Up-bottom assessments of nutrient supply and gaseous pollutant from Chinese wheat straw field management.

To achieve resource efficiency, and carbon neutrality, it is vital to evaluate nutrient supply and gaseous pollutant emissions associated with field management of bio-straw resources. Previous straw yield estimates have typically relied on a constant grain-to-straw yield ratio without accounting for grain yield levels in a given region. Addressing this high-resolution data gap, our study introduces a novel empirical model for quantifying grain-to-straw yield, which has been used to gauge wheat straw field management practices at the city level during 2011-2015. Utilizing both statistical review and GIS-based methods, average nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) supplies from straw field management stood at 1510, 1229, and 61700 tons, respectively. Average emissions of PM2.5, SO2, NOx, NH3, CH4, and CO2 due to straw burning were 367, 41, 160, 18, 165, and 70,644 tons, respectively. We also reported uncertainty from Monte Carlo model as the 5th-95th percentiles of estimated nutrient supply and gaseous pollutant. These insights will provide foundational support for the sustainable and environmentally friendly management of wheat straw in China.

Global evaluation of key factors influencing nitrogen fertilization efficiency in wheat: a recent meta-analysis (2000-2022).

Improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) without compromising yield remains a crucial agroecological challenge in theory and practice. Some meta-analyses conducted in recent years investigated the impact of nitrogen (N) fertilizer on crop yield and gaseous emissions, but most are region-specific and focused on N sources and application methods. However, various factors affecting yield and N fertilizer efficiency in wheat crops on a global scale are not extensively studied, thus highlighting the need for a comprehensive meta-analysis. Using 109 peer-reviewed research studies (published between 2000 and 2022) from 156 experimental sites (covering 36.8, 38.6 and 24.6% of coarse, medium, and fine texture soils, respectively), we conducted a global meta-analysis to elucidate suitable N management practices and the key factors influencing N fertilization efficiency in wheat as a function of yield and recovery efficiency and also explained future perspectives for efficient N management in wheat crop. Overall, N fertilization had a significant impact on wheat yield. A curvilinear relationship was found between N rates and grain yield, whereas maximum yield improvement was illustrated at 150-300 kg N ha-1. In addition, N increased yield by 92.18% under direct soil incorporation, 87.55% under combined chemical and organic fertilizers application, and 72.86% under split application. Site-specific covariates (climatic conditions and soil properties) had a pronounced impact on N fertilization efficiency. A significantly higher yield response was observed in regions with MAP > 800 mm, and where MAT remained < 15 °C. Additionally, the highest yield response was observed with initial AN, AP and AK concentrations at < 20, < 10 and 100-150 mg kg-1, respectively, and yield response considerably declined with increasing these threshold values. Nevertheless, regression analysis revealed a declining trend in N recovery efficiency (REN) and the addition of N in already fertile soils may affect plant uptake and RE. Global REN in wheat remained at 49.78% and followed a negative trend with the further increase of N supply and improvement in soil properties. Finally, an advanced N management approach such as "root zone targeted fertilization" is suggested to reduce fertilizer application rate and save time and labor costs while achieving high yield and NUE.

Root-zone fertilization improves crop yields and minimizes nitrogen loss in summer maize in China.

It is urgently to minimize nitrogen (N) loss while simultaneously ensuring high yield for maize in China. A two-year field experiment was conducted to determine the effects of root-zone fertilization (RZF) and split-surface broadcasting (SSB) on grain yield, N use efficiency (NUE), and urea-15N fate under different N rates (135, 180 and 225 kg ha-1). Results showed that RZF increased grain yield by 11.5%, and the N derived from fertilizer (Ndff%) by 13.1-19.6%, compared with SSB. The percentage of residual 15N in the 0-80 cm soil was 37.2-47.4% after harvest; most 15N (64.4-67.4%) was retained in the top 20 cm. RZF significantly increased the N apparent recovery efficiency (NARE) and 15N recovery in maize by 14.3-37.8% and 21.9-30.0%, respectively; while decreased N losses by 11.2-24.2%, compared with SSB. The RZF of urea can be considered a slow-release fertilizer, which better matches maize N demand and effectively reduces N losses. Overall, RZF achieved yields as high as the SSB, but with a 20-25% reduction in N application. These results help improve our understanding of N fate in the maize cropping system, and may help guide recommendations for N management in southeastern China.

