Enhancing the urea-N use efficiency in maize (Zea mays) cultivation on acid soils using urea amended with zeolite and TSP

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 716-720

  Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna ^a   Hussin, Aminuddin ^a   Ahmad, Husni Mohd Hanif ^a   Jalloh, Mohamadu Boyie ^b   Rahim, Anuar Abd ^a   Majid, Nik Muhamad Ab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acid soils; Ammonia volatilization; Maize cultivation; Nitrate; Soil exchangeable ammonium; Triple superphosphate; Urea; Urea N uptake efficiency; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957237894     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajas.2009.829.833     Document Type: Article

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