Ammonium-charged zeolitite effects on crop growth and nutrient leaching: Greenhouse experiments on maize (Zea mays)

T. Campisi; F. Abbondanzi; B. Faccini; D. Di Giuseppe; D. Malferrari; M. Coltorti; A. Laurora; E. Passaglia

doi:10.1016/j.catena.2016.01.019

Ammonium-charged zeolitite effects on crop growth and nutrient leaching: Greenhouse experiments on maize (Zea mays)

T. Campisi^*, F. Abbondanzi, B. Faccini, D. Di Giuseppe, D. Malferrari, M. Coltorti, A. Laurora, E. Passaglia

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	66-76
Number of pages	11
Journal	Catena
Volume	140
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2016.01.019
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ammonium
Fertilizer
Maize growth
Nitrate leaching
Zeolitite chabasite

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