Response of Soft Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to Slow-Release Nitrogen Fertilizers in a Semi-Arid Rainfed Mediterranean Climate Area of Morocco

• Autorzy: Amine El Mzouri Mohamed , Karima Samir , El Houssine El Mzouri

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12912/27197050/169875

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Reasoned fertilization is an essential element of the agroecological approach, which aims first and foremost to improve soil and plant growth. The objective was to examine how slow-release nitrogen fertilizer will perform on the wheat productivity compared to conventional quick-release nitrogen fertilizers. A slow-release nitrogen cover fertilizer Duramon (24% N) was applied to soft wheat and compared to conventional nitrogen fertilizers as well as the local farmer practices. A randomized complete blocks design was adopted with four replications and four sites and repeated during three cropping seasons. Stand density, plant canopy height, tillers/plant, spikes/plant, biological yield, grain yield and harvest index were evaluated. Compared with conventional quick-release nitrogen fertilizers, the slow-release nitrogen significantly (P≤0.05) improved tillering, spikes/plant, canopy height, biological yield, grain yield and harvest index. It achieved an average total biomass and grain yields of 3220 kg DM/ha and 978 kg/ha, respectively. The average gains for total biomass and grain yields were 14% and 21%, respectively. However, when compared with the local farmers’ practices, the gains obtained were significantly higher, with 123% and 175% for the slow-release N fertilizer and 95% and 128% for the conventional quick-release N fertilizer, respectively. The harvest index was improved by N application, rising from 25% in local controls up to 30% for slow-release N fertilizers. In conclusion, compared with conventional quick-release nitrogen fertilizers and local practices, the use of slow-release fertilizers with less units of nitrogen applied significantly improved spikes number, biological and grain yields and harvest index, even in dry years.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

conventional nitrogen fertilizer; nitrogen management; productivity; rainfed agriculture; slow-release fertilizer; Mediterranean; semi-arid area; climate change

• Wydawca: Lubelski Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology ; WNGB Wydawnictwo Naukowe
• Czasopismo: Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 24, iss. 7
• Strony: 229--236
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 34 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Amine El Mzouri Mohamed

• Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences of Ben M’Sick, Hassan II University, Casablanca 20023, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2796-7017

autor

Karima Samir

• Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences of Ben M’Sick, Hassan II University, Casablanca 20023, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9139-1256

autor

El Houssine El Mzouri

• Agronomy Department, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Settat, 26000, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3869-4058

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