A different method of using nitrogen in agriculture; Anhydrous ammonia

Year 2018, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 43 - 47, 15.04.2018

Fulya Tan , Cihangir Sağlam

Abstract

Nitrogen fertilization in
vegetable production in agriculture is an inevitable application for plant
growth and yield. The use of urea (46%)and nitrate (23-26%) for nitrogen
fertilization is common in our country's agriculture. Nitrogen fertilization is
carried out two or three times in different periods to meet the nitrogen
requirement of the soil in wheat farming. Nitrogen fertilization is performed
once in the pre-sowing period in developed countries such as America and
Canada. Studies have also been carried out in order to ensure the use of
similar nitrogen fertilization methods under the conditions of our country.
Anhydrous ammonia, which is a raw material of nitrogenous fertilizers with
82.2% nitrogen content, was used for fertilizing as an environmental and
economic method. The biggest problem in this application is the lack of
equipment that can place the fertilizer into the soil due to the chemical
properties of Anhydrous ammonia. In our work, we have
developed equipment for the application of anhydrous ammonia and have carried
out experiments on wheat farming in the region. Two different methods have been
studied in the research; Anhydrous ammonia methods and traditional
methods. The anhydrous ammonia method is a more advantageous method than the
farmer condition method in terms of the parameters examined. Anhydrous ammonia
method is a more environmentally and economical method due to the use of less
fertilizer.

Keywords

Fertilizer, Anhydrous Ammonia, Nitrogen, Nitrogenous fertilizer

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