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The physiological implications of urease inhibitors on N metabolism during germination of Pisum sativum and Spinacea oleracea seeds

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The physiological implications of urease inhibitors on N metabolism during germination of Pisum sativum and Spinacea oleracea seeds. / Ariz, Idoia; Cruchaga, Saioa; Lasa, Berta et al.
In: Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol. 169, No. 7, 01.05.2012, p. 673-681.

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Ariz, I, Cruchaga, S, Lasa, B, Moran, JF, Jauregui, I & Aparicio-Tejo, PM 2012, 'The physiological implications of urease inhibitors on N metabolism during germination of Pisum sativum and Spinacea oleracea seeds', Journal of Plant Physiology, vol. 169, no. 7, pp. 673-681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2012.01.012

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Ariz, I., Cruchaga, S., Lasa, B., Moran, J. F., Jauregui, I., & Aparicio-Tejo, P. M. (2012). The physiological implications of urease inhibitors on N metabolism during germination of Pisum sativum and Spinacea oleracea seeds. Journal of Plant Physiology, 169(7), 673-681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2012.01.012

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Ariz I, Cruchaga S, Lasa B, Moran JF, Jauregui I, Aparicio-Tejo PM. The physiological implications of urease inhibitors on N metabolism during germination of Pisum sativum and Spinacea oleracea seeds. Journal of Plant Physiology. 2012 May 1;169(7):673-681. Epub 2012 Mar 8. doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2012.01.012

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Ariz, Idoia ; Cruchaga, Saioa ; Lasa, Berta et al. / The physiological implications of urease inhibitors on N metabolism during germination of Pisum sativum and Spinacea oleracea seeds. In: Journal of Plant Physiology. 2012 ; Vol. 169, No. 7. pp. 673-681.

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title = "The physiological implications of urease inhibitors on N metabolism during germination of Pisum sativum and Spinacea oleracea seeds",
abstract = "The development of new nitrogen fertilizers is necessary to optimize crop production whilst improving the environmental aspects arising from the use of nitrogenous fertilization as a cultural practice. The use of urease inhibitors aims to improve the efficiency of urea as a nitrogen fertilizer by preventing its loss from the soil as ammonia. However, although the action of urease inhibitors is aimed at the urease activity in soil, their availability for the plant may affect its urease activity. The aim of this work was therefore to evaluate the effect of two urease inhibitors, namely acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) and N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT), on the germination of pea and spinach seeds. The results obtained show that urease inhibitors do not affect the germination process to any significant degree, with the only process affected being imbibition in spinach, thus also suggesting different urease activities for both plants. Our findings therefore suggest an activity other than the previously reported urolytic activity for urease in spinach. Furthermore, of the two inhibitors tested, NBPT was found to be the most effective at inhibiting urease activity, especially in pea seedlings.",
keywords = "Acetohydroxamic acid (AHA), Germination, N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT), Pea, Spinach, Urease inhibitors",
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AU - Ariz, Idoia

AU - Cruchaga, Saioa

AU - Lasa, Berta

AU - Moran, Jose F.

AU - Jauregui, Ivan

AU - Aparicio-Tejo, Pedro M.

PY - 2012/5/1

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N2 - The development of new nitrogen fertilizers is necessary to optimize crop production whilst improving the environmental aspects arising from the use of nitrogenous fertilization as a cultural practice. The use of urease inhibitors aims to improve the efficiency of urea as a nitrogen fertilizer by preventing its loss from the soil as ammonia. However, although the action of urease inhibitors is aimed at the urease activity in soil, their availability for the plant may affect its urease activity. The aim of this work was therefore to evaluate the effect of two urease inhibitors, namely acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) and N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT), on the germination of pea and spinach seeds. The results obtained show that urease inhibitors do not affect the germination process to any significant degree, with the only process affected being imbibition in spinach, thus also suggesting different urease activities for both plants. Our findings therefore suggest an activity other than the previously reported urolytic activity for urease in spinach. Furthermore, of the two inhibitors tested, NBPT was found to be the most effective at inhibiting urease activity, especially in pea seedlings.

AB - The development of new nitrogen fertilizers is necessary to optimize crop production whilst improving the environmental aspects arising from the use of nitrogenous fertilization as a cultural practice. The use of urease inhibitors aims to improve the efficiency of urea as a nitrogen fertilizer by preventing its loss from the soil as ammonia. However, although the action of urease inhibitors is aimed at the urease activity in soil, their availability for the plant may affect its urease activity. The aim of this work was therefore to evaluate the effect of two urease inhibitors, namely acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) and N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT), on the germination of pea and spinach seeds. The results obtained show that urease inhibitors do not affect the germination process to any significant degree, with the only process affected being imbibition in spinach, thus also suggesting different urease activities for both plants. Our findings therefore suggest an activity other than the previously reported urolytic activity for urease in spinach. Furthermore, of the two inhibitors tested, NBPT was found to be the most effective at inhibiting urease activity, especially in pea seedlings.

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KW - Germination

KW - N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT)

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KW - Spinach

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