Balancing yield and environmental impact: The role of split nitrogen application and fertilizer type in corn production

Autores
Iglesias, M. Paula; Wyngaard, Nicolás; Lewczuk, Nuria; Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene; Toribio, M.; García, Fernando O.; Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio
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2025
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Management strategies for nitrogen (N) fertilization could help reducing gaseous N losses, environmental costs, and maize yield gaps. The objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of N sources and split N applications on gaseous emissions, environmental costs, and maize productivity under different water regimes. Field experiments were conducted in two growing seasons. Nine treatments were evaluated under rainfed and irrigated water management, a control (no N fertilizer), and eight combinations of N sources (n = 4) and fertilization strategies (n = 2). The N sources were: urea, urea coated with urease activity or nitrification inhibitors (Urea-Limus and Urea-DMPP, respectively), and calcium-ammonium nitrate (CAN). Fertilization strategies were: single fertilizer application at fourth leaf stage (V4) and a split N application [60 % at V4, and 40 % at silking]. Ammonia volatilization losses and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions were measured after fertilization and grain yield. Results showed that: a) Urea-Limus split application reduced ammonia volatilization compared to complete and split Urea in both seasons and water regimes (-80 % and −70 %, respectively), b) N2O emissions represented between 0.01 % and 0.14 % N applied, c) grain yield ranged from 8.3 to 19.0 Mg ha−1, d) none of the treatments affected N2O emissions nor maize grain yield, and e) environmental costs ranged from 1.1 to 108.6 U$S ha−1 and followed the same trend as volatilization losses. Under the environmental conditions of our study, we demonstrated that N source selection and split N application are promising strategies to reduce gaseous emissions and their environmental costs without affecting yield.
EEA Balcarce
Fil: Iglesias, M.P. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Wyngaard, Nicolás. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Wyngaard, Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Lewczuk, Nuria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Sainz Rozas, Hernán René. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Sainz Rozas, Hernán René. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Sainz Rozas, Hernán René. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Toribio, M. Profertil; Argentina
Fil: García, Fernando. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Reussi Calvo, N. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 392 : 109756 (October 2025)
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Maíz
Nitrógeno
Rendimiento de Cultivos
Riego
Impacto Ambiental
Óxido Nitroso
Aplicación de Abonos
Maize
Nitrogen
Crop Yield
Irrigation
Environmental Impact
Nitrous Oxide
Fertilizer Application
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spelling Balancing yield and environmental impact: The role of split nitrogen application and fertilizer type in corn productionIglesias, M. PaulaWyngaard, NicolásLewczuk, NuriaSainz Rozas, Hernan ReneToribio, M.García, Fernando O.Reussi Calvo, Nahuel IgnacioMaízNitrógenoRendimiento de CultivosRiegoImpacto AmbientalÓxido NitrosoAplicación de AbonosMaizeNitrogenCrop YieldIrrigationEnvironmental ImpactNitrous OxideFertilizer ApplicationManagement strategies for nitrogen (N) fertilization could help reducing gaseous N losses, environmental costs, and maize yield gaps. The objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of N sources and split N applications on gaseous emissions, environmental costs, and maize productivity under different water regimes. Field experiments were conducted in two growing seasons. Nine treatments were evaluated under rainfed and irrigated water management, a control (no N fertilizer), and eight combinations of N sources (n = 4) and fertilization strategies (n = 2). The N sources were: urea, urea coated with urease activity or nitrification inhibitors (Urea-Limus and Urea-DMPP, respectively), and calcium-ammonium nitrate (CAN). Fertilization strategies were: single fertilizer application at fourth leaf stage (V4) and a split N application [60 % at V4, and 40 % at silking]. Ammonia volatilization losses and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions were measured after fertilization and grain yield. Results showed that: a) Urea-Limus split application reduced ammonia volatilization compared to complete and split Urea in both seasons and water regimes (-80 % and −70 %, respectively), b) N2O emissions represented between 0.01 % and 0.14 % N applied, c) grain yield ranged from 8.3 to 19.0 Mg ha−1, d) none of the treatments affected N2O emissions nor maize grain yield, and e) environmental costs ranged from 1.1 to 108.6 U$S ha−1 and followed the same trend as volatilization losses. Under the environmental conditions of our study, we demonstrated that N source selection and split N application are promising strategies to reduce gaseous emissions and their environmental costs without affecting yield.EEA BalcarceFil: Iglesias, M.P. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Wyngaard, Nicolás. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Wyngaard, Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Lewczuk, Nuria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; ArgentinaFil: Sainz Rozas, Hernán René. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; ArgentinaFil: Sainz Rozas, Hernán René. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Sainz Rozas, Hernán René. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Toribio, M. Profertil; ArgentinaFil: García, Fernando. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Reussi Calvo, N. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; ArgentinaFil: Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaElsevier2025-06-11T16:53:16Z2025-06-11T16:53:16Z2025-05-14info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22643https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01678809250028890167-8809 (Print)1873-2305 (Online)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109756Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 392 : 109756 (October 2025)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2023-PE-L01-I012, Intensificación Sostenible de la Agricultura Extensiva en la Región Pampeanainfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2026-11-05T11:50:45Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/22643instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2026-11-05 11:50:46.124INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Balancing yield and environmental impact: The role of split nitrogen application and fertilizer type in corn production
title Balancing yield and environmental impact: The role of split nitrogen application and fertilizer type in corn production
spellingShingle Balancing yield and environmental impact: The role of split nitrogen application and fertilizer type in corn production
Iglesias, M. Paula
Maíz
Nitrógeno
Rendimiento de Cultivos
Riego
Impacto Ambiental
Óxido Nitroso
Aplicación de Abonos
Maize
Nitrogen
Crop Yield
Irrigation
Environmental Impact
Nitrous Oxide
Fertilizer Application
title_short Balancing yield and environmental impact: The role of split nitrogen application and fertilizer type in corn production
title_full Balancing yield and environmental impact: The role of split nitrogen application and fertilizer type in corn production
title_fullStr Balancing yield and environmental impact: The role of split nitrogen application and fertilizer type in corn production
title_full_unstemmed Balancing yield and environmental impact: The role of split nitrogen application and fertilizer type in corn production
title_sort Balancing yield and environmental impact: The role of split nitrogen application and fertilizer type in corn production
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Iglesias, M. Paula
Wyngaard, Nicolás
Lewczuk, Nuria
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
Toribio, M.
