Minimizing ammonia volatilization from urea, improving lowland rice (cv. MR219) seed germination, plant growth variables, nutrient uptake, and nutrient recovery using clinoptilolite zeolite

• Main Authors: Perumal, Palanivell, Ahmed, Osumanu Haruna, Nik Ab. Majid, Nik Muhamad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23192/1/Minimizing%20ammonia%20volatilization%20from%20urea%2C%20improving%20lowland%20rice%20%28cv.%20MR219%29%20seed%20germination%2C%20plant%20growth%20variables%2C%20nutrient%20uptake%2C%20and%20nutrient%20recovery%20using%20clinoptilolite%20zeolite.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23192/; http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03650340.2015.1077229?journalCode=gags20
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The anionic nature and high cation exchange capacity (CEC) of clinoptilolite zeolite can be exploited to reduce ammonia (NH3) loss from urea and to improve soil chemical properties to increase nutrient utilization efficiency in lowland rice cultivation. A closed-dynamic airflow system was used to de...