Effects of compost, coal ash, and straw amendments on restoring the quality of eroded Palouse soil

Cox, Duncan; Bezdicek, D. F.; Fauci, Mary F.

doi:10.1007/s003740000335

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“…Concentrations of Ni were similar to concentrations recorded in barley grain by Cox et al (2001), which ranged from 0.26 to 0.54 mg/kg. Concentrations of As were considered to be in normal range as the same As concentrations were recorded in barley monitoring in UK (Cox et al 2001).…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Concentrations of Mn recorded by other authors were the same or higher than the concentrations in our study: 11-69 mg/kg by Smart et al (1992) and 12-13 mg/kg by Cox et al (2001). Concentrations of Zn in our study were comparable with other authors: 29-58 mg/kg by Dudka et al (1996), 19-41 mg/kg by Smart et al (1992) and 24-26 mg/kg by Cox et al (2001). Significantly higher concentrations of Fe recorded in the N 4 P 2 K 2 treatment than in the other treatments can be explained by the lowest organic matter content in the soil in this treatment, as the availability of metal is negatively related to the organic matter content in the soil (Singh et al 2010).…”

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confidence: 75%

“…Significantly higher concentrations of Fe recorded in the N 4 P 2 K 2 treatment than in the other treatments can be explained by the lowest organic matter content in the soil in this treatment, as the availability of metal is negatively related to the organic matter content in the soil (Singh et al 2010). In our study, concentrations of Fe were substantially higher than concentrations of Fe, ranging from 7.4 to 9.1 mg/kg, in a study by Cox et al (2001), or lower than the concentration of Fe 167 mg/kg recorded by Singh and Garg (2006). Different concentrations of Fe were probably caused by different soil pH, as the availability of Fe is high in acid soils ).…”

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confidence: 73%

“…N 4 -ammonium nitrate; P 2 -superphosphate; K 2 -potassium chloride; FM -farmyard manure; PL -poultry litter centrations recorded by other authors in barley grain: 0.4-9.5 mg/kg by Belyaeva et al (2005) 2.3-9 mg/kg by Smart et al (1992) and 5.2-6.0 mg/kg by Cox et al (2001). Concentrations of Mn recorded by other authors were the same or higher than the concentrations in our study: 11-69 mg/kg by Smart et al (1992) and 12-13 mg/kg by Cox et al (2001). Concentrations of Zn in our study were comparable with other authors: 29-58 mg/kg by Dudka et al (1996), 19-41 mg/kg by Smart et al (1992) and 24-26 mg/kg by Cox et al (2001).…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Concentrations of As were considered to be in normal range as the same As concentrations were recorded in barley monitoring in UK (Cox et al 2001). In all treatments, concentrations of Cd were about one order below the EU limit, which is 0.12 mg/kg.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Effect of long-term fertilizer application on yield and concentrations of elements (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, As, Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) in grain of spring barley

Hejcman¹,

Berková²,

Kunzová³

2013

Plant Soil Environ.

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Little attention has been paid to the effect of long-term fertilizer application on concentrations of elements in grain of barley produced on the metal non-contaminated agricultural soil. In 2010, we analyzed yield and concentrations of elements in grain of spring barley in unfertilized control, mineral fertilizer application (N 4 P 2 K 2 -70, 60 and 100 kg N, P and K per ha) and combinations of farmyard manure or poultry litter with mineral fertilizer (FMN 4 P 2 K 2 and PLN 4 P 2 K 2 ) treatments in the Ruzyně Fertilizer Experiment established on Luvisol in 1955 in Prague (Czech Republic). The yield of grain ranged from 4.03 to 9.74 t/ha in the control and FMN 4 P 2 K 2 treatment. There was a positive effect of fertilizer application on concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, but no effect on concentrations of calcium and magnesium. With the exception of iron, concentrations of micro (copper and zinc) and risk elements (arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese and nickel) were not significantly affected by the fertilizer treatments. Long-term use of organic and mineral fertilizers with appropriate application rates does not represent any risk for contamination of barley grain by risk elements on mineral rich and metal non-contaminated agricultural soils.

