Light fraction organic N, ammonium, nitrate and total N in a thin Black Chernozemic soil under bromegrass after 27 annual applications of different N rates |
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Authors: | S.S. Malhi K.S. Gill J.T. Harapiak M. Nyborg E.G. Gregorich C.M. Monreal |
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Affiliation: | (1) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Melfort, Canada, S0E 1A0;(2) Western Co-operative Fertilizers Limited, Calgary, Canada, T2P 2N1;(3) Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, T6G 2E3;(4) Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Canada, K1A 0C6;(5) Present address: Soil Plant Water Consulting Inc., 13755-131B Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5L 5A1;(6) Present address: AgriPlace, Suite 1020, 909-11th Avenue, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2R 1L7 |
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Abstract: | Anadequate supply of N for a crop depends among others on the amounts of N thataremineralized from the soil organic matter plus the supply of ammonium andnitrateN already present in the soil. The objective of this study was to determine thebehaviour of light fraction organic N (LFN), NH4-N, NO3-Nand total N (TN) in soil in response to different rates of fertilizer Napplication. The 0–5, 5–10, 10–15 and 15–30cm layers of a thin Black Chernozemic soil under bromegrass(Bromus inermis Leyss) at Crossfield, Alberta, Canada,weresampled after 27 annual applications of ammonium nitrate at rates of 0, 56,112,168, 224 and 336 kg N ha–1. The concentration andmass of TN and LFN in the soil, and the proportion of LFN mass within the TNmass usually increased with N rates up to 224 kg Nha–1. The increase in TN mass and LFN mass per unit ofNadded was generally maximum at 56 kg N ha–1 anddeclined with further increases in the rate of N application. The percentchangein response to N application was much greater for the LFN mass than for the TNmass for all the N rates and all soil depths that were sampled. Mineral N intheform of NH4-N and NO3-N did not accumulate in the soil at 112 kg N ha–1 rates, whereas theiraccumulation increased markedly with rates of 168 kg Nha–1. In conclusion, long-term annual fertilization at 112 kg N ha–1 to bromegrass resulted insubstantial increase in the TN and LFN in soil, with no accumulation ofNH4-N and NO3-N down the depth. The implication of thesefindings is that grasslands for hay can be managed by appropriate Nfertilization rates to increase the level of organic N in soil. |
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Keywords: | Bromegrass Light fraction N N fertilization NH4-N NO3-N Soil Total N |
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