One-time root-zone N fertilization increases maize yield, NUE and reduces soil N losses in lime concretion black soil.

Excess N-fertilizer application and inappropriate fertilization methods have led to low N use efficiency (NUE) and high N leaching. A field experiment was performed in a typical lime concretion black soil area to compare N application methods: split surface broadcasting (SSB) and one-time root-zone fertilization (RZF) on grain yield, NUE, the fate of 15N urea and soil N loss during the 2015 and 2016 maize growing seasons. Each application method was tested at N rates of 135 and 180 kg N ha-1, and a control (CK) with no N fertilizer. The RZF treatment remarkably increased grain yield by 7.0% compared with SSB treatment under 180 kg N ha-1, and significantly increased N derived from fertilizer by 28.5%. The residual 15N in the 0-80 cm soil layer was 40.6-47.6% after harvest, 61.8-70.9% of which was retained in 0-20 cm. The RZF remarkably increased the 15N recovery in maize by 28.7%, while significantly decreased the potential N losses by 30.2% compared with SSB in both seasons. In conclusion, one-time RZF of urea is recommended for obtaining high yields, increasing NUE, and minimizing N losses in maize, which deserves more attention for developing and applying in the future.

Evaluation of Mercury Uptake and Distribution in Rice (Oryza sativa L.).

Mercury (Hg) contamination in soil-rice systems from industry, mining and agriculture has received increasing attention recently in China. Pot experiments were conducted to research the Hg accumulation capacity of rice under exogenous Hg in the soil and study the major soil factors affecting translocation of Hg from soil to plant. Soil treated with 2 mg kg-1 Hg decreased rice grain yield and inhibited the growth of rice plants. With increased Hg contamination of the rice, the enrichment rate of Hg was significantly higher in the rice grain than that in the stalk and leaf. Soil pH and cation exchange capacity are the key factors controlling Hg bioavailability in soils.

Effect of exogenous selenium supply on photosynthesis, Na+ accumulation and antioxidative capacity of maize (Zea mays L.) under salinity stress.

The mechanism of selenium-mediated salt tolerance has not been fully clarified. This study investigated the possible role of selenium (Se) in regulating maize salt tolerance. A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the role of Se (0, 1, 5 and 25 µM Na2SeO3) in photosynthesis, antioxidative capacity and ion homeostasis in maize under salinity. The results showed that Se (1 µM) relieved the salt-induced inhibitory effects on the plant growth and development of 15-day-old maize plants. Se application (1 µM) also increased the net photosynthetic rate and alleviated the damage to chloroplast ultrastructure induced by NaCl. The superoxide dismutase (SOD) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activities were increased, and ZmMPK5, ZmMPK7 and ZmCPK11 were markedly up-regulated in the roots of Se-treated plants, likely contributing to the improvement of antioxidant defence systems under salinity. Moreover, 1 µM Se increased K+ in the shoots while decreasing Na+ in the roots, indicating that Se up-regulates ZmNHX1 in the roots, which may be involved in Na+ compartmentalisation under salinity. The findings from this single experiment require repetition together with measurement of reactive oxygen species (ROS), but nevertheless suggest that exogenous Se alleviates salt stress in maize via the improvement of photosynthetic capacity, the activities of antioxidant enzymes and the regulation of Na+ homeostasis.

A new grading system for plant-available potassium using exhaustive cropping techniques combined with chemical analyses of soils.

A new grading system for plant-available potassium (K) in soils based on K release rate from soils and plant growth indices was established. In the study, fourteen different agricultural soils from the southern subtropical to the northern temperate zones in China were analyzed by both chemical extraction methods and exhaustive cropping techniques. Based on the change trends in plant growth indices, relative biomass yields of 70% and 50%, K-deficient coefficients of 35 and 22 under conventional exhaustive experiments, and tissue K concentrations of 40 g kg-1 and 15 g kg-1 under intensive exhaustive experiments were obtained as critical values that represent different change trends. In addition, the extraction method using 0.2 mol L-1 sodium tetraphenylboron (NaTPB) suggested soil K release rates of 12 mg kg-1 min-1 and 0.4 mg kg-1 min-1 as turning points that illustrated three different release trends. Thus, plant-available K in soils was classified into three categories: high available K, medium available K and low available K, and grading criteria and measurement methods were also proposed. This work has increased our understanding of soil K bioavailability and has direct application in terms of routine assessment of agriculture soils.

