YIELD, PERCENT NITROGEN, AND TOTAL NITROGEN UPTAKE OF VARIOUS CALIFORNIA ANNUAL GRASSLAND SPECIES FERTILIZED WITH INCREASING RATES OF NITROGEN
YIELD, PERCENT NITROGEN, AND TOTAL NITROGEN UPTAKE OF VARIOUS CALIFORNIA ANNUAL GRASSLAND SPECIES FERTILIZED WITH INCREASING RATES OF NITROGEN
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DOI:
10.2134/agronj1963.00021962005500030014x
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发表时间:
1963-01-01
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影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
JONES, MB
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作者:
JONES, MB
Increasing rates of N up to 160 pounds per acre were applied to California''s annual grassland on 2 soil types. Yields, N concentrations and N uptake were determined for individual species at four dates during the growing season. The primary benefit of N fertilization in the grassland areas of north coastal California was the increase in production of forage during the winter season when grass was short and legumes grew very slowly. Not more than 80 pounds N per acre should be applied s ince very little increase in winter production resulted from the addition of greater amounts of N. An increase inyield above the 80-pounds-per-acre rate came in the spring and was dependent primarily upon the amount and distribution of rainfall during the warm spring months. There was some carryover of N into the second year, but it was measurable only at the 160-pound rate. All rates of N increased the N concentration in the plants early in the season. As the plants matured, N applied at the lower rates was utilized in additional growth to the extent that the percent N in the nonleguminous species was usually decreased with the addition of 40 pounds N per acre. Plants fertilized with 80 pounds N per acre generally had concentrations of N equivalent to that of unfertilized plants; 160 pounds N per acre generally increased the percent N of the nonleguminous plants. The effect of the applied N was reflected in the increased uptake of N by the grasses and filaree and decreased N uptake by clover with each additional increment of nitrogen applied. The clovers made their largest gains in total N from March to April where no N was applied. Each increment of N reduced the legume contribution of N to the forage.