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Agronomic Response of Crops Fertilized with Struvite Derived from Dairy Manure

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Three experiments were performed to compare the P availability between struvite and the commercial fertilizer monoammonium phosphate (MAP). Experiment 1 evaluated triticale grown in a commercial potting medium and fertilized with struvite and MAP at 0, 56, 112, and 224 kg P2O5 ha−1. Struvite was comparable for dry matter (DM) yield (P < 0.01) and resulted in greater concentrations of P (P < 0.005) compared to MAP. Experiment 2 evaluated triticale and oats planted in two soils differing in pH, and fertilized with either struvite or MAP at 0, 56, 112, and 224 kg P2O5 ha−1. When oats were grown in acidic soil, struvite provided greater P uptake (P < 0.0001) and concentration of P (P < 0.0001) in the plant compared to MAP. When triticale was grown in acidic soil, struvite provided the greatest DM yield (P < 0.005), P uptake (P < 0.0001), and concentration of P (P < 0.0001) compared to MAP. When triticale and oats were grown in alkaline soil, struvite produced the greatest concentration of P (P < 0.003) compared to MAP for oats. Experiment 3 evaluated corn and alfalfa over a 3-year period planted in alkaline soil and fertilized with either struvite or MAP at 0, 140, and 280 kg P2O5 ha−1. In 2006 and 2007, struvite and MAP were comparable for DM yield (P < 0.05) and concentration of P (P < 0.05) in alfalfa. Using MAP resulted in greater P uptake (P < 0.05) all 3 years for alfalfa, and greater DM yields (P < 0.05) and concentrations of P (P < 0.05) in 2008. For corn, MAP produced the greatest DM yield (P < 0.001), P uptake (P < 0.003), and concentration of P (P < 0.001) all 3 years. Struvite was a comparable or superior P fertilizer compared to MAP in acidic soils and inferior to MAP in alkaline soils.

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Project partially funded by United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Innovation Grant—High quality fiber and fertilizer as co-products from anaerobic digestion—NRCS 69-3A75-7-110

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  1. Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA

    Katherine Hilt

  2. Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Puyallup, WA, 98371, USA

    Joe Harrison

  3. Multiform Harvest, 2033 Sixth Ave, Suite 253, Seattle, WA, 9812, USA

    Keith Bowers

  4. Department of Crops and Soils, Washington State University, Prosser, WA, 99350, USA

    Robert Stevens

  5. Department of Crops and Solis, Washington State University, Puyallup, WA, 98371, USA

    Andy Bary

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    Kelsey Harrison

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Hilt, K., Harrison, J., Bowers, K. et al. Agronomic Response of Crops Fertilized with Struvite Derived from Dairy Manure. Water Air Soil Pollut 227, 388 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-016-3093-7

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