Rates of nitrogen from nitric and ammoniacal sources required by upland rice genotypes originating from Brazil and Colombia

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the initial growth, nitrogen (N) uptake, and agronomic efficiency after the use of N fertilizers in upland rice cultivation. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse by using pots filled with surface-layer (0 to 20 cm) soil collected from the municipality of Jaguapitã, Paraná. The experimental design was completely randomized with 4 replications. A factorial scheme of 5 × 2 was used, in which the factors were 5 N rates (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 kg ha -1 N) and 2 cultivars of rice (Fedearroz Lagunas [Colombian] and ). The N sources tested were ammonium sulfate (Experiment I) and calcium nitrate (Experiment II). The following variables were evaluated: number of tillers per pot (NTP), dry mass of the shoots (DMS), N content in the dry mass (NCDM), and agronomic efficiency of N fertilizer (AEN). The data obtained in the experiments were evaluated using analysis of variance, and mean values were compared using Tukey's test at 5% significance for rice cultivar effects or adjusted to polynomial regression equations for N rates. Use of calcium nitrate yielded higher values of NTP, NCDM, and AEN. The cultivar Lagunas showed higher NTP, while IAPAR-9 showed higher DMS. An increase in N rates, for both sources, resulted in the increase of NTP, DMS, and NCDM; however, AEN was decreased. Key words: Ammonium sulfate. Calcium nitrate. Nitrogen fertilization. Oryza sativa. Upland. ResumoO objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar o crescimento inicial, absorção e eficiência agronômica de nitrogênio em cultivares de arroz fertilizado com doses de diferentes fontes de N. Os experimentos foram conduzidos em casa de vegetação, utilizando-se vasos preenchidos com terra coletada da camada superficial de 0 a 20 cm do município de Jaguapitã, Paraná. O delineamento experimental foi o inteiramente casualizado, com quatro repetições. Os tratamentos testados resultaram de um fatorial 5 x 2, em que os fatores foram cinco doses de N (0, 25, 50, 75 e 100 kg ha -1 de N) e dois cultivares de arroz (Fedearroz Lagunas (Colombiana) e IAPAR-9 (Brasileira)). Como fontes de nitrogênio foram testadas o sulfato de amônio (experimento I) e o nitrato de cálcio (experimento II). As seguintes variáveis foram avaliadas: número de perfilhos por vaso (NPV), massa seca da parte aérea (MSPA), conteúdo de nitrogênio na massa seca (CNMS) e eficiência agronômica do nitrogênio (EAN). Os dados obtidos nos experimentos foram submetidos a análises de variância e as médias comparadas pelo teste de Tukey a 5% para o efeito de cultivares ou ajustadas a equações de regressão polinomial para o efeito de doses de N. Com relação às fontes, o uso do nitrato de

Growth, yield and agronomic efficiency of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cv. IAPAR 117 affected by nitrogen rates and sources

“…Quintero et al (2011), did not observe differences between the efficiency of N sources in flooded rice. On the other hand, for upland rice genotypes originating from Brazil and Colombia, Contreras, Contreras, Barzan, Silvestre & Brito (2016), reported higher agronomic efficiency of calcium nitrate than ammonium sulphate.…”