Assessing the effect of split and additional late N fertilisation on N economy of maize

Context: In the temperate-humid region of Argentina, nitrogen (N) fertilisers in maize (Zea mays L.) are mainly applied around sowing, whereas N-splitting is rare and occurs during early vegetative stages. Splitting and late N fertilisation, even up to silking (R1), effects on yield have been recent...

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Autores principales: Maltese, Nicolás, Carciochi, Walter Daniel, Caviglia, Octavio, Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene, García, Mauricio, Lapaz, Adrián, Ciampitti, Ignacio, Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16816
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378429024000327
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109279
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author Maltese, Nicolás
Carciochi, Walter Daniel
Caviglia, Octavio
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
García, Mauricio
Lapaz, Adrián
Ciampitti, Ignacio
Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio
author_browse Carciochi, Walter Daniel
Caviglia, Octavio
Ciampitti, Ignacio
García, Mauricio
Lapaz, Adrián
Maltese, Nicolás
Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
author_facet Maltese, Nicolás
Carciochi, Walter Daniel
Caviglia, Octavio
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
García, Mauricio
Lapaz, Adrián
Ciampitti, Ignacio
Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio
author_sort Maltese, Nicolás
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description Context: In the temperate-humid region of Argentina, nitrogen (N) fertilisers in maize (Zea mays L.) are mainly applied around sowing, whereas N-splitting is rare and occurs during early vegetative stages. Splitting and late N fertilisation, even up to silking (R1), effects on yield have been recently studied. However, to the extent of our knowledge, these studies have mainly focused on the effect of these strategies on maize yield, but less on the crop N economy. Objective: The aims were to study the mechanisms explaining the effect of i) splitting N and ii) additional N application at R1 on yield, post-flowering N uptake, kernel weight, N uptake efficiency, and the relationship of these variables with the N nutrition index (NNI). Methods: Seven experiments were carried out throughout the humid temperate region of Argentina, evaluating seven treatments: a control without N fertilisation, N rate entirely applied at sowing or split between sowing, eight leaf (V8), and R1, an additional N rate at R1, and an N sufficiency treatment. Results: The scenario with split N application had no adverse effect on either yield or N uptake at maturity (P > 0.05), with less pre-flowering N uptake compensated with more post-flowering N uptake in late N applications. In turn, increases in both yield and kernel weight were related to increases in post-flowering N uptake. Positive yield responses to N-splitting (plateauing at 450 kg ha-1) were obtained with yield responses to N greater than 3107 kg ha-1. Likewise, yield responses to additional N at R1 (plateauing at 1107 kg ha-1) were evident with yield responses greater than 2943 kg ha-1. The NNI at R1 accounted for variations in post-flowering N uptake and yield, as well as yield responses to additional N at R1 and their impact on kernel weight. Conclusion: Results show that N-splitting and late N fertilisation are promising strategies that, combined with crop N status monitoring, could lead to improvements in both maize yield and N economy.
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spelling INTA168162024-02-28T11:15:30Z Assessing the effect of split and additional late N fertilisation on N economy of maize Maltese, Nicolás Carciochi, Walter Daniel Caviglia, Octavio Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene García, Mauricio Lapaz, Adrián Ciampitti, Ignacio Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio Maíz Nutrición de las Plantas Eficiencia en el uso de Nutrientes Abonos Nitrogenados Maize Plant Nutrition Nitrogen-use Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilizers Context: In the temperate-humid region of Argentina, nitrogen (N) fertilisers in maize (Zea mays L.) are mainly applied around sowing, whereas N-splitting is rare and occurs during early vegetative stages. Splitting and late N fertilisation, even up to silking (R1), effects on yield have been recently studied. However, to the extent of our knowledge, these studies have mainly focused on the effect of these strategies on maize yield, but less on the crop N economy. Objective: The aims were to study the mechanisms explaining the effect of i) splitting N and ii) additional N application at R1 on yield, post-flowering N uptake, kernel weight, N uptake efficiency, and the relationship of these variables with the N nutrition index (NNI). Methods: Seven experiments were carried out throughout the humid temperate region of Argentina, evaluating seven treatments: a control without N fertilisation, N rate entirely applied at sowing or split between sowing, eight leaf (V8), and R1, an additional N rate at R1, and an N sufficiency treatment. Results: The scenario with split N application had no adverse effect on either yield or N uptake at maturity (P > 0.05), with less pre-flowering N uptake compensated with more post-flowering N uptake in late N applications. In turn, increases in both yield and kernel weight were related to increases in post-flowering N uptake. Positive yield responses to N-splitting (plateauing at 450 kg ha-1) were obtained with yield responses to N greater than 3107 kg ha-1. Likewise, yield responses to additional N at R1 (plateauing at 1107 kg ha-1) were evident with yield responses greater than 2943 kg ha-1. The NNI at R1 accounted for variations in post-flowering N uptake and yield, as well as yield responses to additional N at R1 and their impact on kernel weight. Conclusion: Results show that N-splitting and late N fertilisation are promising strategies that, combined with crop N status monitoring, could lead to improvements in both maize yield and N economy. EEA Balcarce Fil: Maltese, Nicolás. Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria. Estación Experimental “Dr. Alberto Boerger”; Uruguay. Fil: Carciochi, Walter. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Carciochi, Walter. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Caviglia, Octavio P. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias; Argentina. Fil: Caviglia, Octavio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Sainz Rozas, Hernan René. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Sainz Rozas, Hernan René. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Sainz Rozas, Hernan René. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: García, Mauricio. Corteva Agriscience; Argentina. Fil: Lapaz, Adrián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Ciampitti, Ignacio. Kansas State University. Department of Agronomy; Estados Unidos. Fil: Reussi Calvo, Nahuel. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Reussi Calvo, Nahuel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. 2024-02-28T11:07:17Z 2024-02-28T11:07:17Z 2024-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16816 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378429024000327 0378-4290 (Print) 1872-6852 (Online) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2024.109279 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier Field Crops Research 308, 109279 (15 March 2024)
spellingShingle Maíz
Nutrición de las Plantas
Eficiencia en el uso de Nutrientes
Abonos Nitrogenados
Maize
Plant Nutrition
Nitrogen-use Efficiency
Nitrogen Fertilizers
Maltese, Nicolás
Carciochi, Walter Daniel
Caviglia, Octavio
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
García, Mauricio
Lapaz, Adrián
Ciampitti, Ignacio
Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio
Assessing the effect of split and additional late N fertilisation on N economy of maize
title Assessing the effect of split and additional late N fertilisation on N economy of maize
title_full Assessing the effect of split and additional late N fertilisation on N economy of maize
title_fullStr Assessing the effect of split and additional late N fertilisation on N economy of maize
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the effect of split and additional late N fertilisation on N economy of maize
title_short Assessing the effect of split and additional late N fertilisation on N economy of maize
title_sort assessing the effect of split and additional late n fertilisation on n economy of maize
topic Maíz
Nutrición de las Plantas
Eficiencia en el uso de Nutrientes
Abonos Nitrogenados
Maize
Plant Nutrition
Nitrogen-use Efficiency
Nitrogen Fertilizers
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16816
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