scholarly journals Growth, Nitrogen Uptake of Maize (Zea mays L.) and Soil Chemical Properties, and Responses to Compost and Nitrogen Rates and Their Mixture on Different Textured Soils: Pot Experiment

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ashenafi Nigussie ◽  
Wassie Haile ◽  
Getachew Agegnehu ◽  
Alemayehu Kiflu
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Uptake ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilizer ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Inorganic Nitrogen ◽  
Nitrogen Concentration ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Soil Chemical Properties ◽  
Pot Experiment ◽  
Mineral N

Integrated nutrient management, which primarily involves the combined application of organic and inorganic nutrient sources, is one of the simplest approaches to handle declining soil fertility challenges and increase crop productivity and production. Keeping in view this fact, a pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of compost and inorganic nitrogen fertilizer and their mixture on soil properties, growth, and nitrogen uptake of maize on loam and clay textured soils at the Awada Agricultural Research Subcenter. Treatments comprised factorial combinations of five compost rates (0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 t·ha−1) and four rates of inorganic nitrogen fertilizer (0, 46, 92, and 138 kg·N·ha−1) laid out as a completely randomized design with three replications. Results showed that both the main and interaction effects of compost and mineral N fertilizer rates significantly affected the selected soil chemical properties and yield, and nitrogen concentration of maize. There were significant associations between plant parameters and soil nitrogen contents. The addition of 92 kg·ha−1·N + 10 t·ha−1 compost and 46 kg·ha−1·N + 10 t·ha−1 compost was the best treatments for loam and clay textured soils of the study areas, which improved shoot dry matter by 179.5 and 284.5%, compared to the unfertilized pot, respectively. From the results of this experiment, we concluded that the integrated application of compost and mineral nitrogen fertilizer enhanced soil chemical properties and thus improved nitrogen uptake and sustainable production of maize in the study areas.

scholarly journals Soil Nitrogen Dynamics in a Managed Temperate Grassland Under Changed Climatic Conditions

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 931
Author(s):  
Mona Giraud ◽  
Jannis Groh ◽  
Horst H. Gerke ◽  
Nicolas Brüggemann ◽  
Harry Vereecken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Uptake ◽  
Inorganic Nitrogen ◽  
Nitrogen Concentration ◽  
Nitrogen Dynamics ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Undisturbed Soil ◽  
Nitrogen Emissions ◽  
Growing Period ◽  
Grassland Type ◽  
Wide Range

Grasslands are one of the most common biomes in the world with a wide range of ecosystem services. Nevertheless, quantitative data on the change in nitrogen dynamics in extensively managed temperate grasslands caused by a shift from energy- to water-limited climatic conditions have not yet been reported. In this study, we experimentally studied this shift by translocating undisturbed soil monoliths from an energy-limited site (Rollesbroich) to a water-limited site (Selhausen). The soil monoliths were contained in weighable lysimeters and monitored for their water and nitrogen balance in the period between 2012 and 2018. At the water-limited site (Selhausen), annual plant nitrogen uptake decreased due to water stress compared to the energy-limited site (Rollesbroich), while nitrogen uptake was higher at the beginning of the growing period. Possibly because of this lower plant uptake, the lysimeters at the water-limited site showed an increased inorganic nitrogen concentration in the soil solution, indicating a higher net mineralization rate. The N2O gas emissions and nitrogen leaching remained low at both sites. Our findings suggest that in the short term, fertilizer should consequently be applied early in the growing period to increase nitrogen uptake and decrease nitrogen losses. Moreover, a shift from energy-limited to water-limited conditions will have a limited effect on gaseous nitrogen emissions and nitrate concentrations in the groundwater in the grassland type of this study because higher nitrogen concentrations are (over-) compensated by lower leaching rates.

scholarly journals Doses and sources of nitrogen fertilizer and their effects on soil chemical properties and forage yield of Brachiaria brizantha cv. Xaraés

