Root extracts of Bracchiaria humidicola andSaccharum spontaneum to increase N use by sugarcane

ABSTRACT Retaining the mineral N in the form of NH4+ in the soil for a lengthy period is desirable for reducing losses. Furthermore, there is evidence that sugarcane prefers NH4+-N in place of NO3−-N. This study aimed firstly, to evaluate the potential of root extracts of Bracchiaria humidicola andS...

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Main Authors: Oriel Tiago Kölln, Henrique Coutinho Junqueira Franco, Danilo Alves Ferreira, Vitor Paulo Vargas, Saulo Augusto de Quassi Castro, Heitor Cantarella, Camila Caldana, Paulo Cesar Ocheuze Trivelin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-02-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162016000100034&lng=en&tlng=en