Abstract
Repeated nitrogen (N)-based manure application to meet crop N requirements could result in phosphorus (P) accumulation to potentially detrimental levels in aquatic environment. A 3-year (2016–2018) field study was conducted to evaluate the rate of P drawdown from cereal-oilseed rotation plots that previously received annual applications of N-based rates of solid (SP–N) or liquid (LP–N) pig manure for 7 years (2009–2015). Plots were fertilized with urea at 91–141 kg N ha−1 with no additional P. At harvest, crop above-ground biomass was sampled to assess yields and P uptake. Soil was sampled each spring and fall to determine Olsen soil test P (STP). During the 3 years of cropping, cumulative dry matter yield was similar in SP–N (24.4 Mg ha−1) and LP–N (24.2 Mg ha−1) plots. However, cumulative P uptake was significantly greater in SP–N (64.4 kg P ha−1) than LP–N (49.0 kg P ha−1) plots. A first-order decay equation showed similar P drawdown rates in SP–N (15%) and LP–N (12%) plots but absolute STP decline was greater in SP–N (35.3 mg kg−1) than LP–N (16.3 mg kg−1) plots. Based on the P drawdown rate, it would require 9 and 6 years to reduce elevated STP levels in SP–N and LP–N plots, respectively to the level prior to manure application (23.8 mg kg−1). Greater soil P buildup with SP–N than LP–N plots, with similar P drawdown rates after cessation of manure application, requires a longer period to bring the STP to an accepted level from SP–N than LP–N soils.
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Lasisi, A.A., Akinremi, O.O., Kumaragamage, D. et al. Phosphorus drawdown rate following cessation of repeated manure application to annual crops. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst 125, 63–75 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-022-10255-9
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