Long‐Term Evaluation of Poultry Litter as a Source of Nitrogen for Cotton and Corn

Mitchell, Charles C.; Tu, Shuxin

doi:10.2134/agronj2005.0399

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“…The treatment with chemical fertilization also produced taller plants than those of the treatment with 14,860 kg ha -1 of poultry litter. Mitchell & Tu (2005), when comparing the same nitrogen level using ammonium nitrate and poultry litter, observed that cotton plants fertilized with chemical fertilizer showed higher height than the plants fertilized with poultry litter, results similar to those found in the present study.…”

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“…Mitchell & Tu (2005), while evaluating the influence of poultry litter levels on cotton, found that plants treated with litter were taller. Besides plant height, a quadratic effect of the stem diameter in response to increasing poultry litter levels was also observed (Figure 2).…”

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“…Herbage production increased by 14.4, 53.3 and 88.8% as the poultry litter level increased, when compared to the control without litter. Mitchell & Tu (2005) reported that the residual effect of poultry litter in the second year after its application resulted in cotton lint. These authors observed corn yield increases of 30% in relation to the treatment that received standard N fertilization rate during the prior year.…”

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“…However, when the addition of nutrients to the soil from both fertilizer sources is considered, it is possible to infer that the organic fertilizer should be recommended since it is a source of more nutrients to the soil, with a difference between the 9,907 kg ha -1 litter level and the mineral fertilizer of 19, 206 and 314 kg ha -1 of N, P 2 O 5 and K 2 O, respectively. Therefore, besides costs, it is also important to consider the benefits of nutrient addition to the soil, the release and residual effect dynamics (Nyakatawa et al, 2001;Mitchell & Tu, 2005;Reddy et al, 2009), the effects on physical, chemical and biological soil traits (Eghball et al, 2004;McGrath et al, 2010) and the environmental impact of its usage, in order to make the best decision on which source to use.…”

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“…Its use as an agricultural fertilizer also allows an environmentally friendly way of disposing of this waste, enhances soil physical, chemical and biological traits (Eghball et al, 2004;McGrath et al, 2009), and promotes an increase in soybean (Adeli et al, 2005), cotton (Mitchell & Tu, 2005), corn (Konzen, 2003) and pasture yield (Sistani et al, 2004).…”

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Grazing intensities and poultry litter fertilization levels on corn and black oat yield

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-The objective of this work was to assess the effect of poultry litter fertilization levels on corn and black oat yield using different grazing intensities, poultry litter levels (mixture of manure and bedding material) and a chemical fertilization level. The experimental design was a randomized complete block in a split-plot arrangement with four replicates. Black oat + ryegrass grazing intensities, characterized by different pasture sward management, with animal entrance at 25, 30 and 35-cm heights and exit at 5.0, 10 and 15-cm heights, were established at the main plots. After the grazing period, corn was grown at the subplots with four levels of poultry litter (0, 4,953, 9,907 and 14,860 kg ha -1 ), aiming to supply 0, 100, 200 and 300 kg ha -1 of nitrogen, and a treatment with chemical fertilizer, according to soil analysis. Grazing intensities had no effect on corn yield. Corn yield was 7,493, 8,458, 9,188, 10,247 and 11,028 kg ha -1 , respectively, for the treatments without and with 4,953, 9,907 and 14,860 kg ha -1 of poultry litter, and the treatment with chemical fertilization. Poultry litter levels have a residual effect on the production of black oat grown in succession to corn.Index terms: Avena strigosa, Zea mays, chemical fertilizer, organic fertilizer, residual effect, yield components. Intensidades de pastejo e níveis de adubação com cama de aviário sobre a produtividade de milho e aveia-pretaResumo -O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito de níveis de adubação com cama de aviário sobre a produtividade de milho e aveia-preta com uso de diferentes intensidades de pastejo, níveis de cama de aviário (mistura de esterco e material utilizado como cama) e nível de adubação química. Utilizou-se o delineamento experimental de blocos ao acaso com parcelas subdivididas e quatro repetições. As intensidades de pastejo na aveia-preta + azevém, caracterizadas por diferentes alturas de manejo do pasto, com alturas de entrada dos animais em 25, 30 e 35 cm e de saída em 5,0, 10 e 15 cm, foram impostas nas parcelas principais. Após o período de pastejo, o milho foi cultivado nas subparcelas com quatro níveis de cama de aviário (0, 4.953, 9.907 e 14.860 kg ha -1 ), para suprir 0, 100, 200 e 300 kg ha -1 de nitrogênio, e um tratamento com adubação química, conforme análise do solo. As intensidades de pastejo não afetaram a produtividade do milho. A produtividade do milho foi de 7. 493, 8.458, 9.188, 10.247 e 11.028 kg ha -1 , respectivamente, para os tratamentos sem e com 4.953, 9.907 e 14.860 kg ha -1 de cama de aviário e para o tratamento com adubação química. Há efeito residual dos níveis de cama de aviário na produtividade da aveia-preta cultivada em sucessão ao milho.Termos para indexação: Avena strigosa, Zea mays, adubação química, adubação orgânica, efeito residual, componentes de produtividade.

