Paper · 1964 · Agronomy Journal

Effect of Nitrate and Ammonium on Growth of Corn in Nutrient Solution Sand Culture

William F. Bennett; John Pesek; John J. Hanway

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Abstract

Synopsis Nitrate was superior to ammonium as a source of N during the first 4 to 9 weeks of growth of corn in 2 greenhouse experiments. Part of the cause was the deleterious effect of ammonium on the growth and condition of the root system.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Nitrate was superior to ammonium as a nitrogen source for corn in the first 4 to 9 weeks.

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Nitratee0
Outcome
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Comparator
ammoniume0
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Zea mays subsp. mays
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“Nitrate was superior to ammonium as a source of N during the first 4 to 9 weeks of growth of corn in 2 greenhouse experiments”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Ammonium harmed growth and condition of the corn root system.

Treatment
ammoniume0
Outcome
growth and condition of the root systeme0
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deleteriouse0

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Zea mays subsp. mays
Zea mays subsp. mays · TaxonDominicus Johannes Bergsma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“deleterious effect of ammonium on the growth and condition of the root system”

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“Corn”

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nitrogen · growth · Zea mays (maize)Positive and negative results

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