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Effects of Sulpha Drugs on Nitrification of Urea in Soil by Rajendra Prasad; R. N. S. Reddy is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
A laboratory study was made of the influence of the sulpha drugs sulphathiazole, sulphanilamide, sulphapyridine, sulphaguanidine, sulphadiazineand sulphadiamidine on nitrification of urea applied to a sandy clay loam soil of pH 7.8. Sulphathiazole applied at 2 ppm inhibited the nitrification of urea most effectively. Sulphadiazine and sulphadiamidine were also found to have nitrification inhibitory properties and need further testing. About 14% of applied urea N accumulated as nitrites after 1 week of incubation. Application of sulpha drugs along with urea reduced nitrite accumulation.
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- Author
- Rajendra Prasad; R. N. S. Reddy
- Publisher
- Springer; Springer-Verlag; Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 0032-079X)
- Published
- 1977
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)