Lysimeter study of the fate of nutrients following subsurface injection and surface application of dairy pond sludge to pasture

The fate of nutrients in an organic waste (dairy pond sludge) was determined after surface application and subsurface injection into field plots on a free draining pasture soil. Soil monolith lysimeters were collected from the field plots and used to monitor plant uptake and leaching losses of nitro...

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Published in:Agriculture, ecosystems & environment ecosystems & environment, 1996, Vol.58 (2), p.187-197
Main Authors: Cameron, Keith C., Rate, Andrew W., Noonan, Michael J., Moore, Stephen, Smith, Neil P., Kerr, Lindsay E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ABSORCION DE SUSTANCIAS NUTRITIVAS
ABSORPTION DE SUBSTANCES NUTRITIVES
APPLICATION METHODS
AZOTE
BOUE RESIDUAIRE
FOSFORO
LEACHING
LESSIVAGE DU SOL
LIXIVIACION
LODOS RESIDUALES
METHODE D'APPLICATION
METODOS DE APLICACION
NITRATE
Nitrate leaching
NITRATES
NITRATOS
NITROGEN
NITROGENO
NUTRIENT UPTAKE
Organic waste
PASTIZALES
PASTURES
PATURAGES
PHOSPHORE
PHOSPHORUS
POTASIO
POTASSIUM
SEWAGE SLUDGE
Volatilisation
Water quality
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Summary:The fate of nutrients in an organic waste (dairy pond sludge) was determined after surface application and subsurface injection into field plots on a free draining pasture soil. Soil monolith lysimeters were collected from the field plots and used to monitor plant uptake and leaching losses of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium for 2 years following a single waste application, and for 1 year following two successive annual applications. Volatilisation losses of ammonia were low due to the low ammonium-nitrogen content of the waste and its near-neutral pH. Substantial nitrification occurred following waste injection. Nitrate leaching losses were low, even though nitrate accumulation following nitrification was high and macropore flow was a significant transport mechanism in this soil. The amount of nitrate leached was consistently higher following subsurface injection compared to surface application, although the concentration and amount lost in the drainage water was still relatively low. The low leaching losses were attributed to enhanced plant uptake of nutrients and possibly denitrification within the soil. Pasture plant production was increased by up to 40% following both methods of waste application.
ISSN:0167-8809
1873-2305
DOI:10.1016/0167-8809(96)01029-8