Available nitrogen and phosphorus in soil amended with fresh or composted cattle manure containing straw or wood-chip bedding

2010 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 341-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
J J Miller ◽  
B W Beasley ◽  
C F Drury ◽  
B J Zebarth
Keyword(s):  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Wood Chip ◽  
Cattle Manure ◽  
Soil Test ◽  
Inorganic N ◽  
Available Nitrogen ◽  
Fresh Manure ◽  
Mineralizable N ◽  
Soil Inorganic N ◽  
Soil Test P

Limited research exists on the effect of fresh versus composted beef cattle manure containing straw or wood chips on available N and P in the Great Plains region of North America. Barley was grown (1999-2007) on an irrigated clay loam soil in southern Alberta where organic amendments and fertilizer were applied annually for 9 yr from 1998 to 2006. The treatments were three rates (13, 39, 77 Mg dry wt. ha-1) of fresh manure (FM, stockpiled for up to 2 m) or composted manure (CM) containing either straw (ST) or wood chip (WD) bedding, one inorganic (IN) fertilizer treatment, and a unamended control. The soil was sampled in the fall of 1999 to 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2007 and was analyzed for soil inorganic N (SIN), NO3-N, NH4-N, and soil test P (STP). Soil mineralizable N was also determined on surface soil samples collected from 1999, 2002, 2004, and 2007. Manure type had a significant effect on SIN, NO3-N, STP, and soil mineralizable N, but the effects varied with year or bedding and rate (SIN), rate or year (NO3-N), rate and year (soil mineralizable N), or bedding and year (STP). Analysis of covariance for total N or P applied versus SIN or STP after nine applications (2007) indicated greater N release for FM and CM bedded with straw than with wood, whereas P release was similar for FM and CM with straw or wood. Soil NO3-N for the organic amendments exceeded the maximum agronomic limit of 21 mg NO3-N kg-1 for Alberta after 6, 4, and 3 yr of application at the three increasing application rates. The STP for the organic amendments exceeded the maximum agronomic limit of 60 mg kg-1 for Alberta after 4, 2, and 2 yr of application at the three increasing rates. Overall, manure type and bedding material influenced the potential for nutrient losses to the environment through accumulation of soil inorganic N and soil test P; however, their effects on nutrient accumulation varied with year and application rate. Key words: Soil available nitrogen, soil available phosphorus, fresh manure, composted manure, mineralizable N

Accumulation and redistribution of residual chloride, nitrate, and soil test phosphorus in soil profiles amended with fresh and composted cattle manure containing straw or wood-chip bedding

2011 ◽  
Vol 91 (6) ◽  
pp. 969-984 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Miller ◽  
B. W. Beasley ◽  
C. F. Drury ◽  
B. J. Zebarth
Keyword(s):  
Soil Profile ◽  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Wood Chip ◽  
Wood Chips ◽  
Soil Profiles ◽  
Soil Test ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Maximum Accumulation ◽  
Soil Test P ◽  
Soil Test Phosphorus

Miller, J. J., Beasley, B. W., Drury, C. F. and Zebarth, B. J. 2011. Accumulation and redistribution of residual chloride, nitrate, and soil test phosphorus in soil profiles amended with fresh and composted cattle manure containing straw or wood-chip bedding. Can. J. Soil Sci. 91: 969–984. Limited research has compared the effect of fresh versus composted beef (Bos taurus) cattle feedlot manure containing straw or wood chips on accumulation and redistribution of residual chloride (Cl), NO3-N, and soil test P (STP) in soil profiles of the Great Plains region of North America. Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) was grown (1999–2007) on an irrigated clay loam soil in southern Alberta where organic amendments and fertilizer were annually applied for 9 yr from 1998 to 2006. The field experiment was a factorial arrangement of two manure types (fresh versus composted feedlot manure), two bedding materials (straw versus wood-chips), and three application rates (13, 39, 77 Mg ha−1dry wt). There was also one inorganic (IN) fertilizer treatment and an unamended control. The soil profile (0–1.5 m) was sampled in the fall of 1999 to 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2007 and analyzed for residual soil NO3-N, Cl, and STP. Manure type had a significant (P≤0.05) effect on the accumulation of these chemicals, but there was an interaction with application rate (NO3-N), or with bedding and year (STP). The maximum accumulation of Cl after 9 yr was at the 0.6 to 0.9 m depth, but mean values at this depth were similar for the four organic amendments. The maximum accumulation of NO3-N after 9 yr (2007) was at the 0.3 to 0.6 m depth, and mean values at this depth were significantly greater by four- to sixfold for FM and CM with straw than wood-chips, which suggested greater N immobilization in soils with wood. Redistribution of Cl and NO3-N downward into the soil profile suggested a potential for leaching of these chemicals below the root zone. In contrast, soil test P did not accumulate below the 0.3 m depth, suggesting little potential for leaching. However, accumulation of soil test P at this depth was generally greater for the amendment treatments compared with inorganic fertilizer and was likely related to greater P applied in the amendments.

