No. 1 (2001): Special Issue - Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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N-fertilization using „Biofert” in Sustainable Maize Production

Published December 4, 2001
Author
Péter Pepó
University of Debrecen, Centre of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Crop Production and Applied Ecology, Debrecen
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Pepó, P. (2001). N-fertilization using „Biofert” in Sustainable Maize Production. Acta Agraria Debreceniensis, (1), 30–33. https://doi.org/10.34101/actaagrar/1/3605

In synthetic fermentation of lysine (amino-acid) a by-product (Biofert) originates which can be characterized by 6% N-content and other ingredients (vitamins, enzymes, micro-elements etc). In small and large plot experiments Biofert was studied in different agroecological (cropyear, soil), biological (genotypes) and agrotechnical (non-irrigated and irrigated; N-splitting etc) conditions in order to obtain information about agronomic efficiency and environmental effects of its applications.
Our results proved that Biofert has the same agronomic efficiency as traditional N-fertilizers (applied in equal doses and splitting), but Biofert has economic and environmental advantages (less N-leaching in soils) for maize production. We found a special interaction between N-supply and irrigation. In maize production (irrigation) with the optimum application of nutrient- (N-fertilization, Biofert) and water- supply we could stabilize maize yields at a high level (11.0-14.0 t/ha) fairly independently of agroecological factors. When applying Biofert in autumn, NO3-N leaching was less in 100-200 cm chernozem soil-layers than for applications of traditional N-fertilizer. There were no differences between different maize genotypes concerning the agronomic efficiency of Biofert. In maize production 120-190 kg/ha N (chernozem soil) and 165 kg/ha N (meadow soil) doses of Biofert were the optimum doses in splitting applications (autumn + spring).

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