Nitrogen Mineralization in a Sandy Soil Amended with Treated Low-Phosphorus Broiler Litter
Low-phosphorus (P) litter, a manure treatment byproduct, can be used as an organic soil amendment and nitrogen (N) source but its effect on N mineralization is unknown. A laboratory incubation study was conducted to compare the effect of adding untreated (fine or pelletized) broiler litter (FUL or P...
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| description | Low-phosphorus (P) litter, a manure treatment byproduct, can be used as an organic soil amendment and nitrogen (N) source but its effect on N mineralization is unknown. A laboratory incubation study was conducted to compare the effect of adding untreated (fine or pelletized) broiler litter (FUL or PUL) versus extracted, low-P treated (fine or pelletized) broiler litter (FLP or PLP) on N dynamics in a sandy soil. All four litter materials were surface applied at 157 kg N ha<sup>−1</sup>. The soil accumulation of ammonium (NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>) and nitrate (NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>) were used to estimate available mineralized N. The evolution of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>), ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>), and nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) was used to evaluate gaseous losses during soil incubation. Untreated litter materials provided high levels of mineralized N, 71% of the total N applied for FUL and 64% for PUL, while NH<sub>3</sub> losses were 24% to 35% and N<sub>2</sub>O losses were 3.3% to 7.4% of the total applied N, respectively. Soil application of low-P treated litter provided lower levels of mineralized N, 42% for FLP and 29% for PLP of the total applied N with NH<sub>3</sub> losses of 5.7% for FLP for and 4.1% for PLP, and very low N<sub>2</sub>O losses (0.5%). Differences in mineralized N between untreated and treated broiler litter materials were attributed to contrasting C:N ratios and acidity of the low-P litter byproducts. Soil application of treated low-P litter appears as an option for slow mineral N release and abatement of NH<sub>3</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>O soil losses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e01af8660eb415c94f065926c41f6d62022-12-22T04:20:11ZengMDPI AGEnvironments2076-32982019-08-01689610.3390/environments6080096environments6080096Nitrogen Mineralization in a Sandy Soil Amended with Treated Low-Phosphorus Broiler LitterAriel A. Szogi0Paul D. Shumaker1Kyoung S. Ro2Gilbert C. Sigua3U. S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Coastal Plains Soil, Water and Plant Research Center, 2611 W. Lucas St., Florence, SC 20501, USAU. S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Coastal Plains Soil, Water and Plant Research Center, 2611 W. Lucas St., Florence, SC 20501, USAU. S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Coastal Plains Soil, Water and Plant Research Center, 2611 W. Lucas St., Florence, SC 20501, USAU. S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Coastal Plains Soil, Water and Plant Research Center, 2611 W. Lucas St., Florence, SC 20501, USALow-phosphorus (P) litter, a manure treatment byproduct, can be used as an organic soil amendment and nitrogen (N) source but its effect on N mineralization is unknown. A laboratory incubation study was conducted to compare the effect of adding untreated (fine or pelletized) broiler litter (FUL or PUL) versus extracted, low-P treated (fine or pelletized) broiler litter (FLP or PLP) on N dynamics in a sandy soil. All four litter materials were surface applied at 157 kg N ha<sup>−1</sup>. The soil accumulation of ammonium (NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>) and nitrate (NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>) were used to estimate available mineralized N. The evolution of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>), ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>), and nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O) was used to evaluate gaseous losses during soil incubation. Untreated litter materials provided high levels of mineralized N, 71% of the total N applied for FUL and 64% for PUL, while NH<sub>3</sub> losses were 24% to 35% and N<sub>2</sub>O losses were 3.3% to 7.4% of the total applied N, respectively. Soil application of low-P treated litter provided lower levels of mineralized N, 42% for FLP and 29% for PLP of the total applied N with NH<sub>3</sub> losses of 5.7% for FLP for and 4.1% for PLP, and very low N<sub>2</sub>O losses (0.5%). Differences in mineralized N between untreated and treated broiler litter materials were attributed to contrasting C:N ratios and acidity of the low-P litter byproducts. Soil application of treated low-P litter appears as an option for slow mineral N release and abatement of NH<sub>3</sub> and N<sub>2</sub>O soil losses.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/6/8/96organic nitrogenmineralizationammonia gasnitrous oxidenitrificationdenitrificationmanurequick washpoultry litter |
| spellingShingle | Ariel A. Szogi Paul D. Shumaker Kyoung S. Ro Gilbert C. Sigua Nitrogen Mineralization in a Sandy Soil Amended with Treated Low-Phosphorus Broiler Litter Environments organic nitrogen mineralization ammonia gas nitrous oxide nitrification denitrification manure quick wash poultry litter |
| title | Nitrogen Mineralization in a Sandy Soil Amended with Treated Low-Phosphorus Broiler Litter |
| title_full | Nitrogen Mineralization in a Sandy Soil Amended with Treated Low-Phosphorus Broiler Litter |
| title_fullStr | Nitrogen Mineralization in a Sandy Soil Amended with Treated Low-Phosphorus Broiler Litter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nitrogen Mineralization in a Sandy Soil Amended with Treated Low-Phosphorus Broiler Litter |
| title_short | Nitrogen Mineralization in a Sandy Soil Amended with Treated Low-Phosphorus Broiler Litter |
| title_sort | nitrogen mineralization in a sandy soil amended with treated low phosphorus broiler litter |
| topic | organic nitrogen mineralization ammonia gas nitrous oxide nitrification denitrification manure quick wash poultry litter |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/6/8/96 |
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