How you manage the mix in cornfields can determine whether the nitrogen feeds your crop or disappears into thin air.

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Abstract: In this study, urease was immobilized on chitosan beads via a saccharide-concanavalin A binding. Similarly, the covalent immobilization of urease using glutaraldehyde was also studied for ...

High nitrogen losses by ammonia volatilization are expected when urea is used as the source of N. The use of controlled-release urea and urease inhibitors are possible strategies to reduce such losses ...