Nitrogen budget of selected organic and inorganic fertilizer treatments in rice crop production

A nitrogen budget evaluates the balance between the amount of nitrogen entering a field (inputs) and the amount of nitrogen exiting a field (outputs). When analyzing a nitrogen budget, the amount of nitrogen being lost to the surrounding environment can be estimated, as well as
the use efficiency of selected fertilizer treatments. The proposed study will be calculating the nitrogen budget for selected organic and inorganic fertilizer treatments in a rice crop production. The fertilizers treatments being evaluated are: inorganic chemical fertilizer, vermicomposting
and crop residues. The results will determine which fertilizer treatment is most efficient at being used by the rice crop, and which treatment is least harmful to the environment (less nitrogen losses). Expected outcomes are that the organic fertilizer (vermicomposting) will have the
smallest negative environmental impact with fewer nitrogen losses, and that the rice plant will be more efficient at absorbingthis fertilizer treatment.

Faculty Supervisor:

Joanne Whalen

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Partner:

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

McGill University

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