Manure and fertilizer contributions to soil mineral nitrogen and the yield of forage maize

Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-185

  Richards, I R ^a   Turner, I D S ^a   Wallace, P A ^a  

^a Levington Agriculture Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertilizer recommendation; Maize; Soil mineral nitrogen

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MANURE; NITROGEN; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0032727436     PISSN: 13851314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009814311097     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Anon. (1976) Silage maize - fertilizer requirements. Fisons Fertilizers AgTec. Spring 1976. pp 29-30
2. Anon. (1985) Soil texture (85) system and pesticide use. MAFF Pamphlet 3001, London: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Publications).
3. Anon. (1986) The analysis of agricultural materials. MAFF Reference Book 427, London: HMSO
4. Anon. (1997) The British survey of fertilizer practice. London: HMSO
5. Barnard A J & Hornby D (1982) The effects of dazomet and nitrogen fertilizer on successive crops of maize (Zea mays L.) grown for either grain or forage. J Agric Sci, Camb 98: 7-15
6. Barnard A J, McEwen J, Hornby D & Beane J (1989) Effects of aldicarb, benomyl, dazomet, permethrin, pirimicarb, phorate and nitrogen fertilizer on maize (Zea mays) grown for 14 consecutive years on the same site. J Agric Sci, Camb 112: 339-349
7. Best E K (1976) An automated method for determining nitrate-nitrogen in soil extracts. Queensland J Agric and Anim Sci 33: 161-166
8. Crooke W M & Simpson W E (1971) Determination of ammonium in Kjeldahl digests of crops by an automated procedure. J Sci Fd Agric 22: 9-10
9. Dilz K, ten Hag B A, Lammers H W & de la Lande Cremer L C N (1994) Fertilization of forage maize in the Netherlands. Netherlands Nitrogen Technical Bulletin No. 14
10. Draper S (1998) Maize Growers Association agronomy trial report for 1997. In 'Conference Report 1998', Maize Growers Association, Bath, UK
11. 15N. J Soil Sci 37: 389-403
12. Hislop J & Cooke I J (1968) Anion exchange resin as a means of assessing soil phosphate status: a laboratory technique. Soil Sci 105:8-11
13. Jarvis S C & Pain B F (1990) Ammonia volatilisation from agricultural land. Proc Fert Soc No. 298, York, UK: The Fertilizer Society
14. Jenkinson D S, Fox R H & Raynor J H (1985) Interactions between fertilizer nitrogen and soil nigtrogen - the so-called 'priming' effect. J Soil Sci 36: 425-444
15. Jarvis S C, Stockdale E A , Shepherd M A & Poulson D S (1996) Nitrogen mineralization in temperate agricultural soils: processes and measurement. Adv Agron 57: 187-235
16. Pain B F & Phipps R H (1974) The effect of heavy dressings of slurry on forage maize production. J Br Grassld Soc 29: 263-267
17. Schroder J, de Groot W J M & van Dijk W (1992) Nitrogen losses from continuous maize as affected by cover crops. In Nitrate and Farming Systems, Association of Applied Biologists, Aspects of Applied Biology 30: 317-326
18. Schroder J J, ten Holte L, van Keulen H & Steenvoorden J H A M (1993) Effects of nitrification inhibitors and time and rate of slurry and fertilizer N application on silage maize yield and losses to the environment. Fert Res 34: 267-277
19. Thom E R & Watkin B R (1978) Effect of rate and time of fertilizer nitrogen application on total plant, shoot and root yields of maize. NZ J Exp Agric 6: 29-38
20. Wadman W P & Neeteson J J (1992) Nitrate leaching losses from organic manures - the Dutch experience. In Nitrate and Farming Systems, Association of Applied Biologists, Aspects of Applied Biology 30: 117-126
21. Walkley A & Black I A (1934) An examination of the Degtjoneff method for determining soil organic matter and a proposed modification of the chromic and titration method. Soil Sci 37: 29-38
22. Whitear J D (1983) Irrigation scheduling - how the computer can help. Norsk Hydro Fertilizers AgTek 1983