Response of different plants to ammonium and nitrate as sources of nitrogen with application of fungicides

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Abstract
In a greenhouse, radish (Raphanus sativus L.), corn (Zea mays L.), soybean (Glycine max Merr), and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) were grown in soil‐based medium with captan at 60 mg/kg and truban at 30 mg/kg and with different levels of N from (NH4)2SO4 or NaNO3. Growth of radish, soybean, and corn was restricted by NH4‐N compared with NO3‐N. Captan and truban stunted growth of radish and soybean. As NH4‐N or NO3‐N fertilizer increased, the concentration of Ca and Mg in all plants decreased, and the percentage of K in corn, soybean, and wheat increased. Application of captan and truban increased all cation concentrations in corn, wheat, and soybean but decreased Ca concentration in radish. The amount of residual NH4‐N in the medium supplied with (NH4)2SO4 was increased by application of captan or truban. Captan increased the residual NO3‐N in the medium treated with NaNO3. Chemical names used: captan, (N‐(trichloro)methylthio)‐4‐cyclo‐hexene‐l, 2‐dicarboximide); truban, (5‐ethoxy‐3‐trichloromethyl‐l, 2, 4,‐thiadiazole).