Degradation of AM Nitrification Inhibitor in Soil of Subtropical Region |
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| Authors: | Anjana Srivastava Kailash Singh Rawat Santosh Chandra Bhatt Deepa Rawat Prakash Chandra Srivastava |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, College of Basic Science &2. Humanities, Pantnagar, India;3. Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture &4. Technology, Pantnagar, India |
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| Abstract: | The aim of the study was to evaluate the degradation and persistence of 2-amino 4-chloro 6-methyl pyrimidine (AM), nitrification inhibitor at 1 and 2 µg g?1 application rates in soil. The extraction of AM was done by QuEChER’s (Quick, Easy. Cheap. Rugged and Safe) method and the quantitative analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). AM decreased with time at both the levels of application with the decline being faster in the beginning up to 7 d. Dissipation of AM occurred in a single phase with the persistence data fitting well to the first-order kinetics. Half-lives of AM were determined to be 14.33 and 16.7 d at 1 and 2 µg g–1 levels application rates. Since AM remains effective for an adequate period of time, it can be used for increasing efficiency of nitrogenous fertilizers in rice–wheat cropping systems as well as a safeguard for controlling environmental pollution in subtropical soils. |
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| Keywords: | HPLC mollisols nitrification inhibitor QuEChER’s |
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