Residual value of inorganic fertilizer and farmyard manure for crop yields and soil fertility after long-term use on a loam soil in Norway

Balanced nutrient supply is important for the sustainable crop production. We evaluated the effects of nutrient management practices on soil properties and crop yields in rice (Oryza sativa L.) - rice - wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) system in a long-term experiment established at National Wheat Research Program (NWRP), Bhairahawa, Nepal. The experiment was designed as a randomized complete block experiment with nine treatments and three replications. Treatments were applied as: T1- no nutrients added, T2- N added; T3- N and P added; T4- N and K added; T5- NPK added at recommended rate for all crops. Similarly, T6- only N added in rice and NPK in wheat at recommended rate; T7- half N; T8- half NP of recommended rate for both crops; and T9- farmyard manure (FYM) @10 Mg ha-1 for all crops in rotation. Results of the study revealed that rice and wheat yields were significantly greater under FYM than all other treatments. Treatments that did not receive P (T2, T3, T7, T8) and K (T2, T4) had considerably low wheat yield than treatments that received NPK (T5) and FYM (T9). The FYM lowered soil pH and improved soil organic matter (SOM), total nitrogen (TN), available phosphorus (P), and exchangeable potassium (K) contents than other treatments. Management practices that ensure nutrient supply can increase crop yield and improve soil fertility status.Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 5(1): 42-50

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Soil Fertility Management in Westsik’s Crop Rotation Experiment

Acta Agraria Debreceniensis ◽

10.34101/actaagrar/1/3606 ◽

2001 ◽

pp. 34-39

Author(s):

János Lazányi

Keyword(s):

Soil Fertility ◽

Crop Rotation ◽

Field Experiments ◽

Crop Yields ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Continuous Production ◽

Farmyard Manure ◽

Data Sets ◽

Soil Fertility Management

The crop rotation experiment, established by Vilmos Westsik in 1929, is the best known and most remarkable example of continuous production in Hungary. It is still used to study the effects of organic manure treatment, develop models and predict the likely effects of different cropping systems on soil properties and crop yields. Westsik’s crop rotation experiment provides data of immediate value to farmers concerning the applications of fertilisers, green, straw and farmyard manure. The experiment also provides a resource of yield, plant and soil data sets for scientific research into the soil and plant processes which control soil fertility, and into the sustainability of production without environmental deterioration. The maintenance of Westsik’s crop rotation experiment can be used to illustrate the value of long-term field experiments.

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Long-term effects of combination of organic and inorganic fertilizer on soil properties and microorganisms in a Quaternary Red Clay

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0261387 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (12) ◽

pp. e0261387

Author(s):

Yiren Liu ◽

Zhenzhen Lv ◽

Hongqian Hou ◽

Xianjin Lan ◽

Jianhua Ji ◽

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Keyword(s):

Soil Fertility ◽

Relative Abundance ◽

High Throughput Sequencing ◽

Crop Yields ◽

Microbial Biomass Carbon ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Utilization Efficiency ◽

Inorganic Fertilizer ◽

Red Clay

Quaternary Red Clay (QRC) is the most common planting soil with low soil fertility and low crop yields in Southeast China, with low soil fertility and low crop yields. Many factors can impact the fertility and utilization efficiency of QRC. Here, we conducted a long-term fertilization experiment from 1984 to 2013. Five fertilization measures were carried out, including non-fertilization group; chemical Fertilizer group; 70% chemical and 30% organic fertilizer group; 50% chemical and 50% organic fertilizer group; 30% chemical and 70% organic fertilizer group. Soil organic matter (OM), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), total potassium (TK), soil microbial biomass carbon (SMBC) and nitrogen (SMBN), and soil enzymes activity were measured to evaluate the changes of soil. In addition, soil microorganisms were determined by high-throughput sequencing technology, and the dominant microbes were screened. The higher the proportion of organic fertilizer was, the higher the soil OM content was. The OM content of the non-fertilization group was the lowest. Similarly, SMBC and SMBN showed a consistent trend with OM content. Illumina sequence results showed that the application of organic fertilizer reduced the relative abundance of Chloroflexi, Acidobacteria and Nitrospirae, but increased Proteobacteria and Actinobacteria. The relative abundance of Acremonium and Mortierella were also greatly increased by different fertilization strategies. However, when high proportion of organic fertilizer was applied, the abundance of Acremonium and Mortierella decreased. Long-term balanced inorganic fertilization (NPK, 60%N:20%P:20%K) can effectively improve the quality and fertility of QRC. The effect of different fertilization strategies on fungi was greater than that on bacteria. The change of soil microorganism also proved the validity of inorganic fertilizer application.

