Differential retention of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in grassland soil profiles with long-term manure application

Angers, Denis A.; Chantigny, Martin H.; MacDonald, J. D.; Rochette, Philippe; Côté, Denis

doi:10.1007/s10705-009-9286-3

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“…Such increasing N release after regular application of organic fertilizers with high proportions of organic N has been reported by Gutser et al (2005). Residual effects expressed as an increase in plant N uptake from N org after long-term application of animal slurry are well described (Martynuik et al, 2002;Schröder et al, 2005;Angers et al, 2010) and are often associated with an observed increase in soil N t . However, the increase in the AANU from the first to the fifth fertilizer application differed among the organic fertilizers with all biogas residues from cofermentation (CF1 to CF4) being significantly lower compared to the plant-based residue PB3 and cattle slurry in both soils and PB2 in the Dürnast soil.…”

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Nitrogen availability of various biogas residues applied to ryegrass

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Z. Pflanzenernähr. Bodenk.

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Biogas plants in Germany are producing an increasing amount of biogas residues to be recycled via agricultural crop production. To test whether the wide range of various substrates used in the anaerobic digestion can affect the chemical composition and nutrient availability, seven biogas residues derived from different substrates were investigated with respect to their N supply to ryegrass. Both the short-term and the long-term N availability were studied in a 309-d pot experiment lasting for five successive growth cycles each starting with a fertilizer application. The organic fertilizers were applied based on an equal amount of ammonium-N (300 mg N per pot) and compared to mineral N from ammonium nitrate of equal dosage. Biogas residues varied greatly in their chemical composition (ammonium-N 0.20% to 0.51%, N total 0.36% to 0.75%, and C org 1.85% to 4.75% in fresh matter). After the first growth cycle, the N availability of the biogas residues applied based on ammonium-N was at least equal to that from ammonium nitrate. Differences in N offtake after one fertilizer application were negatively correlated to the C org : N org ratio of the organic fertilizers. After five successive fertilizer applications, the N utilization of most of the organic fertilizers was increased compared to that of the mineral fertilizer. It is concluded that biogas residues provide plant-available N at least corresponding to their ammonium content and that the accumulation of organic N in soil through repeated application of biogas residues contributes to N release.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 72%

Nitrogen availability of various biogas residues applied to ryegrass

Fouda

Tucher

Lichti

et al. 2013

Z. Pflanzenernähr. Bodenk.

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“…The soil was an imperfectly drained Le Bras series, silty clay loam (270 g clay kg − 1 , 420 g silt kg − 1 ; loamy, mixed, frigid, Typic Humaquept). Details of soil characteristics and site history can be found in Angers et al (2010) and MacDonald et al (2010;2011).…”

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Soil soluble carbon dynamics of manured and unmanured grasslands following chemical kill and ploughing

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“…Another issue is the potential effect of increasing fresh organic carbon supply to the soil (plant exudates and residues, organic amendment) on the mineralization of "old" soil organic carbon, the so-called "priming effect" (Fontaine et al 2007). While solid manure has been observed to promote carbon sequestration in soils, liquid manure, which contains highly decomposable carbon, may lead to a large priming effect at intermediate application rates (Angers et al 2010). In addition, questions rise on the link between organic carbon and nitrogen in soils and the effect of either carbon or nitrogen loss or gain on the coupled system.…”

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Carbon, nitrogen and Greenhouse gases budgets over a four years crop rotation in northern France

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Croplands mainly act as net sources of the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO₂) and nitrous oxide (N₂O), as well as nitrogen oxide (NO), a precursor of troposheric ozone. We determined the carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) balance of a four-year crop rotation, including maize, wheat, barley and mustard, to provide a base for exploring mitigation options of net emissions. The crop rotation had a positive net ecosystem production (NEP) of 4.4 +/- 0.7 Mg C ha(-1) y(-1) but represented a net source of carbon with a net biome production (NBP) of -1.3 +/- 1.1 Mg C ha(-1) y(-1). The nitrogen balance of the rotation was correlated with the carbon balance and resulted in net loss (-24 +/- 28 kg N ha(-1) y(-1)). The main nitrogen losses were nitrate leaching (-11.7 +/- 1.0 kg N ha(-1) y(-1)) and ammonia volatilization (-9 kg N ha(-1) y(-1)). Dry and wet depositions were 6.7 +/- 3.0 and 5.9 +/- 0.1 kg N ha(-1) y(-1), respectively. Fluxes of nitrous (N₂O) and nitric (NO) oxides did not contribute significantly to the N budget (N₂O: -1.8 +/- 0.04; NO: -0.7 +/- 0.04 kg N ha(-1) y(-1)) but N₂O fluxes equaled 16% of the total greenhouse gas balance. The link between the carbon and nitrogen balances are discussed. Longer term experiments would be necessary to capture the trends in the carbon and nitrogen budgets within the variability of agricultural ecosystems

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Differential retention of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in grassland soil profiles with long-term manure application

Cited by 71 publications

References 17 publications

Nitrogen availability of various biogas residues applied to ryegrass

Nitrogen availability of various biogas residues applied to ryegrass

Soil soluble carbon dynamics of manured and unmanured grasslands following chemical kill and ploughing

Carbon, nitrogen and Greenhouse gases budgets over a four years crop rotation in northern France

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