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 1745-1754
Author(s):  
Reges Heinrichs ◽  
Cecilio V Soares Filho ◽  
Carlos Alberto Crociolli ◽  
Paulo Alexandre M de Figueiredo ◽  
Viviane Murer Fruchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fertilizer ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Forage Yield ◽  
Soil Chemical Properties ◽  
Brachiaria Brizantha

scholarly journals Post–Pyrolysis Nutrient Enhancement of Wood Biochar with Compost and Uncharred Wastes– Influence on Soil Chemical Properties and Crop Productivity

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-204
Author(s):  
Deogratius LUYIMA ◽  
Jae–Han LEE ◽  
Joun–Hyuk YOO ◽  
Su–Hun KIM ◽  
Yoshiyuki SHINOGI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Soil Chemical Properties ◽  
Nutrient Enhancement

scholarly journals Effect of Food Waste Compost on Crop Productivity and Soil Chemical Properties under Rice and Pepper Cultivation

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 682-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Hoon Lee ◽  
Byong-Gu Ko ◽  
Myung-Sook Kim ◽  
Seong-Jin Park ◽  
Sun-Gang Yun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Waste ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Soil Chemical Properties ◽  
Effect Of Food ◽  
Food Waste Compost

scholarly journals Leek hybrid yield potentional and relation on adaptation to light interception under nitrogen supply

Genetika ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 549-559
Author(s):  
Dubravka Savic
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Uptake ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Nitrogen Nutrition ◽  
Nitrogen Concentration ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Light Interception ◽  
Nitrogen Supply ◽  
Allium Porrum ◽  
Total Nitrogen Concentration ◽  
Nitrogen Demand

We have studied the effect of nitrogen supply on growth as well as relation on adaptation to light interception of leek (Allium porrum L.,) hybrid Alita, genotype of known genetic background. During the vegetative and generative plant growth phases, besides genetic potential many factors affect their productivity. The aim was to investigate genome expression dependent on nitrogen nutrition and light interception. Nitrogen in correlation with light availability has important effect on the growth of plants and the formation of leaf area, what it is necessary for yield of dry matter. Investigation has been done in open field grown leek commercial hybrid Alita (Allium porrum L.,) to consider the way of its genotype response to correlation of light interception and nitrogen nutrition. Investigated traits are leek crop productivity, light interception and chemical analyses of plants. Leek crop productivity was determined through the dry matter production, leaf area development and light interception. Analyses of leek plants comprehended chemical determination and calculation of total nitrogen concentration, nitrogen critical concentration in dry matter, nitrogen demand and, nitrogen uptake in leek crop. Correlation among investigated parameters was assigned to comprehensive hypothetical model of growth and productivity of leek crop grown at open field.It was shown that for nitrogen uptake (Nu), nitrogen demand (ND) and total nitrogen concentration (Nt) parameters variants of mineral nutrition plays significant role (pNu=0.002; pND=0.045; pNt=0.011). Obtained results indicated that correlation of nitrogen and light interception could be used as criteria in plant breeding.

Performance of Cowpea [Vigna Unguiculata (L.) Walp] Under Organic Production System in Southern Dry Zone of Karnataka

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
S B Yogananda ◽  
P Thimmegowda ◽  
G K Shruthi
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Production System ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Sandy Loam ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Organic Production ◽  
Soil Chemical Properties ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Organic Carbon Content

A field experiment was carried out during kharif 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 at Zonal Agricultural Research Station, V. C. Farm, Mandya to study the performance of cowpea under organic production system in red sandy loam soil. The results revealed that application of 100% N equivalent compost + recommended FYM (10 t/ha) + beejamrutha (seed treatment) + jeevamrutha (500 liter/ha) recorded significantly higher grain yield during all the years of experimentation (2056, 1987, 2108 and 2365 kg/ha, respectively) and also in their pooled data (grain yield 2129 kg/ha). This increased yield was attributed to more availability of nitrogen (289.5 kg/ha), phosphorus (40.5 kg/ha) and potassium (182.3 kg/ha) in the soil compared to other treatments. The benefit: cost ratio was higher with application of 100% N equivalent compost + jeevamrutha + beejamrutha (2.81). Soil chemical properties, viz. soil pH, organic carbon content and electric conductivity, were not influenced significantly by application of organic manures. However, there was an improvement in the soil chemical properties (289.5, 40.5 and 182.3 N, P2O5 and K2O kg/ha, respectively) compared to initial soil data (229, 19.2 and 135 NPK kg/ha).

