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Title: Daily topsoil mineral nitrogen: AC0116, Devon, 2013
Related Party - Organisation (Author): Rothamsted Research - North Wyke
Related Party - Organisation (Funder): Defra
Related Party - Organisation (Funder): Scottish Government
Related Party - Organisation (Funder): Welsh Assembly Government
Related Party - Organisation (Funder): DAERA Northern Ireland
Abstract:
At Rothamsted Research - North Wyke near Okehampton, south-west England (clay loam topsoil texture), direct N2O-N emissions were measured from replicated (x3) plots (12 x 3m) following spring applications of manufactured nitrogen (N) fertilisers to grassland. A control treatment was included where no N fertiliser was applied. Ammonium nitrate (AN) fertiliser (34.5% N) was applied at 5 different rates; 80, 160, 240, 320 and 400 kg N/ha, and urea fertiliser (46% N) at a rate of 320 kg N/ha, in four split applications (late-February, early-April, late-May and late-June). In separate AN and urea treatments, a commercially available nitrification inhibitor was tested; dicyandiamide (DCD) was sprayed at a rate equivalent to 10 kg DCD/ha onto the plots immediately after each N fertiliser application. The N supplied by the DCD was accounted for in the total N application of 320 kg N/ha, which was applied in four splits. Additionally, AN fertiliser was also applied in six splits in late-February, mid-March, early-April, mid-April, late-May and late-June; the first four splits were of 30-40 kg/N ha i.e. ‘little and often’. This dataset contains topsoil mineral nitrogen values measured to a depth of 0-10 cm. Measurements were taken from all treatments, on selected days when nitrous oxide flux measurements were also made. The first measurement is a 'background' measurement i.e. before any treatments were applied. If the data file is downloaded/opened in excel, dates may appear as dd-mm-yy instead of the standard yy-mm-dd.
Subject Keywords: Soil mineral nitrogen; Top soil; Grassland soils; Clay soils
Geographic Keywords: Devon
Observed Properties: Ammonium-nitrogen; Date; Experimental blocking; Experimental treatment; Nitrate-nitrogen; Sampling depth; Year
Parameter: Block number
Parameter: Depth of soil sampling
Parameter: Measurement date
Parameter: Soil ammonium-nitrogen content
Parameter: Soil nitrate-nitrogen content
Parameter: Treatment
Parameter: Year experiment started
Geographic Extent - Longitude (West): -4.04 Longitude (East): -3.75 Latitude (South): 50.68 Latitude (North): 50.85 |
Phenomenon Time - Start Date/Time: 2013-02-25 End Date/Time: 2014-01-23
Result Time: 2014-01-23
Valid Time - Start Date/Time: 2013-02-25 End Date/Time: 2014-01-23
Feature of Interest: biosphere
Publication Date: 2017-04-05
This data is made available under the terms of the FBA Licence.
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