun (GyeongSangBuk-Do Agriculture Research and Extention Services) ;
  • Choi, Seong-Yong (GyeongSangBuk-Do Agriculture Research and Extention Services) ;
  • Park, So-Deuk (GyeongSangBuk-Do Agriculture Research and Extention Services) ;
  • Kim, Jang-Eok (School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University)
  • Received : 2014.03.27
  • Accepted : 2014.09.22
  • Published : 2014.10.31
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Abstract

Ammonia loss from urea significantly hinders efficient use of urea in agriculture. The level of nitrous oxide ($N_2O$) a long-lived greenhouse gas in atmosphere has increased mainly due to anthropogenic source, especially application of nitrogen fertilizers. There are reports in the literature showing that the addition of zeolite to N sources can improve the nitrogen use efficiency. This study was conducted to evaluate nitrous oxide ($N_2O$) and ammonia ($NH_3$) emission by mixed treatment of urea and zeolite in upland crop field. Urea fertilizer and zeolite were applied at different rates to study their effect on $N_2O$ emission during red pepper cultivation in upland soils. The $N_2O$ gas was collected by static closed chamber method and measured by gas chromatography. Ammonia concentration was analyzed by closed-dynamic air flow system method. The total $N_2O$ flux increased in proportion to the level of N application. Emission of $N_2O$ from the field increased from the plots applied with urea-zeolite mixture compared to urea alone. But urea-zeolite mixture treatment reduced about 30% of $NH_3$-N volatilization amounts. These results showed that the application of urea and zeolite mixture had a positive influence on reduction of $NH_3$ volatilization, but led to the increase in $N_2O$ emission in upland soils.

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