Accounting for residual effects of previously applied nitrogen fertilizer on intensively managed grasslands

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-75

  Vellinga, T V ^a   Andre G ^a   Schils, R L M ^a   Kraak, T ^a   Oenema, O ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Grassland; Mineral soil; Nitrogen fertilizer; Nitrogen use efficiency; Peat soil; Residual fertilizer effects

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED LAND; DRY MATTER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASSLAND; GROWING SEASON; HARVESTING; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PEAT SOIL;

EID: 77949882292     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2009.00727.x     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Aarts HFM, Habekotté B, Van Keulen H. N management in the " De Marke" dairy farming system. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 2000, 56:231-240.
2. Beckwith CP, Lewis PJ, Chalmers AG, Froment MA, Smith KA. Successive annual application of organic manures for cut grass: short-term observations on utilization of manure nitrogen. Grass and Forage Science 2002, 57:191-202.
3. Bittman S, Kowalenko CG. Whole-season grass response to and recovery of nitrogen applied at various rates and distributions in a high-rainfall environment. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 1998, 78:445-451.
4. Bogaert N, Salomez J, Vermoesen A, Hofman G, Van Cleemput O, Van Meirvenne M. Within-field variability of mineral nitrogen in grassland. Biology and Fertility of Soils 2000, 32:186-193.
5. Cuttle SP, Scholefield D. Management options to limit nitrate leaching from grassland. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 1995, 20:299-312.
6. Dawson KP, Ryden JC. Uptake of fertilizer and soil nitrogen by ryegrass swards during spring and mid-season. Fertiliser Research 1985, 6:177-188.
7. Nutrient management legislation in European Countries 2001, De Clercq PGertsis ACHofman GJarvis SCNeeteson JJSinabell F. eds, Wageningen, The Netherlands, Wageningen Pers
8. Management systems to reduce impact of nitrates 1989, Germon JC. ed, London, UK, Elsevier Applied Science
9. Hack-Ten Broeke MJD, Schut AGT, Bouma J. Effects on nitrate leaching and yield potential of implementing newly developed sustainable land use systems for dairy farming on sandy soils in The Netherlands. Geoderma 1999, 91:217-235.
10. Hassink J. Effects of soil texture and grassland management on soil organic C and N and rates of C and N mineralization. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 1994, 26:1221-1231.
11. Hatch D, Trindade H, Cardenas L, Carneiro J, Hawkins J, Scholefield D, Chadwick D. Laboratory study of the effects of two nitrification inhibitors on greenhouse gas emissions from a slurry-treated arable soil, impact of diurnal temperature cycle. Biology and Fertility of Soils 2005, 41:225-232.
12. Holshof G, Willems J. The influence of earlier indoor confinement of livestock and the reduction of nitrogen fertilization on the amount of mineral N in the soil and the nitrate concentration in the uppermost groundwater 2004, PraktijkRapport Rundvee 44, Lelystad, The Netherlands, Research Station for Animal Husbandry
13. Houba VJG, Van Der Lee JJ, Novozamsky I. Soil analysis procedures: other procedures 1997, Wageningen, The Netherlands, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Wageningen University and Research Centre
14. Hunt IV. Studies in response to nitrogen. Part 3. The development of the response to fertilizer nitrogen in the primary growth of ryegrass. Journal of the British Grassland Society 1973, 28:109-118.
15. Hunt IV. Studies in response to fertilizer nitrogen. Part 6. Residual responses as nitrogen uptake. Journal of the British Grassland Society 1974, 29:69-73.
16. Hunt IV, Frame J, Harkess RD. Interactions between first and second applications of fertilizer nitrogen and implications in efficiency of nitrogen use. Journal of the British Grassland Society 1975, 30:177-182.
17. Hunt IV, Frame J, Harkess RD. The development of response to fertilizer nitrogen in the first regrowth of perennial ryegrass. Grass and Forage Science 1981, 36:1-7.
18. Jarvis SC. Progress in studies of nitrate leaching from grassland soils. Soil Use and Management 2000, 16:152-156.
19. 2009, http://www.knmi.nl, Available at: (accessed 10 November 2009
20. Kowalenko CG, Bittman S. Within-season grass yield and nitrogen uptake, and soil nitrogen as affected by nitrogen applied at various rates and distributions in a high rainfall environment. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 2000, 80:287-301.
21. Laws J, Pain BF, Jarvis SC, Scholefield D. Comparison of grassland management systems for beef cattle, using self-contained farmlets: effects of contrasting nitrogen inputs and management strategies on nitrogen budgets, and herbage and animal production. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 2000, 80:243-254.
