Prediction of nitrogen availability in soil after crop residue incorporation
1993
Das, S.K. | Reddy, G.S. | Sharma, K.L. | Vittal, K.P.R. | Venkateswarlu, B. | Reddy, M.N. | Reddy, Y.V.R.
Controlled study was conducted with five farm-based organic residues to predict the expected nitrogen availability with time, based on N concentration and C/N ratio of the residues under two moisture availability situations. Two kg of red loamy sand soil representing Alfisol and related soil was incubated with the residues to supply 40 kg N ha-1 at 28 +/- 1 degree C at field capacity (FC) and 50% FC moisture conditions. Results obtained indicated that N content in soil released from residues increased with the time allowed for decomposition reactions at both FC and 50% FC moisture regimes. Relatively higher amount of N release was observed in case of legume residues like mungbean (Vigna radiata). L. leucocephala and perennial pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan), although the rate of N release was more with low N concentration residues. Sorghum stover with C/N ratio of 72.1 resulted in immobilization of N upto 90 days. Nitrogen release was higher at FC than 50% FC. The critical N concentrations of the residues at which N neither released nor immobilized decreased with the length of incubation. At 50% FC the critical concentrations were higher than at FC.
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