Autumn and spring applications of ammonium nitrate and urea to bromegrass influence total and light fraction organic C and N in a thin Black Chernozem

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作者
Malhi, SS
Harapiak, JT
Nyborg, M
Gill, KS
Flore, NA
机构
[1] Agr & Agri Food Canada, Melfort, SK S0E 1A0, Canada
[2] Western Cooperat Fertilizers Ltd, Calgary, AB T2P 2N1, Canada
[3] Univ Alberta, Dept Renewable Resources, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada
关键词
bromegrass; light fraction C and N; N source; soil; total organic C and N;
D O I
10.4141/S00-084
中图分类号
S15 [土壤学];
学科分类号
0903 ; 090301 ;
摘要
Malhi S. S., Harapiak, J. T., Nyborg, M., Gill, K. S. and Flore N.A. 2002. Autumn and spring applications of ammonium nitrate and urea to bromegrass influence total and light fraction organic C and N in a thin Black Chernozem. Can. J. Soil Sci. 82: 211-217. An adequate level of organic matter is needed to sustain the productivity, improve the quality of soils and increase soil C. Grassland improvement is considered to be one of the best ways to achieve these goals. A field experiment, in which bromegrass (Bromus inermis Leyss) was grown for hay, was conducted from 1974 to 1996 on a thin Black Chernozemic soil near Crossfield, Alberta. Total organic C (TOC) and total N (TN), and light fraction organic C (LFOC) and light fraction N (LFN) of soil for the treatments receiving 23 annual applications of 112 kg N ha(-1) as ammonium nitrate (AN) or urea in early autumn, late autumn, early spring or late spring were compared to zero-N check. Soil samples from 0- to 5-cm (layer 1), 5- to 10- cm (layer 2), 10- to 15-cm (layer 3) and 15- to 30-cm depths were taken in October 1996. Mass of TOC, TN, LFOC and LFN was calculated using equivalent mass technique. The concentration and mass of TOC and LFOC, TN and LFN in the soil were increased by N fertilization compared to the zero-N check. The majority of this increase in C and N occurred in the surface 5-cm depth and predominantly occurred in the tight fraction material, In layer 1, the average increase from N fertilization was 3.1 Mg C ha(-1) for TOC, 1.82 Mg C ha(-1) for LFOC, 0.20 Mg N ha(-1) for TN and 0.12 Mg N ha(-1) for LFN. The LFOC and LFN were more responsive to N fertilization compared to the TOC and TN. Averaged across application times, more TOC, LFOC, TN and LFN were stored under AN than under urea in layer 1, by 1.50, 1.21, 0.06 and 0.08 Mg ha(-1), respectively. Lower volatilization loss and higher plant uptake of surfaced-broadcast N were probable reasons from more soil C and N storage under AN source. Time of N application had no effect on the soil characteristics studied. In conclusion, most of the N-induced increase in soil C and N occurred in the 0- to 5-cm depth (layer 1) and in the light fraction material, with the increases being greater under AN than urea.
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页数:7
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