Poultry Litter as a Fertilizer for Bermudagrass

Wood, C. W.; Torbert, H. Allen; Delaney, Dennis Patrick

doi:10.1300/j064v03n02_05

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“…This acidification was favored by the high content of NH 4 + in SP (55% of its N content; Jones et al 2007). On the other hand, PM increased pH of the soil, and according to Wood, Tarbert, and Delaney (1993), this pH effect is due to the relatively high content of calcium carbonate in PM.…”

Section: Chemical and Biological Soil Propertiesmentioning

confidence: 95%

Soil Quality Dynamics Following Long-Term Application of Poultry Manure and Sewage Sludge on Grassland

Mariscal‐Sancho

Ball

Peregrina

2011

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

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Section: Chemical and Biological Soil Propertiesmentioning

confidence: 95%

Soil Quality Dynamics Following Long-Term Application of Poultry Manure and Sewage Sludge on Grassland

Mariscal‐Sancho

Ball

Peregrina

2011

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

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“…There was no difference between IF and PL application on leaf (P = 0.2964), stem (P = 0.5574), and reproductive (P = 0.8063) K content, whereas there was a significant positive response to PL application for plant K content (P = 0.0185). Approximately, 85% of plant K concentration data collected from forages (including bermudagrass, fescue, turfgrass, and forage-mix), both composted and fresh PL treatments produced higher forage K than the inorganic NPK treatments (Warman and Cooper, 2000;Warren et al, 2008;Wood et al, 1993) and showed a positively linear response in tissue K concentration with litter application (Warman and Cooper, 2000). Our results were consistent with the previous studies of cotton (Tewolde et al, 2011;Tewolde et al, 2009b), where fertilizing with litter slightly increased bulk leaf K concentration and had approximately the same stem or reproductive K concentration as cotton fertilized with IF.…”

Section: Nutrient Concentrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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“…Our results are also comparable to other research findings. Wood et al [26] observed a 556% increase in bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.] yields with 2.2 × 10 −4 kg m −2 PL application compared to yield from control plots.…”

Section: Dry Matter Yieldmentioning

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Amending Subsoil with Composted Poultry Litter-II: Effects on Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis) Establishment, Root Growth, and Weed Populations

2013

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Turfgrasses established on a soil deprived of the topsoil during construction disturbance often have low levels of density and uniformity making them susceptible to weeds. Field experiments evaluated composted poultry litter incorporation into subsoil on Kentucky bluegrass growth attributes and subsequent effects on weed populations. Top 20 cm of topsoil was removed and composted poultry litter was incorporated at 0.1, or 0.2, or 0.4 cm/cm-soil into the exposed subsoil to a depth of 12.7 cm before seeding or sodding, and was compared to N-fertilized (50 × 10−4 kg m−2) and control plots. A greenhouse experiment was also conducted to determine the effect of compost incorporation rates on turfgrass rooting depth. Turfgrass yield from seeded plots with compost incorporation rates of 0.1, 0.2, and 0.4 cm/cm-soil, were 200%, 300%, and 500% more, respectively, compared to control plots. Composted poultry litter incorporated at 0.1 cm/cm-soil resulted in at least 70 seedlings in 7.6 cm−2, which was sufficient to attain 100% turf cover. Higher incorporation rates in seeded plots maintained lower numbers of buckhorn plantain and red clover than untreated plots. Rooting depth also increased linearly with compost rates. Overall, compost treatments were able to maintain superior turf cover and quality compared to conventionally fertilized or control plots

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Poultry Litter as a Fertilizer for Bermudagrass

Cited by 38 publications

References 9 publications

Soil Quality Dynamics Following Long-Term Application of Poultry Manure and Sewage Sludge on Grassland

Soil Quality Dynamics Following Long-Term Application of Poultry Manure and Sewage Sludge on Grassland

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

Amending Subsoil with Composted Poultry Litter-II: Effects on Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis) Establishment, Root Growth, and Weed Populations

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