Fate of N-15-Labeled Potassium Nitrate in Different Citrus-Cultivated Soils: Influence of Spring and Summer Application

The fate of N-15-labeled potassium nitrate (8.5% N-15 excess) was determined in 3-year-old Valencia orange trees grown in 1-m(3) containers filled with different textured soils (sandy and loamy). The trees were fertilized either in spring (24 March) or summer (24 July). Spring fertilized trees gave...

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Autores principales: Quinones, Ana, Martínez-Alcántara, Belén, Martinez, J. Miguel, Forner-Giner, María A., Iglesias, Domingo J., Primo-Millo, Eduardo, Legaz, Francisco
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Publicado: 2017
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4397
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author Quinones, Ana
Martínez-Alcántara, Belén
Martinez, J. Miguel
Forner-Giner, María A.
Iglesias, Domingo J.
Primo-Millo, Eduardo
Legaz, Francisco
author_browse Forner-Giner, María A.
Iglesias, Domingo J.
Legaz, Francisco
Martinez, J. Miguel
Martínez-Alcántara, Belén
Primo-Millo, Eduardo
Quinones, Ana
author_facet Quinones, Ana
Martínez-Alcántara, Belén
Martinez, J. Miguel
Forner-Giner, María A.
Iglesias, Domingo J.
Primo-Millo, Eduardo
Legaz, Francisco
author_sort Quinones, Ana
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description The fate of N-15-labeled potassium nitrate (8.5% N-15 excess) was determined in 3-year-old Valencia orange trees grown in 1-m(3) containers filled with different textured soils (sandy and loamy). The trees were fertilized either in spring (24 March) or summer (24 July). Spring fertilized trees gave higher fruit yields in sandy than in loamy soils, which exceeded summer fertilized trees in both cases. Summer fertilized trees had greater leaf biomass than spring fertilized trees. Fibrous root weight was 1.9-fold higher in sandy than in loamy soil. At the end of the cycle, tree N recovery from spring application was 45.7% for sandy and 37.7% for loamy soil; from summer fertilization, N recovery was 58.9% and 51.5% for sandy and loamy soils, respectively. The N-15 recovered in the inorganic soil fraction (0-90 cm) was higher for loamy (1.3%) than for sandy soil (0.4%). Fertilizer N immobilized in the organic matter was lower in sandy (2.5%) than in loamy soil (6.0%). Potential nitrate leaching from fertilizer ((NO)-N-15 (3) (-) -N in the 90-110-cm soil layer plus (NO)-N-15 (3) (-) -N in drainage water) was 34.8% higher in sandy than in loamy soil. The low N levels in sandy soil resulted from both higher NO (3) (-) -N leaching losses and higher N uptake of plants grown in the former. The great root mass and higher soil temperatures could account for raised plant N uptake in sandy soil and in summer, respectively.
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spelling ReDivia43972025-04-25T14:43:03Z Fate of N-15-Labeled Potassium Nitrate in Different Citrus-Cultivated Soils: Influence of Spring and Summer Application Quinones, Ana Martínez-Alcántara, Belén Martinez, J. Miguel Forner-Giner, María A. Iglesias, Domingo J. Primo-Millo, Eduardo Legaz, Francisco The fate of N-15-labeled potassium nitrate (8.5% N-15 excess) was determined in 3-year-old Valencia orange trees grown in 1-m(3) containers filled with different textured soils (sandy and loamy). The trees were fertilized either in spring (24 March) or summer (24 July). Spring fertilized trees gave higher fruit yields in sandy than in loamy soils, which exceeded summer fertilized trees in both cases. Summer fertilized trees had greater leaf biomass than spring fertilized trees. Fibrous root weight was 1.9-fold higher in sandy than in loamy soil. At the end of the cycle, tree N recovery from spring application was 45.7% for sandy and 37.7% for loamy soil; from summer fertilization, N recovery was 58.9% and 51.5% for sandy and loamy soils, respectively. The N-15 recovered in the inorganic soil fraction (0-90 cm) was higher for loamy (1.3%) than for sandy soil (0.4%). Fertilizer N immobilized in the organic matter was lower in sandy (2.5%) than in loamy soil (6.0%). Potential nitrate leaching from fertilizer ((NO)-N-15 (3) (-) -N in the 90-110-cm soil layer plus (NO)-N-15 (3) (-) -N in drainage water) was 34.8% higher in sandy than in loamy soil. The low N levels in sandy soil resulted from both higher NO (3) (-) -N leaching losses and higher N uptake of plants grown in the former. The great root mass and higher soil temperatures could account for raised plant N uptake in sandy soil and in summer, respectively. 2017-06-01T10:10:01Z 2017-06-01T10:10:01Z 2012 JUN 2012 article Quinones, A., Martínez-Alcántara, B., Miguel Martinez, J., Forner-Giner, M.A., Iglesias, D.J., Primo-Millo, E., Legaz, F. (2012). Fate of N-15-Labeled Potassium Nitrate in Different Citrus-Cultivated Soils: Influence of Spring and Summer Application. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 223(5), 2209-2222. 0049-6979 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4397 10.1007/s11270-011-1017-0 en openAccess Impreso
spellingShingle Quinones, Ana
Martínez-Alcántara, Belén
Martinez, J. Miguel
Forner-Giner, María A.
Iglesias, Domingo J.
Primo-Millo, Eduardo
Legaz, Francisco
Fate of N-15-Labeled Potassium Nitrate in Different Citrus-Cultivated Soils: Influence of Spring and Summer Application
title Fate of N-15-Labeled Potassium Nitrate in Different Citrus-Cultivated Soils: Influence of Spring and Summer Application
title_full Fate of N-15-Labeled Potassium Nitrate in Different Citrus-Cultivated Soils: Influence of Spring and Summer Application
title_fullStr Fate of N-15-Labeled Potassium Nitrate in Different Citrus-Cultivated Soils: Influence of Spring and Summer Application
title_full_unstemmed Fate of N-15-Labeled Potassium Nitrate in Different Citrus-Cultivated Soils: Influence of Spring and Summer Application
title_short Fate of N-15-Labeled Potassium Nitrate in Different Citrus-Cultivated Soils: Influence of Spring and Summer Application
title_sort fate of n 15 labeled potassium nitrate in different citrus cultivated soils influence of spring and summer application
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/4397
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