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Title: Daily topsoil mineral nitrogen: AC0116, East Lothian, 2011
Related Party - Organisation (Author): SRUC
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:
On a commercial farm near Pencaitland, Eastern Scotland (sandy clay loam topsoil texture), direct N2O-N emissions were measured from replicated (x3) plots (3 x 10 m) following spring applications of manufactured nitrogen (N) fertilisers to spring barley. A control treatment was included where no N fertiliser was applied. Ammonium nitrate (AN) fertiliser (34.5% N) was applied at 5 different rates; 40, 80, 120, 160 and 200 kg N/ha, and urea fertiliser (46% N) at a rate of 120 kg N/ha, in two split applications (early-April and late-April). 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 120 kg N/ha, which was applied in two splits. Additionally, AN fertiliser was also applied in three equal splits of 40 kg N/ha in early-April, late-April and early-May 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. ND = not determined. 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; Arable land; Spring barley
Geographic Keywords: East Lothian
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): -3.03 Longitude (East): -2.76 Latitude (South): 55.83 Latitude (North): 55.99 |
Phenomenon Time - Start Date/Time: 2011-04-07 End Date/Time: 2012-01-13
Result Time: 2012-01-13
Valid Time - Start Date/Time: 2011-04-07 End Date/Time: 2012-01-13
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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