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Published online 30 July 2007
Published in Crop Sci 47:1628-1634 (2007)
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Mowing and Nitrogen Source Effects on Ammonia Volatilization from Turfgrass

Ellen C. Knight, Elizabeth A. Guertal* and C. Wesley Wood

Agronomy and Soils Dep. Auburn Univ., 201 Funchess Hall, Auburn, AL 36849


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Figure 1. Diagram of complete laboratory set up with jars, pump, and air scrubbers, following the procedure of O'Halloran (1993). The glass manifold is connected to an opening in each jar with silicon tubing.

 

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Figure 2. Effect of mowing (M) and N source on percent N volatilized in Exp. 1. Mean comparisons are only within each fertilizer (mowed or unmowed), and not across N sources. There was no significant difference in NH3 volatilization due to mowing. AN, ammonium nitrate; SCU, S-coated urea.

 

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Figure 3. Ammonia volatilization as affected by N source and sampling day, Exp. 1. Vertical bars are the standard error. AN, ammonium nitrate; SCU, S-coated urea.

 

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Figure 4. Ammonia volatilization as affected by N source and sampling day, Exp. 2. Vertical bars are the standard error. AN, ammonium nitrate; SCU, S-coated urea.

 

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Figure 5. Total cumulative N loss due to NH3 volatilization over a 10-d period as affected by N source, Exp. 1. Columns with different letters are significantly different from each other at {alpha} = 0.05. AN, ammonium nitrate; SCU, S-coated urea.

 

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Figure 6. Total cumulative N loss due to NH3 volatilization over a 10-d period as affected by N source, Exp. 2. Columns with different letters are significantly different from each other at {alpha} = 0.05. AN, ammonium nitrate; SCU, S-coated urea.

 





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