Livestock manure improves acid soil productivity under a cold northern Alberta climate

Benke, M.B.; Hao, X.; O’Donovan, J.T.; Clayton, G.W.; Lupwayi, N.Z.; Caffyn, P.; Hall, M.

doi:10.4141/cjss09112

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Livestock manure improves acid soil productivity under a cold northern Alberta climate

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Benke, M.B., Hao, X., O’Donovan, J.T., Clayton, G.W., Lupwayi, N.Z., Caffyn, P., Hall, M.·2010·Canadian Journal of Soil Science

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The acid-ameliorating properties of feedlot cattle manure on barley and canola productivity in acid soils were evaluated from 2003 to 2007 at Fort Vermilion and Beaverlodge research stations in northern Alberta, Canada. Treatments included Control, NP fertilizer, Lime + NP fertilizer and manure at 80 (M80) and 160 (M160) Mg ha-1. Manure and lime were applied once in 2003 and NP fertilizer was applied annually. Manure significantly increased soil pH from around 4 to >5 and this increase persisted over the 4-yr period. At Fort Vermilion, M160 reduced soil 0.01 M CaCl 2 extractable Al and Mn contents from 2.9 and 11.7 mg kg-1 (Control) to 1.1 and 8.9 mg kg-1 and barley straw Mn content from 313 (Control) to 220 mg kg-1. Soil P (Mehlich 3) and K (0.01 M CaCl 2 extractable) contents in M160 were more than two times those in the Control, while values from fertilizer treatments were not different from the Control. Crop grain N, P and K uptakes and yields in M160 were twice those of the Control. In northern Alberta, manure application to acid soils at a rate of 160 Mg ha-1 once every 4 yr had the same effectiveness as Lime + NP fertilizer in increasing soil pH and improving soil fertility and crop productivity at the field scale.

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160 Mg ha-1 (wet wt.) of cattle feedlot manure added to acidic Gray Luvisols (pH 4.1 to 4.8) in northern Alberta led to a similar increase in soil pH as the addition of 5 Mg ha-1 of lime (97% calcium carbonate).
“Benke et al. (2010) found that 160 Mg ha (1 (wet wt.) of cattle feedlot manure added to acidic Gray Luvisols (pH 4.1 to 4.8) in northern Alberta led to a similar increase in soil pH as the addition of 5 Mg ha (1 of lime (97% calcium carbonate).”
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Authors: Benke, M. B., Hao, X., O’Donovan, J. T., Clayton, G. W., Lupwayi, N. Z., Caffyn, P., & Hall, M.
Affiliations: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (CA)
Corresponding author: Hao, X.
ORCID: Hao, X.
Lupwayi, N.Z.
Venue: Canadian Journal of Soil Science
Publisher: Canadian Science Publishing
Published: 2010-12-01
Volume: 90
Issue: 4
Pages: 685-697
ISSN: 0008-4271 (ISSN-L)
1918-1841
DOI: 10.4141/cjss09112
OpenAlex: W1773873258
Cited by: 20
References: 44
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FWCI: 0.53
Type: journal article
Language: en
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Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Agricultural Science and Fertilization
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Management and Crop Yield
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Keywords: livestock manure, acid soils, soil acidification, soil pH, liming, barley, canola, extractable aluminum, extractable manganese, soil phosphorus, soil potassium, crop nutrient uptake, crop yield, northern Alberta, cold climate

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