Effect of N Fertilization Pattern on Rice Yield, N Use Efficiency and Fertilizer-N Fate in the Yangtze River Basin, China.

High N loss and low N use efficiency (NUE), caused by high N fertilizer inputs and inappropriate fertilization patterns, have become important issues in the rice (Oryza sativa L.) growing regions of southern China. Changing current farmer fertilizer practice (FFP, 225 kg ha-1 N as three applications, 40% as basal fertilizer, 30% as tillering fertilizer and 30% as jointing fertilizer) to one-time root-zone fertilization (RZF, 225 kg ha-1 N applied once into 10 cm deep holes positioned 5 cm from the rice root as basal fertilizer) will address this problem. A two-year field experiment covering two rice growing regions was conducted to investigate the effect of urea one-time RZF on rice growth, nutrient uptake, and NUE. The highest NH4+-N content for RZF at fertilizer point at 30 d and 60 d after fertilization were 861.8 and 369.9 mg kg-1 higher than FFP, respectively. Rice yield and total N accumulation of RZF increased by 4.3-44.9% and 12.7-111.2% compared to FFP, respectively. RZF reduced fertilizer-N loss by 56.3-81.9% compared to FFP. The NUEs following RZF (mean of 65.8% for the difference method and 43.7% for the labelled method) were significantly higher than FFP (mean of 35.7% for the difference method and 14.4% for the labelled method). In conclusion, RZF maintained substantial levels of fertilizer-N in the root-zone, which led to enhanced rice biomass and N uptake during the early growth stages, increased fertilizer-N residual levels and reduced fertilizer-N loss at harvest. RZF produced a higher yield increment and showed an increased capacity to resist environmental threats than FFP in sandy soils. Therefore, adopting suitable fertilizer patterns plays a key role in enhancing agricultural benefits.

The fates of 15N-labeled fertilizer in a wheat-soil system as influenced by fertilization practice in a loamy soil.

Appropriate fertilization practice is crucial to achieve maximum wheat grain yield with minimum nitrogen (N) loss. A field 15N micro-plot experiment was conducted to determine the effects of application methods [split application (SA) and band application (BA)] and N rates (60, 150 and 240 kg ha-1) on the wheat grain yield, urea-15N fate and N efficiency in Jiangyan County, China. At high N rates, wheat grain yield was significantly higher for SA than BA treatment, but there was no difference at the lower N rates. Plant N derived from fertilizer was higher in SA than in BA treatment. The high N fertilizer application increased total N uptake by wheat derived from fertilizer, but wheat plant N derived from soil was not affected by the N rate. Fertilizer-N recovery in SA treatment was higher than in BA treatment. Residual N recovery in the 0-80 cm soil layer was 31-51%, which decreased with increasing N rate. The highest N loss was found for BA treatment at the N application of 240 kg ha-1. The one-time BA of N fertilizer, especially for higher N rates, led to reduced wheat grain yield and N efficiency, and increased the N loss.

The Effect of N Fertilizer Placement on the Fate of Urea-15N and Yield of Winter Wheat in Southeast China.

A field micro-plot experiment using nitrogen isotope (15N) labeling was conducted to determine the effects of placement methods (broadcast and band) and N rates (60, 150 and 240 kg ha-1) on the fate of urea-15N in the wheat-soil system in Guangde County of Anhui Province, China. N fertilizer applied in bands increased grain yield by 15% compared with broadcast application. The N fertilizer application rate had a significant effect on grain yield, straw yield and aboveground biomass, as well as on N uptake and N concentration of wheat. The recovery of urea-15N was a little higher for broadcast (34.0-39.0%) than for band treatment (31.2-38.2%). Most of the soil residual N was retained in the 0-20 cm soil layer. At the N rates of 60 and 240 kg ha-1, the residual 15N was higher for band (34.4 and 108.7 kg ha-1, respectively) than for broadcast application (29.6 and 88.4 kg ha-1, respectively). Compared with broadcast treatment, banded placement of N fertilizer decreased the N loss in the wheat-soil system. Band application one time is an alternative N management practice for winter wheat in this region.

Exploring the potential of phyllosilicate minerals as potassium fertilizers using sodium tetraphenylboron and intensive cropping with perennial ryegrass.