Spatial and temporal variation in soil inorganic n concentration, and soil test P and K, in red raspberry fields and implications for soil sampling strategies

2002 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
B J Zebarth ◽  
D M Dean ◽  
C G Kowalenko ◽  
J W Paul ◽  
K. Chipperfield
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Strategy ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Soil Test ◽  
Sampling Strategies ◽  
Red Raspberry ◽  
Inorganic N ◽  
N Concentration ◽  
Soil Inorganic N ◽  
Soil Test P ◽  
Soil Inorganic

Fertilizer is commonly applied as a band in red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) fields, resulting in complex spatial and temporal variation in soil inorganic N concentration, and in soil test P and K. The objectives of this study were to determine the spatial and temporal distribution of soil inorganic N in red raspberry fields receiving different N fertility treatments, to use the data to determine the most appropriate sampling strategies for estimating the quantity of soil inorganic N at various times during the growing season, and to evaluate the same sampling strategies for soil test P and K. Treatments were a control that received no manure or fertilizer N, 55 kg N ha-1 as urea or as Duration T60, a slow release N fertilizer, banded in mid-April, or 100 kg total N ha-1 as solid broiler manure broadcast or banded in early March, or banded in mid-April. Soil inorganic N was sampled at 10 inter-row locations 8, 23, 38, 53, 68, 83, 98, 113, 128, and 143 cm from the crop row, and for 0–15, 15–30, and 30–60 cm depth, for four sampling dates for the control and urea treatments, and for 0–15 and 15–30 cm depth on one sampling date for the remaining treatments. Random sampling and four systematic sampling strategies were evaluated for their bias in estimating soil inorganic N concentration and soil test P and K, and with respect to the number of soil cores required to achieve a given precision and probability level combination. The random sampling strategy gave unbiased estimates of soil inorganic N and soil test P and K, however, the number of cores required to obtain a given precision at a given probability level were generally greater than for the systematic sampling strategies. The systematic sampling strategy involving sampling only in the crop row and in the centre of the inter-row, the current industry standard, gave expected values that could sometimes be substantially lower than the true value, and was therefore not recommended for use in raspberry fields. The best systematic sampling strategy used samples collected from the crop row, from the fertilizer band, from the centre of the inter-row, and from midway between the fertilizer band and the centre of the inter-row. Key words: Rubus idaeus, nitrate leaching, nitrification, nitrate, ammonium

Nitrogen dynamics in soil amended with composted cattle manure

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bobbi L Helgason ◽  
Francis J Larney ◽  
H. Henry Janzen ◽  
Barry M Olson
Keyword(s):  
N Uptake ◽  
Wood Chip ◽  
N Fertilizer ◽  
Organic N ◽  
Inorganic N ◽  
Available Nitrogen ◽  
N Content ◽  
Total N ◽  
Available N ◽  
Plant Available Nitrogen

The amount and pattern of plant-available nitrogen (N) release from composts are variable and not well-defined. We used a 425-d canola (Brassica napus L.) bioassay to follow the release of N from eight composted cattle manures applied to soil at 20 g kg-1. Two stockpiled manures, one inorganic fertilizer and an unamended control were also included for comparison. Eight consecutive 30-d growth cycles were conducted in a controlled environment chamber (20°C) and plant N uptake was measured. Total N uptake was greatest from the N fertilizer and least from the wood-chip bedded manure. Addition of compost increased N uptake by 27–99% compared with that in the control. Nitrogen uptake from compost was directly proportional to its inorganic N content (r2 = 0.98; P < 0.0001) showing that the initial inorganic N content of compost, analyzed prior to its application can be used to predict plant available N. In seven of the eight composts studied, less than 5% of organic N was mineralized over 425 d, suggesting that little of the organic N in compost becomes available in the year of application. Compost is a valuable organic amendment, but co-application of N fertilizer is recommended to supply adequate N and optimize the benefits of compost for crop growth. Key words: Plant-available nitrogen, compost, nitrogen mineralization, beef manure

Short-term nitrogen dynamics in soil amended with fresh and composted cattle manures

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. Paul ◽  
E. G. Beauchamp
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Nitrogen Availability ◽  
N Uptake ◽  
Cattle Manure ◽  
N Availability ◽  
Inorganic N ◽  
Available Nitrogen ◽  
Higher Temperature ◽  
Manure Amendments ◽  
Amended Soil

