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Synthesis of Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Liquid Paraffin-Based Controlled Release Nitrogen-Phosphorus Formulations for Improving Phosphorus Use Efficiency in Wheat

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Polymer coating of water soluble fertilizers to curb excess solubilization of nutrients is well-acknowledged fact. Lack of information on phosphorus (P) release from controlled release nitrogen-phosphorus (NP) formulation and its impact on nutrient use indices has driven us to conduct this experiment. We developed NP formulations by reacting liquid ammonia and orthophosphoric acid in laboratory. Resulting NP formulations were characterized by solubility fractions, microscopy, spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. After coating with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and liquid paraffin (LP) at 2 and 3 w/w% concentration, P release kinetics and temperature sensitivity (Q10) of the formulations were compared with diammonium phosphate (DAP) at 20 and 30 °C temperature in a P-deficient soil for 120 h of incubation. Finally, nutrient use efficiency and relative efficiency indices were determined from a greenhouse experiment in potted soil to assess the effect of polymer-coated formulations and of DAP at two application rates in comparison with a non-P amended control. Laboratory synthesized NP formulations were alkaline in reaction, definite cubical to hexagonal crystalline structure with smooth surface generating peaks related to P and N in fingerprinting region of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Polymer coating of NP formulations delayed the P release compared with DAP, while LP-coated formulations showing slower P release than PVA-based coatings. Despite LP-coated formulations showed greater temperature sensitivity (Q10), the PVA-based formulation significantly increased yield and biomass accumulation of wheat, with concomitant increase in crop P uptake and P use efficiency. Both LP and PVA-coated formulations showed a significant residual P accumulation in post-harvest soils. The findings underline the potential of polymer coating technology for enhancing P use efficiencies, thereby reducing environmental P footprints.

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The authors would like to thank the Head, Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, for providing instrumental and laboratory facilities for conducting the research work.

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The first author thanks the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, India, for providing financial support as Junior Research Fellowship to carry out the post graduate research program at ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI).

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  1. Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India

    Abhijit Sarkar, Dipak Ranjan Biswas, Samar Chandra Datta, Trisha Roy, Siddhartha Sankar Biswas, Avijit Ghosh, Pravash Chandra Moharana & Ranjan Bhattacharyya

  2. ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462038, India

    Abhijit Sarkar & Madhumonti Saha

  3. ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248195, India

    Trisha Roy

  4. ICAR-National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong, Sikkim, 737106, India

    Siddhartha Sankar Biswas

  5. ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, 284003, India

    Avijit Ghosh

  6. ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Regional Centre, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India

    Pravash Chandra Moharana

  7. Centre for Environment Science and Climate Resilient Agriculture, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India

    Ranjan Bhattacharyya

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Sarkar, A., Biswas, D.R., Datta, S.C. et al. Synthesis of Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Liquid Paraffin-Based Controlled Release Nitrogen-Phosphorus Formulations for Improving Phosphorus Use Efficiency in Wheat. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr 20, 1770–1784 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-020-00249-3

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