Nutrient accumulation and nitrate leaching under broiler litter amended corn fields

Wood, B. H.; Wood, C. W.; Yoo, Kyung H.; Yoon, Kwang‐Sik; Delaney, Dennis Patrick

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“…Solution NO 3 results in 1999 were comparable to the findings of Wood et al (1996) on a silty clay soil in Alabama, where NO 3 -N concentrations in soil percolate 1 m below corn cover-cropped with cereal rye were greater under fertilizer (ammonium nitrate) than under manure (preplant broadcast incorporated). Both the fertilized and the high (18 Mg ha -1 ) poultry litter rate treatments resulted in some NO 3 -N concentrations above the drinking water standard, but overall concentrations averaged 8.3 and 4.8 mg L -1 respectively.…”

Section: Soil Water Content and No 3 Leachingsupporting

confidence: 68%

“…between plots fertilized with either ammonium nitrate or liquid dairy manure (pre-plant broadcast) in a study by Jemison and Fox (1994), while Wood et al (1996) found that fertilizer-amended soil posed a greater risk for groundwater NO 3 contamination than soils amended with broiler litter. These findings are highly contradictory and suggest that further research in this area is needed.…”

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Nitrate leaching as affected by liquid swine manure and cover cropping in sandy soil of southwestern Ontario

Ball-Coelho¹,

Roy²,

Bruin³

2004

Can. J. Soil. Sci.

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Ball-Coelho, B. R., Roy, R. C. and Bruin, A. J. 2004. Nitrate leaching as affected by liquid swine manure and cover cropping in sandy soil of southwestern Ontario. Can. J. Soil Sci. 84: [187][188][189][190][191][192][193][194][195][196][197]. To assess the risk that liquid swine manure (LSM) application posed to groundwater quality and determine how to manage excess nitrates, LSM pre-plant injected at 75% (LSM low ) and > 100% (LSM high ) of corn (Zea mays L.) N requirements was compared to inorganic fertilizer (Fert), with (RC) or without (NC) a rye (Secale cereale L.) cover crop in 2 dry years (1999, 2001) . L'usage de purin et d'engrais a donné un rendement en maïs similaire chaque année. Quand le sol est bien drainé, la concentration de nitrates solubilisés était plus élevée avec l'engrais (14 mg par litre) qu'avec le purin (7 mg par litre) en 1999; cependant, on a observé l'inverse en 2000 (39 mg par litre pour le purin contre 13 mg par litre pour l'engrais). En 2001, la concentration de nitrates solubilisés était parfois plus haute avec la forte qu'avec la faible concentration de purin ou avec l'application d'engrais, mais les possibilités de drainage étaient réduites. Il se peut que l'application de N plus rapide avec le purin (avant la plantation) qu'avec l'engrais (épandage à 77 % en bandes latérales) ait accru la concentration de nitrates solubilisés dans les parcelles en 2000, consécutivement aux précipitations plus fréquentes. Le seigle réduit la concentration de nitrates solubilisés de 8,8 mg par litre (SS) à 4,3 mg par litre (CS, moyenne annuelle), peu importe la provenance des éléments nutritifs. On peut atténuer les risques de lixiviation des nitrates durant la période végétative en appliquant une partie du N avant la plantation sous forme de purin et le reste par épandage en bandes latérales d'un engrais, et les risques après la récolte (automne et printemps) en semant du seigle dans les peuplements de maïs. Mots clés:Zea mays, Secale cereale, dosage du nitrate avant épandage, purin, lixiviation des nitrates As a precondition to the issuance of building permits for the establishment of large livestock operations, municipalities should require the preparation of an acceptable manure and nutrient management plan (Caldwell 1998). Norfolk municipality in Ontario has currently imposed a moratorium on intensive livestock operations in response to public fear of contamination of groundwater by LSM on sandy soil. Further research is needed to determine the legitimacy of concerns over land ownership and the size of livestock operations. The relationship between agriculture and groundwater requires local consideration (Caldwell 1998).While public opinion is that LSM application contaminates groundwater, few studies have investigated the environmental effects of its application. Groundwater NO 3 -N Abbreviations: EPSNT, early pre-sidedress nitrate test; FC, field capacity; Fert, inorganic fertilizer; LPSNT, late pre-sidedress nitrate test; LSM, liquid swine manure; NC, without a rye cover crop; PPNT, pre...

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Nitrate leaching as affected by liquid swine manure and cover cropping in sandy soil of southwestern Ontario

Ball-Coelho¹,

Roy²,

Bruin³

2004

Can. J. Soil. Sci.