The amount of available nitrogen in fresh and composted manures is required to adjust inorganic fertilizer applications for crops when using manures and composts. Corn (Zea mays L.) plants were grown for 8 wk at temperatures of 17–27 °C and 12–18 °C in soil amended with two rates of fresh and composted solid beef cattle manure. Apparent N uptake of corn grown in soil amended with fresh solid beef cattle manure, composted beef cattle manure and (NH4)2SO4 at the higher temperature was 2, 8, and 36%, respectively, during this 8-wk period. Nitrogen uptake by corn in fresh solid beef cattle manure-amended soil at low temperature was affected by factors other than N availability. A 12-wk laboratory experiment was performed in which 15NH4+ was added to fresh and composted manure-amended soil to determine the fate of the inorganic N in the manure and to measure N mineralization rates. Net immobilization of inorganic N occurred with all manures; however, after 3 wk, net mineralization occurred with the solid and composted beef cattle manure. Immobilization of 15N continued with all manure amendments as a result of mineralization-immobilization turnover. The amount of unrecovered 15N after 12 wk was 10.5, 2 and 1% of the added 15N in soil amended with solid beef cattle manure, composted beef cattle manure and manure composted with bark, respectively. Key words: Composted manure, nitrogen availability, 15N, immobilization, remineralization, temperature

scholarly journals Nutrient Availability in Soil Amended with Pecan Wood Chips

HortScience ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed B. Tahboub ◽  
William C. Lindemann ◽  
Leigh Murray
Keyword(s):  
Ammonium Sulfate ◽  
C:N Ratio ◽  
Wood Chip ◽  
Application Rate ◽  
Wood Chips ◽  
Silty Clay ◽  
Inorganic N ◽  
Soil Inorganic N ◽  
Soil Available P ◽  
Silty Clay Soil

Pecan [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch] pruning wood is usually burned, a practice that creates serious environmental concerns. Chipping and soil incorporation of prunings may be an alternative disposal method if nutrient immobilization is not a problem. Our objective was to determine if incorporation of pecan wood chips into soil would affect the availability of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). Pecan wood chips were incorporated into a silty clay soil at rates of 0, 4484, 8968, 13,452, and 17,936 kg·ha−1 in May or June 2002, 2003, and 2004. Some plots received N (ammonium sulfate) at a rate of 0, 15.2, 30.5, 45.7, and 61.0 kg·ha−1 to adjust the C:N ratio of trimmings to 30:1. Wood chip incorporation did not significantly decrease inorganic N regardless of application rate or number of applications. When ammonium sulfate was added to balance the C:N ratio, soil inorganic N increased with the rate of wood chip application, also indicating that N immobilization did not occur. Soil-available P and K were not significantly affected after one, two, or three wood chip applications. Soil-available K increased when ammonium sulfate was added to balance the C:N ratio. Soil incorporation of pecan wood chips does not appear to immobilize N, P, or K, thus providing growers with an environmentally viable means of wood disposal.

scholarly journals Corn Stover Removal Responses on Soil Test P and K Levels in Coastal Plain Ultisols

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4401
Author(s):  
Jeffrey M. Novak ◽  
James R. Frederick ◽  
Don W. Watts ◽  
Thomas F. Ducey ◽  
Douglas L. Karlen
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Nutrient Removal ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
First Year ◽  
Soil Test ◽  
Concentration Data ◽  
Extractable P ◽  
K Fertilizer ◽  
Soil Test P ◽  
K Concentration

Corn (Zea mays L.) stover is used as a biofuel feedstock in the U.S. Selection of stover harvest rates for soils is problematic, however, because excessive stover removal may have consequences on plant available P and K concentrations. Our objective was to quantify stover harvest impacts on topsoil P and K contents in the southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain Ultisols. Five stover harvest rates (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% by wt) were removed for five years from replicated plots. Grain and stover mass with P and K concentration data were used to calculate nutrient removal. Mehlich 1 (M1)-extractable P and K concentrations were used to monitor changes within the soils. Grain alone removed 13–15 kg ha−1 P and 15–18 kg ha−1 K each year, resulting in a cumulative removal of 70 and 85 kg ha−1 or 77 and 37% of the P and K fertilizer application, respectively. Harvesting stover increased nutrient removal such that when combined with grain removed, a cumulative total of 95% of the applied P and 126% of fertilizer K were taken away. This caused M1 P and K levels to decline significantly in the first year and even with annual fertilization to remain relatively static thereafter. For these Ultisols, we conclude that P and K fertilizer recommendations should be fine-tuned for P and K removed with grain and stover harvesting and that stover harvest of >50% by weight will significantly decrease soil test M1 P and K contents.

