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REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIA DO SOLO
Volume 35, Issue 1, Pages 133-140Publisher
SOC BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIA DO SOLO
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-06832011000100012
Keywords
fertilizer-N; ammonia absorber; N-15; NH3-N loss
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- Fundacao de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo - FAPESP
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Gaseous N losses from soil are considerable, resulting mostly from ammonia volatilization linked to agricultural activities such as pasture fertilization. The use of simple and accessible measurement methods of such losses is fundamental in the evaluation of the N cycle in agricultural systems. The purpose of this study was to evaluate quantification methods of NH3 volatilization from fertilized surface soil with urea, with minimal influence on the volatilization processes. The greenhouse experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design with 13 treatments and five replications, with the following treatments: (1) Polyurethane foam (density 20 kg m(-3)) with phosphoric acid solution absorber (foam absorber), installed 1, 5, 10 and 20 cm above the soil surface; (2) Paper filter with sulfuric acid solution absorber (paper absorber, 1, 5, 10 and 20 cm above the soil surface); (3) Sulfuric acid solution absorber (1, 5 and 10 cm above the soil surface); (4) Semi-open static collector; (5) N-15 balance (control). The foam absorber placed 1 cm above the soil surface estimated the real daily rate of loss and accumulated loss of NH3-N and proved efficient in capturing NH3 volatized from urea-treated soil. The
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