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. 2017 Jun 1;189(7):304. doi: 10.1007/s10661-017-6022-3

Table 5.

Concentration of ammonium nitrogen (N-NH4) in soil solution at the depth of 50 cm (subsoil layer) in years 2013–2015 (mean values)

Fertilizer Rate (kg ha−1) Dose dividing Month
Jun (mg dm−3) Jul (mg dm−3) Aug (mg dm−3) Sep (mg dm−3) Oct (mg dm−3) Nov (mg dm−3)
Control 0.17 0.76 0.40 0.33 0.30 0.09
 Ammonium nitrate 90 0.30 0.88 0.62 0.46 0.38 0.13
90 0.24 0.67 0.37 0.35 0.42 0.13
180 0.45 1.61 0.62 0.64 0.55 0.17
180 0.37 1.25 0.40 0.48 0.44 0.16
 Standard urea 90 0.32 0.92 0.42 0.51 0.41 0.16
90 0.23 0.66 0.38 0.44 0.33 0.14
180 0.45 1.49 0.58 0.69 0.68 0.25
180 0.37 1.29 0.45 0.55 0.58 0.20
 Coated urea 90 0.23 0.93 0.51 0.51 0.46 0.14
90 0.17 0.64 0.49 0.46 0.36 0.13
180 0.28 1.43 0.73 0.63 0.55 0.19
180 0.28 1.25 0.43 0.48 0.46 0.15
Average for fertilizer
 Ammonium nitrate 0.34 b 1.10 a 0.50 a 0.48 a 0.45 a 0.15 a
 Standard urea 0.34 b 1.09 a 0.45 a 0.55 a 0.50 a 0.19 a
 Coated urea 0.24 a 1.06 a 0.54 a 0.52 a 0.46 a 0.15 a
Average for fertilizer rate
 – 0 0.17 a 0.76 a 0.40 a 0.33 a 0.30 a 0.09 a
 – 90 0.28 b 0.79 a 0.46 a 0.45 ab 0.37 a 0.14 b
 – 180 0.37 c 1.39 b 0.53 a 0.58 b 0.54 b 0.19 c
Average for dose dividing
 – 0.34 a 1.21 a 0.58 a 0.57 a 0.50 a 0.17 a
 – 0.28 a 0.96 a 0.42 a 0.46 a 0.43 a 0.15 a
Average for years
 2013 0.14 a 1.11 ab 0.82 b 0.92 b 0.78 b 0.12 a
 2014 0.27 ab 1.39 b 0.18 a 0.11 a 0.27 a 0.13 a
 2015 0.52 b 0.76 a 0.35 a 0.23 b

Letters a and b: homogeneous groups according to the Duncan test, at p < 0.05. The test was calculated separately for each month and independently for each factor (fertilizer type, fertilizer rate, dose dividing, year of experiment). The same letter indicates no difference between means for a particular factor in a particular month.