scholarly journals Integrating Amendment and Liquid Fertilizer for Aided-Phytostabilization and Its Impacts on Soil Microbiological Properties in Arsenic-Contaminated Soil

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Suk Kim ◽  
Hyun-Gi Min ◽  
Jeong-Gyu Kim
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Inorganic Nitrogen ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Soil Chemical Properties ◽  
Biological Assessment ◽  
Liquid Fertilizer ◽  
Acid Mine

Indiscriminate overuse of liquid fertilizer and arsenic (As) contaminated soil by abandoned mines is one of the important environmental issues in Korea. This study was carried out to solve these two problems. Amendments (limestone, red mud and acid mine drainage sludge), liquid fertilizer and plant vegetation (Hairy vetch; Vicia villosa Roth) were simultaneously treated. Some soil chemical properties (pH, dissolved organic carbon, inorganic nitrogen content, and bioavailable As), soil respiration and enzyme activity (urease activity and dehydrogenase activity) were determined for chemical and biological assessment. Amendments decreased bioavailable As in soil, and acid mine drainage sludge had the best reduction efficiency in alkali soil. Liquid fertilizer affects not only soil chemical properties but also biological properties. Through multiple regression analysis, the rhizosphere effect through plant cultivation using specific root length index was reflected in the result of soil microbial and enzyme activity. In the reclamation of As-contaminated soil, the synergistic effect of multiple treatments could be confirmed. In particular, biological assessment indicators could be useful when evaluating the complex treatment of various restoration techniques, including the phytoremediation method. Based on these results, a long-term follow-up study on the field scale will be possible.

scholarly journals Rotation and nitrogen fertilizer effects on pearl millet, cowpea and groundnut yield and soil chemical properties in a sandy soil in the semi-arid tropics, West Africa

2000 ◽  
Vol 134 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. BATIONO ◽  
B. R. NTARE
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Pearl Millet ◽  
Crop Rotation ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilizer ◽  
Nitrogen Availability ◽  
Pennisetum Glaucum ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Soil Productivity ◽  
Mineral N ◽  
Arachis Hypogea

A 5-year study was conducted from 1988 to 1992 at three sites in Niger to determine the effects of crop rotation of a cereal and legumes and nitrogen fertilizer on chemical properties of the soil (0–20 cm) and yield of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.BR.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.), and groundnut (Arachis hypogea L.). Four N levels and rotation treatments including continuous fallow were investigated. Soil samples taken from the top 20 cm depth at the end of the experiment from treatments without nitrogen application which included continuous fallow, fallow–millet rotation, groundnut–millet rotation, cowpea–millet rotation, and continuous millet were analysed for soil pH, organic carbon, total nitrogen and exchangeable bases. Fertilizer N significantly increased yield of pearl millet, cowpea and groundnut. Continuous monocropping of pearl millet resulted in lower yields across N levels compared to legume–millet rotations. Legume yields were also consistently lower in monoculture than when rotated with millet. There was a decline in organic matter under continuous millet, cowpea–millet rotation and groundnut–millet rotation. The fallow–millet rotation supplied more mineral N than the legume–millet rotations. Nitrogen availability was greater in cowpea–millet rotation than continuous millet. Crop rotation was more productive than the continuous monoculture but did not differ in maintaining soil organic matter. The legume–millet rotation at 30 kg/ha N appears to be the most viable for millet production. Research should focus on understanding the effect of legume/cereal intercrops and rotations on soil productivity.

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