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Effect of long-term fertilizer application on yield and concentrations of elements (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, As, Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) in grain of spring barley

Hejcman¹,

Berková²,

Kunzová³

2013

Plant Soil Environ.

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Nutritive and non‐nutritive effects of compost on organic dryland wheat in Utah

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Organic dryland wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an important crop in Utah and the intermountain western United States; however, growers face numerous challenges maintaining yield, grain quality, soil fertility, and health. Wheat yields in the West are severely constrained by lack of rainfall, so dryland organic wheat farmers generally do not grow cover crops due to the risk of subsequent crop failure or apply soil amendments due to the inability to recoup application costs in the short term. Compost may have significant non‐nutritive as well as nutritive effects on soil processes, however, potentially changing calculations of perceived costs vs. benefits. The goal of this study was to quantify the effects of a one‐time compost application on soil health, yield, and crop quality in an organic dryland wheat–fallow system in northern Utah. Four rates of compost, applied once, (0, 12.5, 25, and 50 Mg ha−1 dry weight, DW) were compared to anhydrous ammonia (50 kg N ha−1) applied at planting. Mineralizable C, microbial biomass, and phosphatase enzyme activity increased significantly at all compost rates, while available soil P increased at the 25 and 50 Mg ha−1 rates and total soil N at the 50 Mg ha rate−1. Soil moisture was generally no different between treatments. Wheat yield was significantly greater 3 yr after application at the 50 Mg ha−1 compost rate only, with no response to conventional fertilizer. A lack of yield response to conventional fertilizer suggests that non‐nutritive benefits of improved soil health were responsible for improved yields at the high compost rate.

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Establishment ofRetama sphaerocarpaL. seedlings on a degraded semiarid soil as influenced by mycorrhizal inoculation and sewage‐sludge amendment

Alguacil

Caravaca²,

Díaz

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Z. Pflanzenernähr. Bodenk.

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A field experiment was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of mycorrhizal inoculation with three arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi (Glomus intraradices Schenck & Smith, Glomus deserticola (Trappe, Bloss. & Menge), and Glomus mosseae (Nicol & Gerd.) Gerd. & Trappe) and the addition of composted sewage sludge (SS) with respect to the establishment of Retama sphaerocarpa L. seedlings, in a semiarid Mediterranean area. Associated changes in soil chemical (nutrient content and labile carbon fractions), biochemical (enzyme activities), and physical (aggregate stability) parameters were observed. Six months after planting, both the addition of composted SS and the mycorrhizal‐inoculation treatments had increased total N content, available‐P content, and aggregate stability of the soil. Values of water‐soluble C and water‐soluble carbohydrates were increased only in the mycorrhizal‐inoculation treatments. Rhizosphere soil from the mycorrhizal‐inoculation treatments had significantly higher enzyme activities (dehydrogenase, protease‐BAA, acid phosphatase, and β‐glucosidase) than the control soil. In the short‐term, mycorrhizal inoculation with AM fungi was the most effective treatment for enhancement of shoot biomass, particularly with G. mosseae (about 146% higher with respect to control plants). The addition of the composted SS alone was sufficient to restore soil structural stability but was not effective with respect to improving the performance of R. sphaerocarpa plants.

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Effects of compost, coal ash, and straw amendments on restoring the quality of eroded Palouse soil

Cited by 102 publications

References 30 publications

Effect of long-term fertilizer application on yield and concentrations of elements (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, As, Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) in grain of spring barley

Effect of long-term fertilizer application on yield and concentrations of elements (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, As, Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) in grain of spring barley

Nutritive and non‐nutritive effects of compost on organic dryland wheat in Utah

Establishment ofRetama sphaerocarpaL. seedlings on a degraded semiarid soil as influenced by mycorrhizal inoculation and sewage‐sludge amendment

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