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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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Main Authors: Haque, Mohammad Amdadul, Sakimin, Siti Zaharah, Ding, Phebe, Md Jaafar, Noraini, Yusop, Mohd Khanif, Sarker, Babul Chandra
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
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spelling my.upm.eprints.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
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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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author Haque, Mohammad Amdadul
Sakimin, Siti Zaharah
Ding, Phebe
Md Jaafar, Noraini
Yusop, Mohd Khanif
Sarker, Babul Chandra
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
author_facet Haque, Mohammad Amdadul
Sakimin, Siti Zaharah
Ding, Phebe
Md Jaafar, Noraini
Yusop, Mohd Khanif
Sarker, Babul Chandra
author_sort Haque, Mohammad Amdadul
title 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_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_sort foliar urea with n-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide for sustainable yield and quality of pineapple in a controlled environment
publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97367/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97367/
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/12/6880
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