U.S. Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service, Lincoln, Nebraska
Date of this Version
2009
Abstract
Mineralization contributes significantly to agronomic nitrogen (N) budgets and is difficult to accurately predict. Models for predicting Nmineralization contributions are needed, and development of these models will require field-based data. In situ mineralization methods are intended to quantify N mineralization under ambient environmental conditions. This study was conducted to compare soil moisture and temperature in intact soil cores contained in cylinders to those in adjacent bulk soil, compare the effect of two resin-bag techniques on water content of soil within cylinders, and assess the effect of installation duration on inorganic N retention by resins. The study was conducted at a dryland conventionally tilled corn (Zea mays L.) site and an irrigated notillage corn site in eastern Nebraska. Soil in cylinders was slightly wetter (-1) and warmer (°C) than adjacent soil. Soil water content was
Comments
Published in Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 40: 2044–2057, 2009. DOI: 10.1080/00103620902960575