In response to addressing potassium (K) deficiency in soil and decreasing agricultural production costs, the potential of K-bearing phyllosilicate minerals that can be directly used as an alternative K source has been investigated using sodium tetraphenylboron (NaTPB) extraction and an intensive cropping experiment. The results showed that the critical value of K-release rate and leaf K concentration was 3.30 g kg(-1) h(-1) and 30.64 g (kg dry matter)(-1), respectively under the experimental conditions. According to this critical value, the maximum amount of released K that could be utilized by a plant with no K deficiency symptoms was from biotite (27.80 g kg(-1)) and vermiculite (5.58 g kg(-1)), followed by illite, smectite and muscovite with 2.76, 0.88 and 0.49 g kg(-1), respectively. Ryegrass grown on phlogopite showed K deficiency symptoms during the overall growth period. It is concluded that biotite and vermiculite can be directly applied as a promising and sustainable alternative to the use of classical K fertilizers, illite can be utilized in combination with soluble K fertilizers, whereas muscovite, phlogopite and smectite may not be suitable for plant growth. Further field experiments are needed to assess the use of these phyllosilicate minerals as sources of K fertilizer.

[Evaluation of nutrient release profiles from polymer coated fertilizers using Fourier transform mid-infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy].

The acrylate-like materials were used to develop the polymer coated controlled release fertilizer, the nutrients release profiles were determined, meanwhile the Fourier transform mid-infrared photoacoustic spectra of the coatings were recorded and characterized; GRNN model was used to predict the nutrients release profiles using the principal components of the mid-infrared photoacoustic spectra as input. Results showed that the GRNN model could fast and effectively predict the nutrient release profiles, and the predicted calibration coefficients were more than 0.93; on the whole, the prediction errors (RMSE) were influenced by the profiling depth of the spectra, the average prediction error was 10.28%, and the spectra from the surface depth resulted in a lowest prediction error with 7.14%. Therefore, coupled with GRNN modeling, Fourier transform mid-infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy can be used as an alternative new technique in the fast and accurate prediction of nutrient release from polymer coated fertilizer.

Removal of phosphate from aqueous solution by thermally treated natural palygorskite.

The potential of activated palygorskite was assessed for sorption of phosphate from aqueous solution. The natural palygorskite used was treated by thermal activation over 100-1000 degrees C for 2h. The thermal activation increased the phosphate sorption capacity and the highest phosphate sorption capacity occurred at 700 degrees C. H700 (palygorskite heated at 700 degrees C) showed higher sorption rate than natural palygorskite (NPAL), and the removal was favorable in acidic media. The sorption data were described using Freundlich isotherm equation over the concentration range (5-1000mg/L) (25 degrees C). Calcium bound phosphorus was the main fraction of the adsorbed phosphorus, about 98.0% in NPAL and 58.2% in H700, but the extractive Ca-P species varied greatly, Ca(2)-P was 87.7% in NPAL and 3.0% in H700, Ca(8)-P was 10.1% in NPAL and 54.5% in H700, and metal bound phosphorus was less than 2% in NPAL but more than 41.4% in H700, respectively. The dependence of the phosphate sorption capacity in the heating samples on thermal activation appears to be related to major changes in the crystal structure of palygorskite, and more calcium, iron and aluminum were released from the crystal matrix at 700 degrees C, which promoted phosphorus sorption.

Risk assessment of potentially toxic element pollution in soils and rice (Oryza sativa) in a typical area of the Yangtze River Delta.

Soil pollution with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) resulting from rapid industrial development has caused major concerns. Selected PTEs and their accumulation and distribution in soils and rice (Oryza sativa) collected from Changshu, east China, were analyzed to evaluate the potential health risk to the local population. The soils were primarily contaminated with Hg, followed by Cu, Cd, Pb, and Zn. The concentrations of Pb, Hg, and Cd of 46, 32, and 1 rice samples exceeded their national maximum allowable levels in foods, respectively. Spatial distributions of total Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn, and Cd in soils shared similar geographical trends. The risk assessment of PTEs through rice consumption suggests that the concentrations of Cu, Pb, and Cd in some rice samples exceed their reference oral dose for adults and children. In general, there was no target hazard quotient value of any individual element that was greater than 1, but hazard index values for adults and children were 1.726 and 1.523, respectively.

Characteristics and accumulation of heavy metals in sediments originated from an electroplating plant.