García, Fernando O.
Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio
author Iglesias, M. Paula
author_facet Iglesias, M. Paula
Wyngaard, Nicolás
Lewczuk, Nuria
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
Toribio, M.
García, Fernando O.
Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio
author_role author
author2 Wyngaard, Nicolás
Lewczuk, Nuria
Sainz Rozas, Hernan Rene
Toribio, M.
García, Fernando O.
Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Maíz
Nitrógeno
Rendimiento de Cultivos
Riego
Impacto Ambiental
Óxido Nitroso
Aplicación de Abonos
Maize
Nitrogen
Crop Yield
Irrigation
Environmental Impact
Nitrous Oxide
Fertilizer Application
topic Maíz
Nitrógeno
Rendimiento de Cultivos
Riego
Impacto Ambiental
Óxido Nitroso
Aplicación de Abonos
Maize
Nitrogen
Crop Yield
Irrigation
Environmental Impact
Nitrous Oxide
Fertilizer Application
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Management strategies for nitrogen (N) fertilization could help reducing gaseous N losses, environmental costs, and maize yield gaps. The objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of N sources and split N applications on gaseous emissions, environmental costs, and maize productivity under different water regimes. Field experiments were conducted in two growing seasons. Nine treatments were evaluated under rainfed and irrigated water management, a control (no N fertilizer), and eight combinations of N sources (n = 4) and fertilization strategies (n = 2). The N sources were: urea, urea coated with urease activity or nitrification inhibitors (Urea-Limus and Urea-DMPP, respectively), and calcium-ammonium nitrate (CAN). Fertilization strategies were: single fertilizer application at fourth leaf stage (V4) and a split N application [60 % at V4, and 40 % at silking]. Ammonia volatilization losses and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions were measured after fertilization and grain yield. Results showed that: a) Urea-Limus split application reduced ammonia volatilization compared to complete and split Urea in both seasons and water regimes (-80 % and −70 %, respectively), b) N2O emissions represented between 0.01 % and 0.14 % N applied, c) grain yield ranged from 8.3 to 19.0 Mg ha−1, d) none of the treatments affected N2O emissions nor maize grain yield, and e) environmental costs ranged from 1.1 to 108.6 U$S ha−1 and followed the same trend as volatilization losses. Under the environmental conditions of our study, we demonstrated that N source selection and split N application are promising strategies to reduce gaseous emissions and their environmental costs without affecting yield.
EEA Balcarce
Fil: Iglesias, M.P. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Wyngaard, Nicolás. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Wyngaard, Nicolás. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Lewczuk, Nuria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Sainz Rozas, Hernán René. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina
Fil: Sainz Rozas, Hernán René. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Sainz Rozas, Hernán René. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Toribio, M. Profertil; Argentina
Fil: García, Fernando. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Reussi Calvo, N. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina
Fil: Reussi Calvo, Nahuel Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Management strategies for nitrogen (N) fertilization could help reducing gaseous N losses, environmental costs, and maize yield gaps. The objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of N sources and split N applications on gaseous emissions, environmental costs, and maize productivity under different water regimes. Field experiments were conducted in two growing seasons. Nine treatments were evaluated under rainfed and irrigated water management, a control (no N fertilizer), and eight combinations of N sources (n = 4) and fertilization strategies (n = 2). The N sources were: urea, urea coated with urease activity or nitrification inhibitors (Urea-Limus and Urea-DMPP, respectively), and calcium-ammonium nitrate (CAN). Fertilization strategies were: single fertilizer application at fourth leaf stage (V4) and a split N application [60 % at V4, and 40 % at silking]. Ammonia volatilization losses and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions were measured after fertilization and grain yield. Results showed that: a) Urea-Limus split application reduced ammonia volatilization compared to complete and split Urea in both seasons and water regimes (-80 % and −70 %, respectively), b) N2O emissions represented between 0.01 % and 0.14 % N applied, c) grain yield ranged from 8.3 to 19.0 Mg ha−1, d) none of the treatments affected N2O emissions nor maize grain yield, and e) environmental costs ranged from 1.1 to 108.6 U$S ha−1 and followed the same trend as volatilization losses. Under the environmental conditions of our study, we demonstrated that N source selection and split N application are promising strategies to reduce gaseous emissions and their environmental costs without affecting yield.
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