Harvest timing and N application rate effects on switchgrass yield, nutrient cycling, and partitioning
| Autor: | K. Raja Reddy, Ramdeo Seepaul, Bisoondat Macoon, William B. Evans |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Nutrient cycle
biology Physiology Nutrient management 020209 energy Randomized block design chemistry.chemical_element 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 02 engineering and technology biology.organism_classification Nitrogen Nutrient Agronomy chemistry Yield (chemistry) 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Panicum virgatum Dry matter Agronomy and Crop Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Plant Nutrition. 40:1261-1276 |
| ISSN: | 1532-4087 0190-4167 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01904167.2016.1263329 |
| Popis: | Harvest time (HT) and nutrient management may have an effect on switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) yield and nutrient cycling. Experimental objectives were to quantify HT and nitrogen (N) rate effects on dry matter yield (DMY), nutrient concentration, and N use. “Alamo” switchgrass was grown under four N rates (0, 40, 80, and 120 kg ha−1) with six monthly HT (May to October) in a randomized complete block design experiment with a split-plot arrangement. Yield increased cubically and quadratically with HT in Years 1 and 2. Aftermath yield decreased linearly with HT in both years. N rate increased yield in Year 2 only with no yield benefit at rates >40 kg N ha−1. Nutrient concentration decreased from May to October, while its removal was determined by DMY. N use and recovery were greatest at 40 kg N ha−1 and declined with additional N inputs. Results indicate that harvesting post-frost-kill produced greater DMY with less nutrient concentration and removal. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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