Manure and Paper Mill Sludge Application Effects on Potato Yield, Nitrogen Efficiency and Disease Incidence
Abstract
:Abbreviations
FCM | fresh dairy cattle manure |
CCM | composted dairy cattle manure |
MF | mineral N fertilizer |
NUE | nitrogen use efficiency |
FNE | fertilizer nitrogen equivalency |
PMS1 | paper mills sludge with a C/N ratio <15 |
PMS2 | paper mill sludge with a C/N ratio >15 |
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Field Site and Organic Materials
Application time | Organic amendments | DM g·kg−1 | Organic C g·kg−1 | Total N g·kg−1 | N ha−1 kg † | P mg·kg−1 | K mg·kg−1 | C/N |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall 2003 | PMS1 | 144 | 440 | 55.0 | 317 | 13.7 | 6.2 | 8 |
PMS2 | 229 | 460 | 20.9 | 191 | 8.9 | 4.5 | 22 | |
FCM | 386 | 399 | 13.6 | 210 | 30.6 | 73.8 | 30 | |
CCM | 377 | 402 | 22.5 | 339 | 43.8 | 104.2 | 18 | |
Spring 2004 | PMS1 | 151 | 432 | 37.9 | 229 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 11 |
PMS2 | 251 | 439 | 21.3 | 214 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 20 | |
FCM | 261 | 447 | 22.0 | 230 | 13.2 | 50.4 | 20 | |
CCM | 189 | 400 | 20.2 | 153 | 8.3 | 46.3 | 20 |
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Analytical Methods
2.4. Calculations
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Rainfall and Temperature at Studied Site in 2004 and 2005
3.2. Potato Yields, N Uptake and Specific Gravity
Treatments | Total yield | Marketableyield | DM | Specific gravity | N uptake | Common scab | Black scurf |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | |||||||
Organic amendment | 0.0164 | 0.0142 | 0.8883 | 0.0183 | 0.0462 | 0.1348 | 0.2092 |
N fertilizer | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.1036 | 0.0430 | <0.0001 | 0.0136 | 0.0192 |
Organic × N fertilizer | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.1468 | 0.0847 | <0.0001 | 0.4538 | 0.7936 |
2005 | |||||||
Organic amendment | 0.3529 | 0.3610 | 0.9816 | 0.1398 | 0.5187 | 0.3321 | 0.2154 |
N fertilizer | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.8030 | 0.0009 | <0.0001 | 0.8714 | 0.1261 |
Organic × N fertilizer | 0.4845 | 0.5935 | 0.2665 | 0.4256 | 0.2991 | 0.1322 | 0.4453 |
3.3. Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) and Fertilizer N Equivalency (FNE)
Application time | Organic amendment | Total N inputs (kg ha−1) | N uptake (kg ha−1) | NUE (%) | FNE (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall 2003 | PMS1 | 317 | 155 | 25 | 46 |
PMS2 | 191 | 109 | 18 | 33 | |
FCM | 210 | 90 | 8 | 15 | |
CCM | 339 | 96 | 6 | 10 | |
Spring 2004 | PMS1 | 229 | 121 | 20 | 37 |
PMS2 | 214 | 108 | 16 | 30 | |
FCM | 230 | 104 | 13 | 24 | |
CCM | 153 | 97 | 15 | 28 | |
N fertilizer | 150 | 155 | 54 | 100.0 | |
Control | 0 | 74 | … |
Application time | Organic amendment | Total N inputs (kg ha−1) | Residual year N uptake (kg ha−1) | NUE (%) | FNE (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fall 2003 | PMS1 | 317 | 97 | 4 | 6 |
PMS2 | 191 | 98 | 6 | 10 | |
FCM | 210 | 102 | 8 | 13 | |
CCM | 339 | 91 | 2 | 3 | |
Spring 2004 | PMS1 | 229 | 101 | 7 | 11 |
PMS2 | 214 | 101 | 8 | 13 | |
FCM | 230 | 100 | 6 | 10 | |
CCM | 153 | 88 | 2 | 3 | |
N fertilizer | 150 | 183 | 60 | 100.0 | |
Control | 0 | 85 | … |
3.4. Incidence of Common Scab and Black Scurf
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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N'Dayegamiye, A.; Nyiraneza, J.; Giroux, M.; Grenier, M.; Drapeau, A. Manure and Paper Mill Sludge Application Effects on Potato Yield, Nitrogen Efficiency and Disease Incidence. Agronomy 2013, 3, 43-58. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy3010043
N'Dayegamiye A, Nyiraneza J, Giroux M, Grenier M, Drapeau A. Manure and Paper Mill Sludge Application Effects on Potato Yield, Nitrogen Efficiency and Disease Incidence. Agronomy. 2013; 3(1):43-58. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy3010043
Chicago/Turabian StyleN'Dayegamiye, Adrien, Judith Nyiraneza, Marcel Giroux, Michèle Grenier, and Anne Drapeau. 2013. "Manure and Paper Mill Sludge Application Effects on Potato Yield, Nitrogen Efficiency and Disease Incidence" Agronomy 3, no. 1: 43-58. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy3010043