Tillage, crop residue and crop sequence effects on nitrogen availability in a legume-based cropping system

2004 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 421-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. K. Soon ◽  
M. A. Arshad
Keyword(s):  
Crop Yield ◽  
Crop Residue ◽  
N Uptake ◽  
Microbial Biomass N ◽  
Fertilizer N ◽  
Inorganic N ◽  
Soil Inorganic N ◽  
Crop Sequence ◽  
Extractable Soil ◽  
Soil Inorganic

A field study was conducted to determine the effects and interactions of crop sequence, tillage and residue management on labile N pools and their availability because such information is sparse. Experimental treatments were no-till (NT) vs. conventional tillage (CT), and removal vs. retention of straw, imposed on a barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)-canola (Brassica rapa L.)-field pea (Pisum sativum L.) rotation. 15N-labelling was used to quantify N uptake from straw, below-ground N (BGN), and fertilizer N. Straw retention increased soil microbial biomass N (MBN) in 2 of 3 yr at the four-leaf growth stage of barley, consistent with observed decreases in extractable soil inorganic N at seeding. However, crop yield and N uptake at maturity were not different between straw treatments. No tillage increased soil MBN, crop yield and N uptake compared to CT, but had no effect on extractable soil inorganic N. The greater availability of N under NT was probably related to soil moisture conservation. Tillage effects on soil and plant N were mostly independent of straw treatment. Straw and tillage treatments did not influence the uptake of N from its various sources. However, barley following pea (legume/non-legume sequence) derived a greater proportion of its N from BGN (13 to 23% or 9 to 23 kg N ha-1) than canola following barley (nonlegumes) (6 to 16% or 3 to 9 kg N ha-1). Fertilizer N constituted 8 to 11% of barley N uptake and 23 to 32% of canola N uptake. Straw N contributed only 1 to 3% of plant N uptake. This study showed the dominant influence of tillage on N availability, and of the preceding crop or cropping sequence on N uptake partitioning among available N sources. Key words: Crop residue, crop sequence, labile nitrogen, nitrogen uptake, pea, tillage

EFFECTS OF NITROGEN, PHOSPHORUS, POTASSIUM, AND MANURE FACTORIALLY APPLIED TO POTATOES IN A LONG-TERM STUDY

1973 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. N. BLACK ◽  
R. P. WHITE
Keyword(s):  
Solanum Tuberosum L ◽  
Starch Content ◽  
Leaf Tissue ◽  
Soil Test ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Long Term Study ◽  
Soil Test P ◽  
Yield Responses ◽  
Nitrogen Phosphorus

The effects of N, P, K, and manure factorially applied to potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) yields, starch content, and soil and tissue nutrient levels were evaluated on continuous plots over 12 yr in a 4-yr potato, grain, hay, hay rotation. Although yield responses were observed with N, P, and K applications, manure application substantially increased yields above yield levels due to applied N, P, and K. Increasing rates of KCl strongly depressed tuber starch contents. Soil test P and K levels increased with repeated fertility applications, and leaf tissue levels were increased with N, P, and K treatments.

Effect on Colwell soil-test P of storing air-dry soil samples at room temperature for up to seventeen years

1994 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-57
Author(s):  
M.D.A. BOLLAND ◽  
J. DHALIWAL ◽  
J.W. BOWDEN ◽  
D.G. ALLEN
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Soil Test ◽  
Soil Test P ◽  
Dry Soil

Relationship of soil phosphorus fractions to phosphorus soil tests and fertilizer response

2003 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 443-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. McKenzie ◽  
E. Bremer
Keyword(s):  
Available P ◽  
Soil Test ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
P Fractions ◽  
Soil Tests ◽  
Fertilizer Response ◽  
Inorganic P ◽  
Soil P ◽  
P Fertilizer ◽  
Soil Test P

Soil tests for available P may not be accurate because they do not measure the appropriate P fraction in soil. A sequential extraction technique (modified Hedley method) was used to determine if soil test P methods were accurately assessing available pools and if predictions of fertilizer response could be improved by the inclusion of other soil P fractions. A total of 145 soils were analyzed from field P fertilizer experiments conducted across Alberta from 1991 to 1993. Inorganic P (Pi) removed by extraction with an anion-exchange resin (resin P) was highly correlated with the Olsen and Kelowna-type soil test P methods and had a similar relationship with P fertilizer response. No appreciable improvement in the fit of available P with P fertilizer response was achieved by including any of the less available P fractions in the regression of P fertilizer response with available P. Little Pi was extractable in alkaline solutions (bicarbonate and NaOH), particularly in soils from the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones. Alkaline fractions were the most closely related to resin P, but the relationship depended on soil zone. Inorganic P extractable in dilute HCl was most strongly correlated with soil pH, reflecting accumulation in calcareous soils, while Pi extractable in concentrated acids (HCl and H2SO4) was most strongly correlated with clay concentration. A positive but weak relationship as observed between these fractions and resin P. Complete fractionation of soil P confirmed that soil test P methods were assessing exchangeable, plant-available P. Key words: Hedley phosphorus fractionation, resin, Olsen, Kelowna

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