Heavy metals in river water and sediments originated from an electroplating plant in Jiangsu Province of China were studied and analyzed for their environmental impact. The results indicated that the wastewater from the plant degraded the quality of the aquatic environment downstream from the plant. In surface water, considerable concentrations of Cu, Ni, Zn, Mn and Cr were present at the sites near the plant. Unsafe levels of Cu were observed at all sites, and unsafe levels of Ni, Zn, and Cr were present at some sites. Significant accumulation of Ni, Cu, Zn and Cr was identified, and heavy metal longitudinal distribution in sediments was similar to that in water. The contents of Ni, Cu and Cr at all sites and Zn at some sites were likely to result in harmful effects on the environment. The risks posed by Ni, Cu, Zn and Cr in water and sediments decreased with increasing downstream distance. Moreover, a modified sequential extraction procedure was employed to determine exchangeable, carbonate-bound, iron-manganese oxide bound, organic matter bound and residual fractions of metals in sediments. The results showed that Ni was distributed in every fraction except for iron-manganese oxide bound, significant Mn exhibited in exchangeable fractions, and high percentage of Cu was in the organic matter and residual fractions. Residual fraction was the dominant fractions for Pb and Zn. According to RACs, Ni and Mn posed a high risk to the environment, Zn exhibited medium to high risk, Cu had low to high risk, and Pb possessed a low to medium risk.

[Study on the soil mid-infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy].

Infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) is a new style to obtain data based on photoacoustic theory. Photoacoustic thoeory is based on the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by analyte molecules, and the absorbed energy is measured by detecting pressure fluctuations in the form of sound waves or shock pulses. In contrast to conventional absorption spectroscopy, PAS allows the determination of absorption coefficients over several orders of magnitude, even in very black and strongly scattering soil samples. Red soil, fulvic soil and paddy soil were collected from Fengqiu National Ecological Experimental Station, Yingtan Red Soil Experimental Station, and Changshu Ecological Experimental Station, respectively. These soil samples were used as experimental materials to characterize the Fourier transform mid-infrared photoacoustic spectra (FTIR-PAS). Compared with infrared transmittance spectra and reflectance spectra, the testing of FTIR-PAS spectra was very fast and convenient without any pr-treatment, and there were more abundant absorptions as well as appropriate absorption values in the spectra; The main soil components (kaolin, bentonite, sand and CaCO3) also showed several strong absorptions with specific characteristics in the spectra; Further more, the interference of water with the PAS spectra was significantly smaller than that with reflectance spectra. Therefore, the soil properties could be better characterized by FTIR-PAS. The principal components analysis based on the FTIR-PAS spectra indicated that there were two main principal components (PCA1, PCA2) which contained 98.17% variance of the spectra, and the two-dimensionol distribution was made by plotting these two principal components to classify the soil type, and the results indicated that this distribution could be applied to distinguish soil type, which provided new technique for soil identification as well as further quantitative analysis in soil science.

[Heavy metals distribution characteristics and risk assessment of water below an electroplating factory].

Surface water and shallow groundwater within the flow of an electroplating factory was analyzed in order to study the resulting impact. The analysis method of ICP-AES was used to analyze content of zinc, manganese, chromium, copper and nickel in surface water and groundwater samples. The results indicate acidic pollutants of zinc, manganese, chromium, copper and nickel were discharged from the factory with concentrations of 1.34, 3.77, 28.1, 6.40 and 9.37 mg x L(-1), respectively; and pH was 2.32. They all exceeded permissible levels according to Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standard except zinc. Factory discharge is responsible for the longitudinal distribution characteristics of heavy metals in the stream water downstream from the factory. Heavy metals variations in the well water do not suggest they were affected by heavy metals in the stream, indicating that the migration rates of heavy metals in soils were relatively low. Risk assessment shows surface water quality significantly deteriorated. Nickel and manganese in the stream water exceeded the standard levels seriously, and chromium and copper in some samples were also above Grade III standard levels according to Environmental Quality Standard for Surface Water. Moreover, all studied heavy metals in 14 groundwater samples measured within drinking water standard, except manganese in 4 groundwater samples, which were Grade IV according to Quality Standard for Ground water.

[Influence of Cu2+, Cd2+ and cypermethrin on microbial functional diversity in different fertilization soils].