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INOVASI TEKNOLOGI PENERAPAN KOMPOS BLOTONG UNTUK PERBAIKAN KESUBURAN TANAH DAN PENINGKATAN PRODUKTIVITAS TANAMAN TEBU

AGROTEK: Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Pertanian ◽

10.33096/agrotek.v4i1.93 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 24-36

Author(s):

Muh Afif Juradi ◽

Edi Tando ◽

Saida Saida

Keyword(s):

Soil Fertility ◽

Crop Yields ◽

Nutrient Content ◽

Saccharum Officinarum ◽

Inorganic Fertilizer ◽

Degraded Land ◽

Dry Land ◽

Sugarcane Crop ◽

Compost Application

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is a variety of sources of carbohydrate as sugar production. Planting of sugar cane monoculture and continuously in dry land causes degradation of soil fertility. One effort to improve soil fertility is the addition of organic matter. through the use of blotong compost. The purpose of this paper is to provide information on blotong compost technology innovation in improving soil fertility and increasing sugarcane productivity.Blotong has potential as a source of organic material from the residual waste from sugarcane crop yields. The macro and micro nutrient content of compost in blotong compost plays an important role in supporting plant growth. Blotong compost application in the long term can increase the physical, biological and chemical fertility of degraded land. Blotong compost application with inorganic fertilizer can reduce the use of inorganic fertilizer. Blotong application can increase the nutrient content of N, P and micro elements in the soil and can increase the growth and productivity plant sugarcane.

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Influence of long term use of farmyard manure and inorganic fertilizer on grain yield and nutrient availability in vertisols under soyabean-safflower sequence cropping

Legume Research - An International Journal ◽

10.5958/0976-0571.2014.00683.3 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 37 (6) ◽

pp. 600

Author(s):

B.K. Arbad ◽

Syed Ismail ◽

A.S. Dhawan

Keyword(s):

Grain Yield ◽

Nutrient Availability ◽

Farmyard Manure ◽

Inorganic Fertilizer

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Dependence of soil fertility on organic and mineral fertilization in a 46-year long-term field experiment

Acta Agronomica Hungarica ◽

10.1556/aagr.58.2010.suppl.1.5 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 58 (Supplement 1) ◽

pp. 35-40

Author(s):

S. Hoffmann ◽

K. Berecz ◽

S. Simon

Keyword(s):

Soil Fertility ◽

Farmyard Manure ◽

Organic Matter Content ◽

Fertilizer Application ◽

Matter Content ◽

Mineral Fertilization ◽

Npk Fertilizers ◽

N Utilization ◽

Ammonium Lactate

Increasing doses of farmyard manure (FYM) or equivalent mineral NPK fertilizers and their combinations were analysed in a crop rotation with potato, maize and winter wheat with special regard to their long-term influence on soil fertility. The yield-increasing capacity of FYM doses was only 82%, as compared to the equivalent amount of mineral NPK. Fairly high N release (50.9 kg ha −1 ) could be observed on the unfertilized plots. Great differences in N utilization were recorded, depending on the form and dose of fertilizers. The average N utilization from FYM was only 29.3%, while that of the equivalent fertilizer application was 49.8%. The lowest soil reactions were observed without fertilization and at the highest NPK doses. Negative N balances generally resulted in low soil organic matter content. FYM and equivalent NPK fertilizers had a similar influence on the ammonium lactate (AL)-extractable K 2 O content of the soil, while an increase in the AL-P 2 O 5 content could be observed in the case of mineral fertilization.

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Long-term fertilization effects on crop yields, soil fertility and sustainability in the Static Fertilization Experiment Bad Lauchstädt under climatic conditions 2001–2010

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science ◽

10.1080/03650340.2012.702895 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 59 (8) ◽

pp. 1041-1057 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Ines Merbach ◽

Elke Schulz

Keyword(s):

Soil Fertility ◽

Crop Yields ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Fertilization Experiment ◽

Fertilization Effects

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Gliricidia Agroforestry Technology Adoption Potential in Selected Dryland Areas of Dodoma Region, Tanzania

Agriculture ◽

10.3390/agriculture10070306 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 306

Author(s):

Martha Swamila ◽

Damas Philip ◽

Adam Meshack Akyoo ◽

Stefan Sieber ◽

Mateete Bekunda ◽

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Keyword(s):

Soil Fertility ◽

Crop Yields ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Mineral Fertilizer ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

