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Cotton (Gossipium hirsutum, var. Latifoliata) is known to be very sensitive to nitrogen availability. A deficiency as well as an excess can lead to low yields, and the range between deficiency and excess is not wide. Knowledge of N dynamics in soil can be an important tool in the recommendation rationale. The effects of N fertilizer with and without lime on N dynamics in soil and cotton growth were studied in four Brazilian soils. The treatments were set up in 20-L pots and after a 20 day incubation period cotton was planted and soil samples were taken. Cotton plants were harvested 60 days after emergence. Mineral N application increased total N and NH3-N in soil, with no effect on NO3-N. Nitrification was increased by liming, which may have led to N losses through denitrification during incubation. In general there was an increase in plant growth and N absorption either due to liming or N application. In addition a replacement effect on N fertilization by liming was very clear. As to N availability, total N seemed to be more related to dry matter yield than other N pools in the soils.
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Rosolem, C.A., Pereira, H.F.M., Bessa, M.A., Amaral, P.G. (1991). Nitrogen in soil and cotton growth as affected by liming and nitrogen fertilizer. In: Wright, R.J., Baligar, V.C., Murrmann, R.P. (eds) Plant-Soil Interactions at Low pH. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3438-5_36
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