Assessing the Effects of Nitrification Inhibitor DMPP on Acidification and Inorganic N Leaching Loss from Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Cultivated Soils with Increasing Urea–N Rates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Soil and Sapling Preparation
2.2. Pot Experiment
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Soil and Leachate pH
3.2. Inorganic Nitrogen Concentration of Soil and Leachate
4. Discussion
4.1. Soil Acidification with Increasing Rates of Urea Application
4.2. Effects of DMPP on Soil Acidification
4.3. Inorganic N Leaching Loss with Increasing Rates of Urea–N Application
4.4. Effects of DMPP on Inorganic N Leaching Loss
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Qiao, C.; Mia, S.; Wang, Y.; Hou, J.; Xu, B. Assessing the Effects of Nitrification Inhibitor DMPP on Acidification and Inorganic N Leaching Loss from Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Cultivated Soils with Increasing Urea–N Rates. Sustainability 2021, 13, 994. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020994
Qiao C, Mia S, Wang Y, Hou J, Xu B. Assessing the Effects of Nitrification Inhibitor DMPP on Acidification and Inorganic N Leaching Loss from Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Cultivated Soils with Increasing Urea–N Rates. Sustainability. 2021; 13(2):994. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020994
Chicago/Turabian StyleQiao, Chunlian, Shamim Mia, Yeqin Wang, Jiajia Hou, and Burenbayin Xu. 2021. "Assessing the Effects of Nitrification Inhibitor DMPP on Acidification and Inorganic N Leaching Loss from Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Cultivated Soils with Increasing Urea–N Rates" Sustainability 13, no. 2: 994. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020994