Effect of Strip Tillage on Corn Nitrogen Uptake and Residual Soil Nitrate Accumulation Compared with No-Tillage and Chisel Plow

2004 ◽  
Vol 96 (4) ◽  
pp. 1164-1171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Al-Kaisi ◽  
Mark A. Licht
1965 ◽  
Vol 5 (17) ◽  
pp. 180
Author(s):  
PJ Goodman

Nitrogen changes were studied in a red earth on which tobacco grew with very small additions of nitrogen fertilizer. Soil nitrate accumulation in the dry season before transplanting, and mineralization during the tobacco season, provided most of the plant's nitrogen requirements. Plant nitrogen uptake continued longer than in other countries, and the total amount was greater, particularly in stems and suckers. Though the plants gained nitrogen during the harvest period, leaf nitrogen concentration decreased. This resulted from translocation from lower leaves and growth of upper leaves. Decrease in leaf nitrogen concentration was essential to quality. The necessary sequence, of sufficient nitrogen for yield, followed by decreasing nitrogen availability for quality, occurs on this soil with small fertilizer additions. There is need for survey work on nitrogen availability and the time sequence of nitrogen uptake by plants on related Mareeba soils.


2009 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yajun Gao ◽  
Yun Li ◽  
Jianchang Zhang ◽  
Wenguo Liu ◽  
Zhanping Dang ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Mark A. Licht ◽  
Zachary A Koopman ◽  
Kent R. Berns
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Weed Science ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 651-661
Author(s):  
Nathaniel M. Drewitz ◽  
David E. Stoltenberg

AbstractPrevious research has shown that strip-tillage (ST) systems conserve soil, reduce production costs, and save time for growers compared with intensive-tillage systems. In contrast to these well-documented benefits, we have limited information on weed community dynamics and management risks in ST corn (Zea maysL.) production systems in the northern Corn Belt. Therefore, we conducted research in 2015 and 2016 to characterize weed community composition, emergence patterns, and aboveground productivity in an ST corn/no-tillage (NT) soybean [Glycine max(L.) Merr.] rotation that was established in 2007 compared with a long-term intensive-tillage chisel-plow (CP) continuous-corn system. Fifteen or more weed species were identified in nontreated quadrats in each cropping system in each year. Common lambsquarters (Chenopodium albumL.) was the most abundant weed species across systems and years.Chenopodium albumdensities were similar between CP and ST corn phases and were approximately 2-fold greater compared with the NT soybean phase. Other abundant weed species occurred at much lower densities thanC. album. In each year, cumulative emergence of nontreated weed communities was described best by a logistic function in each cropping system. Maximum weed community emergence was greater in CP corn than ST corn phases in 2015, but did not differ in 2016. In the ST corn phase, most (about 75%) weed community emergence occurred in the in-row (tilled) zone compared with the between-row (nondisturbed) zone. Total late-season weed shoot biomass did not differ between nontreated CP and ST corn phases in either year, withC. albumaccounting for >85% of total weed biomass in these phases. These results suggest that weed community composition, total emergence, and productivity were similar between CP and ST corn phases after 10 yr. Our findings, coupled with previous research that showed favorable agronomic performance and greater soil conservation associated with the long-term ST corn/NT soybean system, suggest that production risks are no greater than a CP corn system, while processes that underpin ecosystem services are enhanced. These results provide strong evidence to support grower adoption of ST practices as an alternative to intensive tillage.


2020 ◽  
Vol 262 ◽  
pp. 121279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shicheng Yan ◽  
You Wu ◽  
Junliang Fan ◽  
Fucang Zhang ◽  
Kyaw Tha Paw U ◽  
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1996 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Zebarth ◽  
J. W. Paul ◽  
O. Schmidt ◽  
R. McDougall

Manure-N availability must be known in order to design application practices that maximize the nutrient value of the manure while minimizing adverse environmental impacts. This study determined the effect of time and rate of liquid manure application on silage corn yield and N utilization, and residual soil nitrate at harvest, in south coastal British Columbia. Liquid dairy or liquid hog manure was applied at target rates of 0, 175, 350 or 525 kg N ha−1, with or without addition of 100 kg N ha−1 as inorganic fertilizer, at two sites in each of 2 yr. Time of liquid-dairy-manure application was also tested at two sites in each of 2 yr with N-application treatments of: 600 kg N ha−1 as manure applied in spring; 600 kg N ha−1 as manure applied in fall; 300 kg N ha−1 as manure applied in each of spring and fall; 200 kg N ha−1 applied as inorganic fertilizer in spring; 300 kg N ha−1 as manure plus 100 kg N ha−1 as inorganic fertilizer applied in spring; and a control that received no applied N. Fall-applied manure did not increase corn yield or N uptake in the following growing season. At all sites, maximum yield was attained using manure only. Selection of proper spring application rates for manure and inorganic fertilizer were found to be equally important in minimizing residual soil nitrate at harvest. Apparent recovery of applied N in the crop ranged from 0 to 33% for manure and from 18 to 93% for inorganic fertilizer. Key words: N recovery, manure management


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