Forage, soil and water quality responses to animal waste application /

analyses of soils and harvested biomass were used in

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Andrew Floyd, 1968-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:analyses of soils and harvested biomass were used in
and 1000 kg N ha-1 were spread in four equally split
applications of dairy effluent or poultry litter. Nutrient
dactylon) and ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam) sods were
depth resulting from the high rate of P from poultry litter.
equivalent quantities of N to soil, poultry litter had a
form of animal waste at 1000 kg N ha-1. At rates delivering
greater impact on N03 and P leaching than did dairy effluent.
in Texas have contributed to concerns about potential hazards
Increases in number and size of dairy and poultry enterprises
indicated significant N03 loss from plots receiving either
leachates collected from porous ceramic-cup lysimeters were
loamy fine sand (loamy, siliceous, thermic Grossarenic
monitoring fate of applied N, P, and K. Mean N03 content of
of waste management schemes to surface and groundwater
Paleudult) located at Overton, Texas. Rates of 0, 250, 500,
poultry litter applications to bermudagrass (Cynodon
quality. Results from two years of dairy effluent and
Soil tests indicated some P leaching down to the 90-120 cm
This information has contributed to improvements in animal
used to quantify N leaching. Results from leachate analysis
used to quantify N03 leaching below the root zone of a Darco
waste management systems.
Item Description:"Major subject: Agronomy".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 155 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.