Variation of Soil Nitrogen, Organic Carbon, and Waxy Wheat Yield Using Liquid Organic and Mineral Fertilizers

Biogas slurry is widely used to fertilize crops. However, their impact on soil parameters and waxy winter wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) nutrition is poorly understood. The aim of this research was to determine the influence of liquid anaerobic digestate and pig slurry applied to wa...

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Main Authors: Danute Petraityte, Jurgita Ceseviciene, Ausra Arlauskiene, Alvyra Slepetiene, Aida Skersiene, Viktorija Gecaite
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/12/2016
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author Danute Petraityte
Jurgita Ceseviciene
Ausra Arlauskiene
Alvyra Slepetiene
Aida Skersiene
Viktorija Gecaite
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description Biogas slurry is widely used to fertilize crops. However, their impact on soil parameters and waxy winter wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) nutrition is poorly understood. The aim of this research was to determine the influence of liquid anaerobic digestate and pig slurry applied to waxy winter wheat on the dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (N<sub>tot</sub>) in different forms on grain yield, and to compare them with the use of ammonium nitrate. The nitrogen rates (kg N·ha<sup>−1</sup>) used for fertilization were N0, N60, N120, and N120+50. The study showed that the variation of nitrate nitrogen (N-NO<sub>3</sub>) and water-extractable organic carbon (WEOC) in the soil during the growing season depended on N fertilizer rates, meteorological conditions of the year, and, to a lesser extent, on fertilizer forms. Meteorological conditions were responsible for the demand and supply of nutrients from the soil by the waxy winter wheat variety. This determined the wheat yield and the variation in the soil parameters studied. Over the 2 years, the soil C:N ratio decreased, especially at the medium and high N fertilizer rates. The lowest changes were observed in the unfertilized and fertilized plots at a rate of 60 kg N·ha<sup>−1</sup>.
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spelling doaj.art-6c676b01dd454c1a8d4260eca14784af2023-11-24T12:39:53ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722022-11-011212201610.3390/agriculture12122016Variation of Soil Nitrogen, Organic Carbon, and Waxy Wheat Yield Using Liquid Organic and Mineral FertilizersDanute Petraityte0Jurgita Ceseviciene1Ausra Arlauskiene2Alvyra Slepetiene3Aida Skersiene4Viktorija Gecaite5Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, LT-58344 Akademija, LithuaniaInstitute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, LT-58344 Akademija, LithuaniaJoniskelis Experimental Station, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, LT-39301 Joniskelis, LithuaniaInstitute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, LT-58344 Akademija, LithuaniaInstitute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, LT-58344 Akademija, LithuaniaJoniskelis Experimental Station, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, LT-39301 Joniskelis, LithuaniaBiogas slurry is widely used to fertilize crops. However, their impact on soil parameters and waxy winter wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) nutrition is poorly understood. The aim of this research was to determine the influence of liquid anaerobic digestate and pig slurry applied to waxy winter wheat on the dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (N<sub>tot</sub>) in different forms on grain yield, and to compare them with the use of ammonium nitrate. The nitrogen rates (kg N·ha<sup>−1</sup>) used for fertilization were N0, N60, N120, and N120+50. The study showed that the variation of nitrate nitrogen (N-NO<sub>3</sub>) and water-extractable organic carbon (WEOC) in the soil during the growing season depended on N fertilizer rates, meteorological conditions of the year, and, to a lesser extent, on fertilizer forms. Meteorological conditions were responsible for the demand and supply of nutrients from the soil by the waxy winter wheat variety. This determined the wheat yield and the variation in the soil parameters studied. Over the 2 years, the soil C:N ratio decreased, especially at the medium and high N fertilizer rates. The lowest changes were observed in the unfertilized and fertilized plots at a rate of 60 kg N·ha<sup>−1</sup>.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/12/2016liquid anaerobic digestatepig slurryammonium nitratewaxy winter wheatwater-extractable organic carbonsoil organic carbon
spellingShingle Danute Petraityte
Jurgita Ceseviciene
Ausra Arlauskiene
Alvyra Slepetiene
Aida Skersiene
Viktorija Gecaite
Variation of Soil Nitrogen, Organic Carbon, and Waxy Wheat Yield Using Liquid Organic and Mineral Fertilizers
Agriculture
liquid anaerobic digestate
pig slurry
ammonium nitrate
waxy winter wheat
water-extractable organic carbon
soil organic carbon
title Variation of Soil Nitrogen, Organic Carbon, and Waxy Wheat Yield Using Liquid Organic and Mineral Fertilizers
title_full Variation of Soil Nitrogen, Organic Carbon, and Waxy Wheat Yield Using Liquid Organic and Mineral Fertilizers
title_fullStr Variation of Soil Nitrogen, Organic Carbon, and Waxy Wheat Yield Using Liquid Organic and Mineral Fertilizers
title_full_unstemmed Variation of Soil Nitrogen, Organic Carbon, and Waxy Wheat Yield Using Liquid Organic and Mineral Fertilizers
title_short Variation of Soil Nitrogen, Organic Carbon, and Waxy Wheat Yield Using Liquid Organic and Mineral Fertilizers
title_sort variation of soil nitrogen organic carbon and waxy wheat yield using liquid organic and mineral fertilizers
topic liquid anaerobic digestate
pig slurry
ammonium nitrate
waxy winter wheat
water-extractable organic carbon
soil organic carbon
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/12/2016
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