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“…PL did not change soil Fe concentrations (P = 0.5871) when PL and IF application rates were based on the same N rate. Land application of PL can alter the elemental concentration in soils since the litter contains N, P, K, Ca, Mg, sulphur (S), and trace elements (Bolan et al, 2010;Wood et al, 1996). Higher soil C concentrations in PL treatments could be due to direct C input by the litter itself and indirect C input through increased net primary production, for example, roots and plant residues (Aoyama et al, 1999;Bhattacharyya et al, 2010;Maillard and Angers, 2014;Whalen and Chang, 2002).…”

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“…Application of PL to cropland can also increase soil organic matter (Watts et al, 2010); thereby improving soil quality and productivity (Kingery et al, 1994). Continuous application of litter or manure can increase the levels of C, N, P, K, Ca and Mg in the soil (Ginting et al, 2003;Mugwira, 1979;Wallingford et al, 1975;Watts et al, 2010;Wood et al, 1996), thus creating a reservoir of soil nutrients for several years after application. Agbede and Ojeniyi (2009) found similar results with sorghum production in southwestern Nigeria; no-till with or without mulch in combination with 7.5 Mg ha -1 of PL improved soil organic C, total N, available P, exchangeable K, Ca and Mg concentration and grain yield.…”

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The Effect of Poultry Litter Application on Agricultural Production: A Meta-Analysis of Crop Yield, Nutrient Uptake and Soil Fertility

Lin¹,

Santen²,

Watts³

2016

Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture

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Meta-analysis is a statistical technique used to analyze large datasets containing results from numerous individual studies. It appears to be a promising approach in agricultural sciences. This study aimed to conduct a meta-analytic assessment to elucidate the influence of poultry litter (PL) application on crop yield, plant nutrient uptake, and soil fertility as compared to inorganic fertilizer (IF). A meta-analysis based on 116 studies (111 refereed articles and five unpublished data sets) with 2293 observations compared agronomic responses to PL and IF application. The natural log of the response ratio was used as effect size (ES) to express differences in the effects of PL and IF. The variances of estimated effects were estimated using within-study and betweenstudy variation and were used to calculate a weighting factor. A random-effects model was used to test if the ES was significantly different from zero (α= 0.05). Crop yield was slightly less when evaluating PL additions during the 1 st or 2 nd year of application, while significant increases were observed with long-term PL application. Poultry litter influenced plant nutrient uptake with a slightly negative effect being observed for N uptake, but significant positive effects for P and K uptake. Positive effects on soil fertility were also observed with PL significantly increasing CEC, pH and concentration of soil C, P, K, Ca, and Mg compared to IF. Overall, PL can be used as an alternative nutrient source to enhance crop yield, increase plant nutrient uptake, and improve soil fertility.

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“…a substantial number of studies have been conducted to determine Pl effects on agriculture and environment. some of these studies show advantages such as: high nutrient concentration (Zhang et al, 2002), increase in total soil carbon and organic matter content (adeli et al, 2008; singh et al, 2009), increased soil water retention and infiltration (Kingery et al, 1994), increased soil pH (Zhang, 1998), improved soil physical, chemical andbiological properties (nyakatawa et al, 2001;Friend et al, 2006;mcGrath et al, 2009), and improved crop yields of, e.g., corn, soybean, cotton, and pastures (Wood et al, 1996;sistani et al, 2004;adeli et al, 2005;mitchell & tu, 2005).…”

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Year-round poultry litter decomposition and N, P, K and Ca release

Pitta

Adami

Pelissari

et al. 2012

Rev. Bras. Ciênc. Solo

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Year-round PoultrY litter decomPosition and n, P, K and ca release summarY Poultry litter is an important nutrient source in agriculture, although little information is available regarding its decomposition rate and nutrient release. to evaluate these processes, poultry litter (Pl) was applied to the soil to supply 100, 200 and 300 kg ha -1 n contained in 4,953, 9,907 and 14,860 kg ha -1 Pl, respectively. the litter bag technique was used to monitor the process of decomposition and nutrient release from the litter. these bags were left on the soil surface and collected periodically (after 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210, 240, 270, 300, 330, and 365 days). the dry matter (dm) loss was highest (35 %) after the first 30 days of field incubation. the highest nutrient release occurred in the first 60 days on the field, when 40, 34, 91, and 39 %, respectively, of n, P, K, and ca of the initial Pl dry matter (4,860 kg ha -1 ) was already released to the soil. in absolute terms, these percentages represent 40, 23, 134, and 69 kg ha -1 of n, P, K, and ca and these values doubled and tripled as the Pl fertilization rates increased to 9,907 and 14,860 kg ha -1 , respectively. after one year of field incubation, the residual contents in the litter were 27, 15, 18 and 30 % of the initial dm , and n, P and ca, respectively. the release rate of K was the fastest and 91 % of the K had been released from the Pl after 30 days of field incubation. index terms: litter bag, filed incubation, organic fertilizer, residual contents.

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Nutrient accumulation and nitrate leaching under broiler litter amended corn fields

Cited by 55 publications

References 23 publications

Nitrate leaching as affected by liquid swine manure and cover cropping in sandy soil of southwestern Ontario

Nitrate leaching as affected by liquid swine manure and cover cropping in sandy soil of southwestern Ontario

The Effect of Poultry Litter Application on Agricultural Production: A Meta-Analysis of Crop Yield, Nutrient Uptake and Soil Fertility

Year-round poultry litter decomposition and N, P, K and Ca release

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