Foliar urea with N-(n-butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide for sustainable yield and quality of pineapple in a controlled environment
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 effe...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | upm-973672022-08-26T09:07:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97367/ Foliar urea with N-(n-butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide for sustainable yield and quality of pineapple in a controlled environment Haque, Mohammad Amdadul Sakimin, Siti Zaharah Ding, Phebe Md Jaafar, Noraini Yusop, Mohd Khanif Sarker, Babul Chandra 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. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97367/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Haque, Mohammad Amdadul and Sakimin, Siti Zaharah and Ding, Phebe and Md Jaafar, Noraini and Yusop, Mohd Khanif and Sarker, Babul Chandra (2021) Foliar urea with N-(n-butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide for sustainable yield and quality of pineapple in a controlled environment. Sustainability, 13 (12). art. no. 6880. pp. 1-17. ISSN 2071-1050 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/12/6880 10.3390/su13126880 |
| spellingShingle | Haque, Mohammad Amdadul Sakimin, Siti Zaharah Ding, Phebe Md Jaafar, Noraini Yusop, Mohd Khanif Sarker, Babul Chandra Foliar urea with N-(n-butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide for sustainable yield and quality of pineapple in a controlled environment |
| title | Foliar urea with N-(n-butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide for sustainable yield and quality of pineapple in a controlled environment |
| title_full | Foliar urea with N-(n-butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide for sustainable yield and quality of pineapple in a controlled environment |
| title_fullStr | Foliar urea with N-(n-butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide for sustainable yield and quality of pineapple in a controlled environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foliar urea with N-(n-butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide for sustainable yield and quality of pineapple in a controlled environment |
| title_short | Foliar urea with N-(n-butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide for sustainable yield and quality of pineapple in a controlled environment |
| title_sort | foliar urea with n-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide for sustainable yield and quality of pineapple in a controlled environment |
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