Impact of Poultry Litter Cake, Cleanout, and Bedding following Chemical Amendments on Soil C and N Mineralization
Joint Authors
Watts, Dexter B.
Smith, Katy E.
Torbert, H. Allen
Source
International Journal of Agronomy
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Poultry litter is a great alternative N source for crop production.
However, recent poultry litter management changes, and increased chemical amendment use may impact its N availability.
Thus, research was initiated to evaluate the effect that broiler cake and total cleanout litter amended with chemical additives have on C and N mineralization.
A 35-day incubation study was carried out on a Hartsells fine sandy loam (fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Typic Hapludults) soil common to the USA Appalachian Plateau region.
Three poultry litter components (broiler cake, total cleanout, and bedding material) from a broiler house were evaluated and compared to a soil control.
Chemical amendments lime (CaCO3), gypsum (CaSO4), aluminum sulfate (AlSO4), and ferrous sulfate (FeSO4) were added to the poultry litter components to determine their impact on C and N mineralization.
Litter component additions increased soil C mineralization in the order of broiler cake > total cleanout > bedding > soil control.
Although a greater concentration of organic C was observed in the bedding, broiler cake mineralized the most C, which can be attributed to differences in the C : N ratio between treatments.
Chemical amendment in addition to the manured soil also impacted C mineralization, with AlSO4 generally decreasing mineralization.
Nitrogen mineralization was also significantly affected by poultry litter component applications.
Broiler cake addition increased N availability followed by total cleanout compared to soil control, while the bedding resulted in net N immobilization.
Chemical amendments impacted N mineralization primarily in the broiler cake amended soil where all chemical amendments decreased mineralization compared to the no chemical amendment treatment.
This short-term study (35-day incubation) indicates that N availability to crops may be different depending on the poultry litter component used for fertilization and chemical amendment use which could decrease N mineralization.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Watts, Dexter B.& Smith, Katy E.& Torbert, H. Allen. 2012. Impact of Poultry Litter Cake, Cleanout, and Bedding following Chemical Amendments on Soil C and N Mineralization. International Journal of Agronomy،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Watts, Dexter B.…[et al.]. Impact of Poultry Litter Cake, Cleanout, and Bedding following Chemical Amendments on Soil C and N Mineralization. International Journal of Agronomy No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Watts, Dexter B.& Smith, Katy E.& Torbert, H. Allen. Impact of Poultry Litter Cake, Cleanout, and Bedding following Chemical Amendments on Soil C and N Mineralization. International Journal of Agronomy. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454261
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-454261