Foliar Urea with N-(n-butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide for Sustainable Yield and Quality of Pineapple in a Controlled Environment
| Autor: | Noraini Md Jaafar, Babul Chandra Sarker, Phebe Ding, Mohd Khanif Yusop, Siti Zaharah Sakimin, Mohammad Amdadul Haque |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Sucrose Urease growth Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 chemistry.chemical_element N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide Management Monitoring Policy and Law engineering.material TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources nitrogen use efficiency pineapple chemistry.chemical_compound Animal science GE1-350 Environmental effects of industries and plants biology Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Chemistry Sowing food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Ascorbic acid yield Nitrogen Environmental sciences quality Yield (chemistry) 040103 agronomy & agriculture engineering Urea biology.protein 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Fertilizer 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 12 Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 6880, p 6880 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su13126880 |
| Popis: | In agricultural production, nitrogen loss leads to economic loss and is a high environmental risk affecting plant growth, yield, and quality. Use of the N fertilizer with a urease inhibitor is thus necessary to minimize N losses and increase the efficiency of N. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of N-(n-butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide (NBPT) on the growth, yield, and quality of pineapple. The experiment involved two foliar fertilizer treatments: 1% (w/v) urea solution with NBPT (2.25 mL kg−1 urea) was treated as NLU (NBPT Liquid Urea), and the same concentration of urea without NBPT served as the control. Both were applied 12 times, starting 1 month after planting (MAP) and continuing once a month for 12 months. The application of urea with NBPT notably increased the above-ground dry biomass per plant (20% and 10% at 8 and 12 MAP, respectively), leaf area per plant (23% and 15% at 8 and 12 MAP, respectively), N accumulation per plant (10%), PFPN (Partial Factor Productivity) (13%), and average fruit weight (15%) compared to the treatment with urea alone (control). The analysis of quality parameters indicated that urea with NBPT improves TSS (Total Soluble Solids) (19%), ascorbic acid (10%), and sucrose (14%) but reduces the total organic acid content (21%) in pineapple. When using urea with a urease inhibitor (NBPT), there was a significant improvement in growth, yield, quality, and nitrogen use efficiency, with the additional benefit of reduced nitrogen losses, in combination with easy handling. Hence, urea with a urease inhibitor can be used as a viable alternative for increasing pineapple yield by boosting growth with better fruit quality. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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