Role of Slow-Release Phosphate Nanofertilizers in Forage Nutrition and Phosphorus Lability

Up to 80% of the applied phosphorus via fertilizers can be lost to the environment through adsorption and precipitation reactions. Although nanoparticulated fertilizers can improve phosphate efficiency, they should be kept with no agglomeration, e.g., by dispersing urea (nanocomposite), which also p...

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Autores: Reis, Heitor Pontes Gestal [UNESP], Giroto, Amanda Soares, Guimarães, Gelton Geraldo Fernandes, Putti, Fernando Ferrari [UNESP], Pavinato, Paulo Sérgio, Teles, Ana Paula, Ribeiro, Caue, Fernandes, Dirceu Maximino [UNESP]
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2022
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositório:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/241139
Acesso em linha:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsagscitech.2c00012
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/241139
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:fertilizers
nanotechnology
Panicum maximum
phosphate fertilizer efficiency
Zuri grass
Descrição
Resumo:Up to 80% of the applied phosphorus via fertilizers can be lost to the environment through adsorption and precipitation reactions. Although nanoparticulated fertilizers can improve phosphate efficiency, they should be kept with no agglomeration, e.g., by dispersing urea (nanocomposite), which also provides nitrogen for plants. Thus, we evaluated the phosphorus dynamics in the soil and nutrient supply to Panicum maximum cv. BRS Zuri(Zuri grass) through three model nanocomposite fertilizers, hydroxyapatite (HAP), Bayóvar rock phosphate (BAY), or triple superphosphate (TSP), dispersed in urea-starch matrices in granular form. The experiments were done in pot experiments, analyzing the chemical composition of forage and soil after each cut. After four cuts, the treatment with the TSP nanocomposite resulted in a higher number of tillers and a higher root dry matter. However, HAP and its composites showed a similar performance to TSP in the first cut for these parameters. Plants grown with TSP have absorbed more phosphorus than those supplemented by nanocomposites (considering similar dry matter yields), which suggests that the release of nutrients from nanocomposites is better adjusted to plants' needs, promoting a better phosphorus use efficiency