Determination the bioavailability of contaminants in different fertilizer management soils can be of great theoretical significance for predicting and decreasing the effect of pollutants on eco-environment. In this study, three different fertilization soils were employed in a 16-year field experiment: no fertilization (CK), composted wheat straw and oil cakes (OM) and NPK fertilizer (NPK). The influences of Cu2+ (100 mg/kg), Cd2+ (5 mg/kg) and cypermethrin (l0 mg/kg) and their combinations on microbial functional diversity were observed in different fertilization soils. The results showed that the highest microbial functional diversity was observed in the NPK treatment, followed by CK, and the lowest in the OM soil. At 72 h incubation, AWCD (average well color development) of the NPK soil was 1.19 times than that of the CK soil and 1.62 times than that of the OM soil. After addition of contaminants into soils, microbial functional diversity decreased to a different extent. The greatest decrease extent was recorded in the NPK soil, followed by CK and the least in OM. Combination of Cd and cypermethrin had the biggest influence on the microbial functional diversity. AWCD was decreased by 48%, six substrate groups and microbial diversity indices inhibited significantly in this treatment of the NPK soil. Although cypermethrin had little effect on soil microbial utilization of carbon source,utilization potential decreased greatly in combination pollution treatments, especially in combination with Cd2+. The effect of Cu2+, Cd2+ and cypermethrin and their combinations on soil microbes not only affected by the soil organic matter content, likely also by the constitution of organic matter and microbial community.

[Effects of exogenous Ca on some physiological characteristics of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) seedlings with different Ca sensitivity].

Two tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) cultivars with different Ca sensitivity were used to study the effects of exogenous Ca on their root activity, CaM content, chlorophyll a/b ratio, and reactive oxygen-scavenging enzymes' activities under different Ca concentrations in nutrient solution. The results showed that the root activity and CaM content of two cultivars increased with increasing Ca concentrations in the nutrient solution. The root activity and chlorophyll a/b ratio of Ca-insensitive cultivar Jiangshuyihao were higher than those of Ca-sensitive L-402 under extreme low Ca stress (1 and 4 mg x L(-1)), while lower than those of L-402 when sufficient Ca was applied (100 mg x L(-1)), indicating that Jiangshuyihao had a greater capability to bear the nutrient and light stress under low Ca stress. The SOD activity of Ca-insensitive cultivar Jiangshuyihao under 1 and 4 mg x L(-1) Ca was higher than that of L-402, while the activities of POD and CAT of L-402 were consistently higher than that of Jiangshuyihao under test Ca concentrations in the nutrient solution. Comparing with 100 mg x L(-1) Ca in solution, 4 mg x L(-1) Ca led to an increase of CAT and POD activities and a decrease of SOD activity in the two cultivars, but the variation of SOD activity was greater in L-402 than in Jiangshuyihao, indicating that the system of defence enzymes in Ca-insensitive cultivar played a key role when suffered from Ca stress.

[Effect of monocalcium phosphate and potassium chloride on nitrogen leaching in paddy soil].

In this article, influence of monocalcium phosphate and potassium chloride application on nitrogen leaching in paddy soil of Taihu region was studied by soil column leaching. The results showed that nitrate nitrogen was the main component of nitrogen leaching without urea application which accounts for 93.39 percent of total nitrogen leaching (including urea, ammonium, and nitrate nitrogen). Amounts of urea, ammonium, and nitrate nitrogen in leachates increased significantly after urea application which account for 3.95, 15.25, and 80.80 percent of total nitrogen leaching respectively and for 0.26, 0.80, and 2.54 percent of applied nitrogen respectively. Amounts of urea, ammonium, and nitrate nitrogen in leachates were enhanced prominently by monocalcium phosphate or potassium chloride which are 4.54, 24.11, 71.34, and 3.45, 24.53, 72.02 percent of total nitrogen leaching respectively, and which are 0.39, 1.86, 3.34, and 0.32, 2.12, 4.06 percent of applied nitrogen separately. There is interactive influence on nitrogen leaching after application of monocalcium phosphate and potassium chloride together, and amounts of urea, ammonium, and nitrate nitrogen were 4.10, 27.35, and 68.55 percent of total nitrogen leaching, and 0.42, 2.60, and 4.26 percent of total applied nitrogen respectively. The leaching order of different form nitrogen followed as urea N > ammonium N > nitrate N, and leaching amounts of different form nitrogen followed as urea N < ammonium N < nitrate N.