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However, its influence on nitrogen (N) loss via ammonia (NH3) volatilization from reclaimed coastal paddy soil is not well known. We conducted a pot experiment here using cyanobacteria compost of sawdust and chicken manure plus cyanobacterial sludge, with four treatments, i.e., no urea-N (CK), urea-N (U), 80% urea-N (RU), and 80% urea-N plus compost (RU+OF), to examine these effects. The results showed that reducing urea-N input increased rice grain yield by 29.9\u201352.1% compared to U treatment. However, RU+OF produced significantly lower rice grain than RU by 14.6%. More straw biomass and N uptake did not translate into higher rice grain yield under OF-amended treatment. Interestingly, compared to the other treatments, RU+OF significantly mitigated NH3 volatilization by 8.9\u201325.3%, achieving the lowest emissions and the greatest reduction. A 20% reduction in N application rate combined with compost enhanced crop apparent N recovery efficiency and lowered NH3 volatilization. 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