Nitrate leaching and the resulting groundwater contamination from intensive crop production has become a major concern for long-term farmland efficiency and environmental sustainability in Italy. The aim of this study was to evaluate a water-saving NH4-charged zeolitite (produced by a new prototype) for minimizing NO3-leaching from soil and optimizing corn growth and yield. Forty-eight zeolitite:soil lysimeters in two trials were installed in a greenhouse to study the growth and yield characteristics of maize (Zea mays) as well as the nitrate concentration in leachate under different fertilizing conditions (i.e., standard, high or 70%, medium or 50% and low or 30% of conventional fertilization rate) and NH4-charged zeolitite (control, 0; dose-1, 50tha-1 and dose-2, 100tha-1) treatments. The results implicitly suggest that plants may have a better response if NH4-charged zeolitite is used with a limited amount of conventional fertilizer, allowing a reduction of nitrate concentration in drainage.
Ammonium-charged zeolitite effects on crop growth and nutrient leaching: Greenhouse experiments on maize (Zea mays) / Campisi, T.; Abbondanzi, F.; Faccini, B.; Di Giuseppe, D.; Malferrari, Daniele; Coltorti, M.; Laurora, A.; Passaglia, E.. - In: CATENA. - ISSN 0341-8162. - 140:(2016), pp. 66-76. [10.1016/j.catena.2016.01.019]
Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 | |
Titolo: | Ammonium-charged zeolitite effects on crop growth and nutrient leaching: Greenhouse experiments on maize (Zea mays) | |
Autore/i: | Campisi, T.; Abbondanzi, F.; Faccini, B.; Di Giuseppe, D.; Malferrari, Daniele; Coltorti, M.; Laurora, A.; Passaglia, E. | |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.01.019 | |
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Volume: | 140 | |
Pagina iniziale: | 66 | |
Pagina finale: | 76 | |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000372387100008 | |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-84955471267 | |
Citazione: | Ammonium-charged zeolitite effects on crop growth and nutrient leaching: Greenhouse experiments on maize (Zea mays) / Campisi, T.; Abbondanzi, F.; Faccini, B.; Di Giuseppe, D.; Malferrari, Daniele; Coltorti, M.; Laurora, A.; Passaglia, E.. - In: CATENA. - ISSN 0341-8162. - 140:(2016), pp. 66-76. [10.1016/j.catena.2016.01.019] | |
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