22. Mosier AR, Syers JK, Freney JR. Agriculture and the Nitrogen cycle 2004, Washington, USA, Island Press
23. Murphy DV, Stockdale SA, Hoyle EC, Smith JU, Fillery IRP, Milton N, Cookson WR, Brussard L, Jones DL. Matching supply with demand. Controlling Nitrogen flows and losses 2004, 101-112. Hatch DJ, Chadwick DR, Jarvis SR, Roker JA, In, eds, pp, Wageningen, The Netherlands, Wageningen Academic Publishers
24. Oenema O, Pietrzak S. Nutrient management in food production: achieving agronomic and environmental targets. Ambio 2002, 31:159-168.
25. Oenema O, Van Liere L, Plette S, Prins T, Van Zeijts H, Schoumans O. Environmental effects of manure policy options in The Netherlands. Water Science and Technology 2004, 49:101-108.
26. Payne RW, Lane PW. GenStat® Release 9 Reference Manual 2006, Oxford, UK, VSN International
27. Prins WH, Van Burg PFJ. The residual effect of fertilizer nitrogen on grassland within one growing season 1977, 971-978. Leipzig, Germany, Proceedings of the 13th International Grassland Congress, pp
28. Prins WH, Van Burg PFJ. The seasonal response of grassland to nitrogen at different levels of nitrogen pre-treatment. I. Experiments 1972 and 1973 1979, Netherlands Nitrogen Technical Bulletin 11, The Hague, The Netherlands, Netherlands Fertilizer Institute
29. Prins WH, Van Burg PFJ, Rauw GJG, Postmus J. The seasonal response of grassland to nitrogen at digfferent levels of nitrogen pretreatment. II. Experiment 1974 1981, Netherlands Nitrogen Technical Bulletin 12, The Hague, The Netherlands, Netherlands Fertilizer Institute
30. Rao ACS, Smith JL, Parr JF, Papendick RI. Considerations in estimating Nitrogen recovery efficiency by the difference and isotopic dilution methods. Fertilizer Research 1992, 33:209-217.
31. Reid D. The seasonal distribution of nitrogen fertilizer dressings on pure perennial ryegrass swards. Journal of Agricultural Science,Cambridge 1984, 103:659-669.
32. Environmental report 2002 2002, Report 251701055, Bilthoven, The Netherlands, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, in Dutch
33. Environmental report 2004 2004, Report 251701057, Bilthoven, The Netherlands, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, in Dutch
34. Smit HJ, Metzger MJ, Ewert F. Spatial distribution of grassland productivity and land use in Europe. Agricultural Systems 2008, 98:208-219.
35. Stienezen MWJ. Fertilizer Recommendations for Grassland and Fodder Crops, 2002 2002, Rundvee Praktijkboek 22, Lelystad, The Netherlands, Commission on Fertilization of Grassland and Fodder Crops, in Dutch
36. Titchen NM, Phillips L, Wilkins RJ. A potential management system for reducing N losses from grazed grassland in autumn. Forward with grass into Europe, Proceedings of the British Grassland Society Winter Meeting 1992 1993, 160-161. Hopkins A, In, ed, Occasional Symposium No 27, pp, Reading, UK, British Grassland Society
37. Tyson KC, Scholefield D, Jarvis SC, Stone AC. A comparison of animal output and nitrogen-leaching losses recorded from drained fertilized grass and grass/clover pasture. Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge 1997, 129:315-323.
38. Van Den Pol-Van Dasselaar A, Corré WJ, Hopster H, Van Laarhoven GCPM, Rougoor CW. The importance of grazing 2002, PraktijkRapport 14, Lelystad, The Netherlands, Animal Sciences Group, Wageningen University, in Dutch
39. Van Vuuren AM. Digestion and nitrogen metabolism of grass fed dairy cows 1993, Ph.D. Thesis, Wageningen, The Netherlands, Wageningen Agricultural University
40. Vellinga TV. Improved fertilizer recommendations for grassland 1998, Rapport 173, Lelystad, The Netherlands, Research Station for Cattle, Sheep and Horse Husbandry, in Dutch
41. Vellinga TV, André G. Sixty years of Dutch nitrogen fertiliser experiments, an overview of the effects of soil type, fertiliser input, management and developments in time. Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Sciences 1999, 47:215-241.
42. Vellinga TV, Wouters AP, Hofstede RGM. System of adjusted Nitrogen supply (SANS) for fertilization of grassland. Progress in Nitrogen cycling studies, in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol. 68 1996, 381-385. Van Cleemput O, Hofman G, Vermoesen A. In, eds, pp, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers
43. Vellinga TV, André G, Schils RLM, Oenema O. Operational nitrogen fertilizer management in dairy farming systems: identification of criteria and derivation of fertilizer application rates. Grass and Forage Science 2004, 59:364-377.
44. Velthof GL, Oudendag D, Witzke HP, Asman WAH, Klimont Z, Oenema O. Integrated Assessment of Nitrogen Losses from Agriculture in EU-27 using MITERRA-EUROPE. Journal of Environmental Quality 2009, 38:402-417.
45. Whitehead DC, Bristow AW. Transformations of nitrogen following the application of 15N-labelled cattle urine to an established grass sward. Journal of Applied Ecology 1990, 27:667-678.