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DOI: | 10.21273/JASHS.128.2.0277 |
Web URL(s): | https://journals.ashs.org/jashs/view/journals/jashs/128/2/article-p277.xml?rskey=W9rqFm Last checked: 11/19/2019 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Refereed |
Author(s): | Sanchez, Jose E.;
Edson, Charles E.;
Bird, George W.;
Whalon, Mark E.;
Willson, Thomas C.;
Harwood, Richard R.;
Kizilkaya, Kadir;
Nugent, James E.;
Klein, William;
Middleton, Alan;
Loudon, Theodore L.;
Mutch, Dale R.;
Scrimger, Joseph |
Author Affiliation: | Sanchez: Oklahoma Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Oklahoma State University, Goodwell, Oklahoma; Edson, Bird, and Whalon: Center for Integrated Plant Systems, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; Willson: Southwest Kansas Research and Extension Center, Kansas State University, Garden City, Kansas; Harwood: Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; Kizilkaya: Department of Animal Science, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey; Nugent, Klein, and Middleton: Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station, Traverse City, Michigan; Loudon: Department of Agriculture Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; Mutch: Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, Michigan; and Scrimger: Bio-Systems, Marlette, Michigan |
Title: | Orchard floor and nitrogen management influences soil and water quality and tart cherry yields |
Source: | Journal of The American Society for Horticultural Science. Vol. 128, No. 2, March 2003, p. 277-284. |
Publishing Information: | Alexandria, VA: American Society for Horticultural Science |
# of Pages: | 8 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Nitrogen fertilization; Water quality; Nutrients; Nematoda; Leaching; Carbon; Nitrogen; Chemical properties of soil; Trees; Ground cover; Mulches; Weeds; Orchard floors
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Abstract/Contents: | "Designing and implementing more productive, nutrient-efficient, and environmentally sound orchard management systems requires a better understanding of plant and soil responses to more biologically driven management practices. This study explored the effect of orchard floor and N management on soil organic C and N, populations of nematodes, NO3 leaching, and yields in tart cherry (Prunus cerasus L. `Montmorency') production. A baseline conventional orchard system consisting of an herbicide-treated tree row and a full rate of N fertilizer was compared to two modified-conventional and ten alternative orchard floor and N management systems. Living ground cover and the use of mulch with or without composted manure increased total C and the active C and N pools in the soil. For instance, supplemental mulch or mulch applied using a side-delivery mower increased C by >20% above the conventional baseline. The size of the active C pool increased 45% and 60% with the use of the species mix 2 ground cover and compost, respectively. Increases in the active N pool ranged from a low of 25% in the soils using mulch or a ground cover mix to a high of 60% when compost was used. As a result, the ability of these soils to provide N to growing plants was enhanced. Total soil N increased in the treatment using natural weeds as ground cover and the full rate of N fertilizer. It is likely that weeds were able to convert significant amounts of fertilizer N into organic forms. Increasing the active C and N pools stimulates microbial activity, and may favor populations of nonplant parasitic nematodes over plant parasitic species. Using a trunk-to-trunk cover crop mixer under the cherry trees reduced NO3 leaching by >90% compared to a conventional herbicide treated soil, even when N fertilizer was used at full rate. Nitrate leaching also dramatically diminished when N fertilizer was fertigated at a reduced rate or when compost was used as N source. Alternative orchard floor and N management did not reduce yields when compared to the baseline conventional treatment." |
Language: | English |
References: | 32 |
Note: | Tables Graphs |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Sanchez, J. E., C. E. Edson, G. W. Bird, M. E. Whalon, T. C. Willson, R. R. Harwood, et al. 2003. Orchard floor and nitrogen management influences soil and water quality and tart cherry yields. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 128(2):p. 277-284. |
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| DOI: 10.21273/JASHS.128.2.0277 |
| Web URL(s): https://journals.ashs.org/jashs/view/journals/jashs/128/2/article-p277.xml?rskey=W9rqFm Last checked: 11/19/2019 Requires: PDF Reader |
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