Production Costs ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Agroforestry Technology

Declining soil fertility is one of the major problems facing producers of field crops in most dryland areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. In response to the declining soil fertility, extensive participatory research has been undertaken by the World Agroforestry (ICRAF) and smallholder farmers in Dodoma region, Tanzania. The research has, amongst others, led to the development of Gliricidia agroforestry technology. The positive impact of Gliricidia intercropping on crop yields has been established. However, information on farmers’ willingness and ability to adopt the Gliricidia agroforestry technology on their farms is limited. This study predicts the adoption of Gliricidia agroforestry and conventional mineral fertilizer use technology. Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were conducted with groups of farmers, purposively selected based on five sets of criteria: (i) at least 2 years of experience in either trying or using Gliricidia agroforestry technology, (ii) at least 1 year of experience in either trying or using the mineral fertilizer technology (iii) at least 10 years of living in the study villages, (iv) the age of 18 years and above, and (v) sex. The Adoption and Diffusion Outcome Prediction Tool (ADOPT) was used to predict the peak adoption levels and the respective time in years. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to assess the effect of change in adoption variables on predicted peak adoption levels and time to peak adoption. The results revealed variations in peak adoption levels with Gliricidia agroforestry technology exhibiting the highest peak of 67.6% in 12 years, and that the most influential variable to the peak adoption is the upfront cost of investing in Gliricidia agroforestry and fertilizer technologies. However, in Gliricidia agroforestry technology most production costs are incurred in the first year of project establishment but impact the long term biophysical and economic benefits. Moreover, farmers practicing agroforestry technology accrue environmental benefits, such as soil erosion control. Based on the results, it is plausible to argue that Gliricidia agroforestry technology has a high adoption potential and its adoption is influenced by investment costs. We recommend two actions to attract smallholder farmers investing in agroforestry technologies. First, enhancing farmers’ access to inputs at affordable prices. Second, raising farmers’ awareness of the long-term environmental benefits of Gliricidia agroforestry technology.

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Soil fertility and crop yields in long-term organic and conventional cropping systems in Eastern Nebraska

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems ◽

10.1017/s1742170511000317 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 200-216 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Sam E. Wortman ◽

Tomie D. Galusha ◽

Stephen C. Mason ◽

Charles A. Francis

Keyword(s):

Soil Fertility ◽

Crop Yields ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Animal Manure ◽

Conventional System ◽

Organic System ◽

Organic Systems ◽

Long Term Study ◽

Conventional Systems

AbstractOrganic agriculture aims to build soil quality and provide long-term benefits to people and the environment; however, organic practices may reduce crop yields. This long-term study near Mead, NE was conducted to determine differences in soil fertility and crop yields among conventional and organic cropping systems between 1996 and 2007. The conventional system (CR) consisted of corn (Zea maysL.) or sorghum (Sorghum bicolor(L.) Moench)–soybean (Glycine max(L.) Merr.)–sorghum or corn–soybean, whereas the diversified conventional system (DIR) consisted of corn or sorghum–sorghum or corn–soybean–winter wheat (wheat,Triticum aestivumL.). The animal manure-based organic system (OAM) consisted of soybean–corn or sorghum–soybean–wheat, while the forage-based organic system (OFG) consisted of alfalfa (Medicago sativaL.)–alfalfa–corn or sorghum–wheat. Averaged across sampling years, soil organic matter content (OMC), P, pH, Ca, K, Mg and Zn in the top 15 cm of soil were greatest in the OAM system. However, by 2008 OMC was not different between the two organic systems despite almost two times greater carbon inputs in the OAM system. Corn, sorghum and soybean average annual yields were greatest in either of the two conventional systems (7.65, 6.36 and 2.60 Mg ha−1, respectively), whereas wheat yields were greatest in the OAM system (3.07 Mg ha−1). Relative to the mean of the conventional systems, corn yields were reduced by 13 and 33% in the OAM and OFG systems, respectively. Similarly, sorghum yields in the OAM and OFG systems were reduced by 16 and 27%, respectively. Soybean yields were 20% greater in the conventional systems compared with the OAM system. However, wheat yields were 10% greater in the OAM system compared with the conventional DIR system and 23% greater than yield in the OFG system. Alfalfa in the OFG system yielded an average of 7.41 Mg ha−1annually. Competitive yields of organic wheat and alfalfa along with the soil fertility benefits associated with animal manure and perennial forage suggest that aspects of the two organic systems be combined to maximize the productivity and sustainability of organic cropping systems.

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