The effect of fertilizer type on nitrogen uptake by maize from recently formed soil organic matter #

Author(s):  
Ingeborg Frøsig Pedersen ◽  
Janni Hansen ◽  
Leanne Peixoto ◽  
Kirsten Lønne Enggrob ◽  
Yakov Kuzyakov ◽  
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OENO One ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cornelis Van Leeuwen ◽  
Philippe Friant ◽  
Jean-Pierre Soyer ◽  
Ch. Molot ◽  
Xavier Choné ◽  
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Five indicators of vine nitrogen status were compared for their accuracy to differentiate two levels of nitrogen fertilization (0 and 45 kg N / ha) : petiole total nitrogen content, leaf blade color intensity measured by a device called “N-tester”, grape juice total nitrogen content, grape juice assimilable nitrogen content and grape juice ammonium content. Differences in must total nitrogen content and must assimilable nitrogen content were highly significant between fertilization levels. They can be considered as two powerful tools to assess vine nitrogen status. Levels of must total nitrogen content and must assimilable nitrogen content were highly correlated.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Mineralizing must in order to measure its total nitrogen content is difficult, mainly because of the presence of large amounts of sugar. This operation can take more than 12 hours and it can fail because of caramelization and the appearance of foam. We propose mineralizing must by means of microwave. Complete mineralization was obtained in only one hour. No foam or caramelization was observed on any of the samples mineralized.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Vine nitrogen uptake is likely to vary to a considerable extend with soil parameters, even if no nitrogen fertilization is applied. Figuring among those parameters are: soil organic matter content, organic matter C/N ratio and soil organic matter turnover. The latter depends mainly on soil temperature, soil aeration, soil pH and soil moisture content. Differences in vine nitrogen status depending on the soil type were clearly evidenced by measuring must total nitrogen and must assimilable nitrogen at ripeness. Limited nitrogen uptake, as a result of particular soil conditions, can limit vine vigor and be a quality enhancing factor in red grape production. This emphasizes the role of moderate environmental stress in the production of high quality potential grapes.</p>


1962 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 470-470
Author(s):  
T. M. McCalla

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Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marietta E. Echeverría ◽  
Daniel Markewitz ◽  
Lawrence A. Morris ◽  
Ronald L. Hendrick

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