Empirical model for mineralisation of manure nitrogen in soil
Peter Sørensen A C , Ingrid K. Thomsen A and Jaap J. Schröder B
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A Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Blichers Allé 20, 8830 Tjele, Denmark.
B Wageningen Plant Research, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 16, 6700 AP Wageningen, The Netherlands.
C Corresponding author. Email: ps@agro.au.dk
Soil Research 55(6) 500-505 https://doi.org/10.1071/SR17018
Submitted: 14 January 2017 Accepted: 19 May 2017 Published: 23 June 2017
Abstract
A simple empirical model was developed for estimation of net mineralisation of pig and cattle slurry nitrogen (N) in arable soils under cool and moist climate conditions during the initial 5 years after spring application. The model is based on a Danish 3-year field experiment with measurements of N uptake in spring barley and ryegrass catch crops, supplemented with data from the literature on the temporal release of organic residues in soil. The model estimates a faster mineralisation rate for organic N in pig slurry compared with cattle slurry, and the description includes an initial N immobilisation phase for both manure types. The model estimates a cumulated net mineralisation of 71% and 51% of organic N in pig and cattle slurry respectively after 5 years. These estimates are in accordance with some other mineralisation studies and studies of the effects of manure residual N in other North European countries.
Additional keywords: cattle slurry, immobilisation, modelling, organic N, pig slurry.
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