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Anhydrous ammonia vs. ammonium nitrate as sources of nitrogen for rye cover crops on the potato soils of long Island1

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  1. [1]

    Losses of ammonia from application of anhydrous ammonia were negligible when applied at a rate of 100 pounds N per acre and injected 4 inches or more below the surface.

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    Anhydrous ammonia was not as effective as ammonium nitrate as a source of nitrogen for rye cover crop. This was probably due to the fact that it was rapidly fixed in a relatively small area around the injection band.

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    There was no indication of differences between the two sources in leaching or other loss of nitrogen occurring from fall application.

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    Neither fertility treatments or the different amounts of organic matter plowed under had any effect on potato yields. The latter was not unexpected over an interval as short as three years. Similarly, no differences in nutrient levels of the soil, as determined by complete soil test, development during the course of this experiment.

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    Data from three years’ experimentation plus observations on methods, cost, and ease of application, strongly indicate that ammonium nitrate is superior to anhydrous ammonia as a source of nitrogen for rye cover crops in this area.

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Paper No. 514, Dept. of Vegetable Crops, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.

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Dallyn, S.L., Sawyer, R.L. Anhydrous ammonia vs. ammonium nitrate as sources of nitrogen for rye cover crops on the potato soils of long Island1. American Potato Journal 41, 201–207 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02855084

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