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Short‐term effects of nitrogen source on soil properties and plant growth

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A randomized complete block design experiment was performed in a growth chamber study to evaluate the short‐term impact of N amendment source on CO2 fluxes, aggregate stability, and aboveground plant biomass. Large intact soil cores (n = 6) were each segmented into three subplot treatment sources: (a) organic N (ORG‐N); (b) inorganic N (UAN‐32); and (c) no N added (no‐N), with both N sources applied at rates of 27.5 kg N ha–1. The experiment was run for 130 d, representing one growing season of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Soil CO2 fluxes accumulated during the growing season were 47.1, 36.6, and 24.6 mol m–2 for ORG‐N, UAN‐32, and no‐N treatments, respectively. Significantly higher aboveground plant biomass was harvested in the N source treatments compared with no‐N. Aggregate stability in ORG‐N was significantly higher than inorganic sources, UAN‐32 (p < .05). This study highlights that even over a short‐term study, organic N sources can increase soil biological activity and aggregation processes, indicating an increased capacity for several soil functions.

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Soil‐test biological activity with the flush of CO₂: V. Validation of nitrogen prediction for corn production

Franzluebbers

2020

Agronomy Journal

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Production of corn (Zea mays L.) requires significant N availability to reach maximum yield potential. Nitrogen fertilizer recommendations generally have ignored sitespecific conditions and have focused more on total N demand for representative soils across a region. Recent evidence suggested that site-specific conditions of the biologically active component (0-10-cm depth) could inform the magnitude of yield response to applied N fertilizer. This approach was tested further on 111 fields in Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Blue Ridge regions (states of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia). Plant-available N (sum of residual inorganic N and net N mineralization during a 24-d aerobic incubation) was inversely proportional to economically optimum N rate scaled to grain production level (r 2 = .47, p < .001). Soil-test biological activity as a simple, rapid, and reliable indicator of net N mineralization was also predictive of economically optimum N rate (r 2 = .46, p < .001) and validated an earlier assessment. Greater soil-test biological activity was obtained from private farms than from research stations (259 vs. 172 mg C kg −1 3 d −1 , respectively; p < .001), as well as from fields with minimum tillage, multi-species cover cropping, and amendment with animal manures. Results imply that some farmers are making choices to improve soil health condition and these choices can lead to lower requirement for N fertilizer inputs.

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Long‐Term Evaluation of Poultry Litter as a Source of Nitrogen for Cotton and Corn

Abstract: Although cotton is the number one row crop in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Arkansas in terms of

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Grazing intensities and poultry litter fertilization levels on corn and black oat yield

Grazing intensities and poultry litter fertilization levels on corn and black oat yield

Short‐term effects of nitrogen source on soil properties and plant growth

Soil‐test biological activity with the flush of CO₂: V. Validation of nitrogen prediction for corn production

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Long‐Term Evaluation of Poultry Litter as a Source of Nitrogen for Cotton and Corn

Abstract: Although cotton is the number one row crop in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Arkansas in terms of

Cited by 94 publications

References 19 publications

Grazing intensities and poultry litter fertilization levels on corn and black oat yield

Grazing intensities and poultry litter fertilization levels on corn and black oat yield

Short‐term effects of nitrogen source on soil properties and plant growth

Soil‐test biological activity with the flush of CO2: V. Validation of nitrogen prediction for corn production

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Soil‐test biological activity with the flush of CO₂: V. Validation of nitrogen prediction for corn production