ISSN:
1573-0867
Keywords:
Hordeum vulgare
;
irrigation
;
15N-labelled fertilizer
;
N balance
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract Fertilizer N balance on malting barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Parwan) subjected to a factorial combination of three irrigation (rainfed, irrigated at 45 mm deficit, or irrigated at 85 mm deficit) and three15N fertilizer treatments (2.8, 4.5 and 9.1 g N m−2) was investigated. The crop was grown on a heavy clay soil in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation Region of south-eastern Australia. Increasing the N application at sowing from 2.8 to 9.1 g N m−2, increased the accumulation of fertilizer N in barley grain from 0.36 to 2.0 g N m−2. Soil N was the major source of N in the grain and plant. Nitrogen uptake was not affected by the irrigation treatment or the application of N fertilizer. Nitrogen content of the grain was 1.57, 1.53 and 1.66% for crops receiving 2.8, 4.5 and 9.1 g N m−2 of fertilizer N at sowing, respectively. Nitrogen harvest index was unaffected by irrigation and fertilizer N application and averaged 81% (range 78–82%) for all crops. Accumulation of fertilizer N in the plant was higher under rainfed conditions (range 20–31%) compared with the 11 to 27% under irrigated conditions. Residual fertilizer in the soil, including that in roots, ranged from 56 to 35%, and was decreased by irrigation. Total15N recovery in the plant plus soil for the 3 rates of N application ranged from 75 to 85% under rainfed conditions and from 54 to 73% under irrigated conditions. There was no difference in the total recovery between the two irrigation treatments. Fertilizer movement to depth was limited and less than 5% of the15N applied at sowing was recovered below a depth of 0.2 m. The small15N accumulation at this depth and the lack of influence of irrigation on the distribution of residual N suggest that loss of N by leaching is minor on irrigated red-brown earths.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01064173
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