Effect of urease inhibitor and moment of fertilization on corn nitrogen absorption and yield in no-till.

No-tillage can affect the use efficiency of N fertilizer, specially when it is urea based. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of N fertilizer rate, presence of nBTPT and moment application on plant N uptake, plant dry matter accumulation, and grain yield and its components of corn under no-tillage. Treatments were different doses N (35, 70, and 140 kg N.ha-1 as urea), with and without nBTPT, and moment of N application (sowing and V6). The increase of availability due to N and to a moment of fertilization (V6) increased grain yield due to an increase in kernels number per unit area. Fertilization at V6 increased grain yield due to improved N fertilizer recovery at phisiological maturity. Recovery of N fertilizer and grain yield did not increase by urea+nBTPT.

Key words: corn, no tillage, urea, moment of fertilization, nBTPT.