Electrical conductivity monitoring of soil condition and available N with animal manure and a cover crop

• Published in: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 88; no. 2; pp. 183 - 193
• Main Authors: Eigenberg, R.A, Doran, J.W, Nienaber, J.A, Ferguson, R.B, Woodbury, B.L
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.02.2002; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: agriculture; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; animal manures; Biological and medical sciences; cover crops; electrical conductivity; Electromagnetic induction; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General agronomy. Plant production; Manure; monitoring; Nebraska; Nutrient availability; nutrient requirements; Other nutrients. Amendments. Solid and liquid wastes. Sludges and slurries; Secale cereale; Silage corn; Soil electrical conductivity; soil fertility; Soil-plant relationships. Soil fertility. Fertilization. Amendments; Zea mays; United States; North America; America; Nebraska; EC, electrical conductivity; ECa, profile weighted electrical conductivity; Manure; GPS, global positioning system; EM, electromagnetic; Electromagnetic induction; Nutrient availability; USMARC, US Meat Animal Research Center; Silage corn; Soil electrical conductivity; Compost; Nitrogen fertilization; Monocotyledones; Electrical conductivity; Secale cereale; Zea mays; Cover crop; Available nutrient; Cropping system; Soil quality; Organic fertilization; Organic fertilizer; Mollisols; Nitrogen; Farmyard manure; Inorganic element; Cereal crop; Agroecosystem; Silt loam soil; Gramineae; Angiospermae; Nutrient; Spermatophyta; Monitoring

Development of sustainable agricultural management systems will depend, in part, on the ability to better use renewable resources, such as animal manure, and to synchronize the levels of soil available N with crop plant needs during the growing season. This study was conducted at the US Meat Animal...