Effect of cultivation on the mineralization of nitrogen in soil

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Powlson, D. S. 1980. Effect of cultivation on the mineralization of nitrogen in soil. Plant and Soil. 57 (1), pp. 151-153. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02139653

AuthorsPowlson, D. S.
Abstract

The effect of cultivation (ploughing followed by rotavation) on the mineralization of soil nitrogen was measured at 2 sites on a silt loam soil. Both sites had a predominantly arable cropping history but one had been under grass for the previous 2 years and the other had carried wheat. Mineralization of N was slightly faster in cultivated soil but the difference was only significant at the site previously under grass. At this site cultivated soil contained 7 kg ha−1 more mineral N than uncultivated soil 2 weeks after treatment, and 9 kg ha−1 after 6 weeks. The corresponding figures for the site that had grown wheat were 4 and 6 kg N ha−1.

KeywordsCultivation; Direct drilling; Mineralization of nitrogen; Ploughing
Year of Publication1980
JournalPlant and Soil
Journal citation57 (1), pp. 151-153
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02139653
Open accessPublished as non-open access
Output statusPublished
Copyright licensePublisher copyright
PublisherSpringer
ISSN0032-079X

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