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Rates, Sources and Timing of Nitrogen Fertilization Influence Corn Yield in Amazon Biome

Version 1 : Received: 13 November 2023 / Approved: 14 November 2023 / Online: 14 November 2023 (10:37:34 CET)

How to cite: Amaral, V. M.; Mariano, D. D. C.; Maciel, R. P.; Oliveira Neto, C. F. D.; Franco, A. A. N.; Viégas, I. D. J. M.; Pedroso, A. J. S.; Okumura, R. S. Rates, Sources and Timing of Nitrogen Fertilization Influence Corn Yield in Amazon Biome. Preprints 2023, 2023110869. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0869.v1 Amaral, V. M.; Mariano, D. D. C.; Maciel, R. P.; Oliveira Neto, C. F. D.; Franco, A. A. N.; Viégas, I. D. J. M.; Pedroso, A. J. S.; Okumura, R. S. Rates, Sources and Timing of Nitrogen Fertilization Influence Corn Yield in Amazon Biome. Preprints 2023, 2023110869. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0869.v1

Abstract

The aims of study was to evaluate the effects of rates, sources and timing of nitrogen application under cover of transgenic corn yield cultivated in Amazon Biome. The experiments were conducted in Parauapebas city, State of Pará, Brazil, in two years (2016/2017 and 2017/2018). The experimental design was randomized blocks, in a 5x2x2 factorial scheme, consisting of five rates of N (0; 45; 90; 135; and 180 kg ha-1), two nitrogen sources (urea and ammonium sulfate) and two application times of N (phenological stages V4 and V8), with four replications. The factor N rates promoted adjustment of linear equation (leaf area index, mass of thousand grains, and yield) and quadratic equation (dry mass of leaf index). Nitrogen fertilization promoted significant increases in mass of thousand grains and yield, obtaining the best results with 180 kg ha-1 of N applied at V4 phenological stage. Based on results obtained in two years of corn cultivated under conditions of Amazon Biome, the application of N at V4 phenological stage at rates of 121 to 131.39 kg ha-1 of N showed the best results for vegetative growth, while 180 kg ha-1 of N, regardless of source used, urea or ammonium sulfate, promoted greater grain weight and greater yield.

Keywords

Zea Mays; Urea; Ammonium sulfate; Phenological stage

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Soil Science

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