Improving in-season nitrogen recommendations for maize using an active sensor

Field Crops Research

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-101

  Schmidt, J ^a   Beegle, D ^b   Zhu, Q ^b   Sripada, R ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Precision agriculture; Remote sensing; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CANOPY REFLECTANCE; CHLOROPHYLL; CROP PRODUCTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; MAIZE; NDVI; NITRATE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSOR; SOIL NITROGEN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78249277149     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Barbieri P.A., Echeverria H.E., Rozas H.R.S. Presidedress soil nitrogen test for no-tillage maize at different row spacing. Agron. J. 2008, 100:1101-1105.
2. Beegle D.B. The Early Season Chlorophyll Meter Test for Corn. Agronomy Facts 2008, vol. 53. College of Agricultural Sci., Penn State Univ., University Park, PA.
3. Beegle D.B. Soil fertility management. Agronomy Guide 2008, Penn State Univ., College of Agric. Sci., University Park, PA. A. Rudisill (Ed.).
4. Beegle D.B., Fox R.H., Roth G.W., Piekielek W. Pre-sidedress Soil Nitrate Test for Corn. Agronomy Facts 1999, vol. 17. University Park, PA, College of Agricultural Sci., Penn State Univ.
5. Blackmer T.M., Schepers J.S., Meyer G.E. Remote sensing to detect nitrogen deficiency in corn. Proceedings of Site-specific Management for Agricultural Systems: Second International Conference. ASA-CSSA-SSSA 1995, 505-511. P.C. Robert, R.H. Rust, W.E. Larson (Eds.).
6. Blackmer T.M., Schepers J.S. Aerial photography to detect nitrogen stress in corn. J. Plant Physiol. 1996, 148:440-444.
7. Buchholz D., Brown J.R., Hanson R.G. Using Your Soil Test Results. Extension Publication G9111 1993, Univ. of Missouri Extension, Columbia, MO, USA.
8. Cassman K.G., Doberman A., Walters D.T. Agroecosystems, nitrogen-use efficiency, and nitrogen management. Ambio 2002, 31:132-140.
9. Dellinger A.E., Schmidt J.P., Beegle D.B. Developing nitrogen fertilizer recommendations for corn using an active sensor. Agron. J. 2008, 100:1546-1552.
10. Ferguson R.B., Hergert G.W., Schepers J.S., Gotway C.A., Cahoon J.E., Peterson T.A. Site-specific nitrogen management of irrigated maize: yield and soil residual nitrate effects. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 2002, 66:544-553.
11. Fox, R.H., Piekielek, W.P., 1995. The relationship between corn grain yield goals and economic optimum nitrogen fertilizer rates. Publication #136. Crop and Soil Sciences Department, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
12. Hawkins J.A., Sawyer J.E., Baker D.W., Lundvall J.P. Using relative chlorophyll meter values to determine nitrogen application rates for corn. Agron. J. 2007, 99:1034-1040.
13. Hong N., Scharf P.C., Davis J.G., Kitchen N.R., Sudduth K.A. Economically optimal nitrogen rate reduces soil residual nitrate. J. Environ. Qual. 2007, 36:354-362.
14. Kitchen N.R., Sudduth K.A., Drummond S.T., Scharf P.C., Palm H.L., Roberts D.F., Vories E.D. Ground-based canopy reflectance sensing for variable-rate nitrogen corn fertilization. Agron. J. 2010, 102:71-84.
15. Kogelmann W.J., Lin H.S., Bryant R.B., Beegle D.B., Wolf A.M., Petersen G.W. A statewide assessment of the impacts of P-index implementation in Pennsylvania. J. Soil Water Conserv. 2004, 59:9-18.
16. Ma B.L., Wu T.Y. Plant-available nitrogen in the soil: relationships between pre-plant and pre-sidedress nitrate tests for corn production. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2008, 171:458-465.
17. Magdoff F. Understanding the magdoff pre-sidedress nitrate test for corn. J. Prod. Agric. 1991, 4:297-305.
18. Raun W.R., Solie J.B., Johnson G.V., Stone M.L., Mullen R.W., Freeman K.W., Thomason W.E., Lukina E.V. Improving nitrogen use efficiency in cereal grain production with optical sensing and variable rate application. Agron. J. 2002, 94:815-820.
19. Sawyer J., Nafziger E., Randall G., Bundy L., Rehm G., Joern B. Concepts and Rationale for Regional Nitrogen Rate Guidelines for Corn. Extension Publication PM 2015 2006, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
20. Scharf P.C., Kitchen N.R., Sudduth K.A., Davis J.G., Hubbard V.C., Lory J.A. Field-scale variability in optimal nitrogen fertilizer rate for corn. Agron. J. 2005, 97:452-461.
21. Schmidt J.P., Hong N., Dellinger A., Beegle D.B., Lin H.S. Hillslope variability in corn response to nitrogen linked to in-season soil moisture redistribution. Agron. J. 2007, 99:229-237.
22. Schmidt J.P., Dellinger A.E., Beegle D.B. Nitrogen recommendations for corn: an on-the-go sensor compared with current recommendation methods. Agron. J. 2009, 101:916-924.
23. Schepers J.S., Varvel G.E., Watts D.G. Nitrogen and water management strategies to reduce nitrate leaching under irrigated maize. J. Contam. Hydrol. 1995, 20:227-239.
24. Shapiro C.A., Ferguson R.B., Hergert G.W., Doberman A.R., Wortman C.S. Fertilizer Suggestions for Corn. Extension Publication G74-174-A 2003, Univ. of Nebraska Cooperative Extension, Lincoln, NE, USA.
25. Solari F., Shanahan J., Ferguson R., Schepers J., Gitelson A. Active sensor reflectance measurements of corn nitrogen status and yield potential. Agron. J. 2008, 100:571-579.
26. Sripada R.P., Heiniger R.W., White J.G., Weisz R. Aerial color infrared photography for determining late-season nitrogen requirements in corn. Agron. J. 2005, 97:1443-1451.
27. Sripada R.P., Schmidt J.P., Dellinger A.E., Beegle D.B. Evaluating multiple indices from a canopy reflectance sensor to estimate corn N requirements. Agron. J. 2008, 100:1553-1561.
28. Teal R.K., Tubana B., Girma K., Freeman K.W., Arnall D.B., Walsh O., Raun W.R. In-season prediction of corn grain yield potential using normalized difference vegetation index. Agron. J. 2006, 98:1488-1494.
29. Vanotti M.B., Bundy L.G. An alternative rationale for corn nitrogen fertilizer recommendations. J. Prod. Agric. 1994, 7:243-249.
30. Varvel G.E., Schepers J.S., Francis D.D. Ability for in-season correction of nitrogen deficiency in corn using chlorophyll meters. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 1997, 61:1233-1239.
31. Zhu Q., Schmidt J.P., Lin H.S., Sripada R.P. Hydropedological processes and their implications for nitrogen availability to corn. Geoderma 2009, 154:111-122.