A PROCEDURE FOR SAMPLING THE SOIL MICROENVIRONMENT AT THE SITE OF FERTILIZER APPLICATION

Authors
CHRISTIANSON B BAETHGEN WE
Citation
B. Christianson et We. Baethgen, A PROCEDURE FOR SAMPLING THE SOIL MICROENVIRONMENT AT THE SITE OF FERTILIZER APPLICATION, Communications in soil science and plant analysis, 25(19-20), 1994, pp. 3413-3419
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Soil Science","Plant Sciences","Chemistry Analytical
Journal title
Communications in soil science and plant analysis → ACNP
ISSN journal
00103624
Volume
25
Issue
19-20
Year of publication
1994
Pages
3413 - 3419
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-3624(1994)25:19-20<3413:APFSTS>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A procedure was developed to sample and analyze levels of ammonium and urea as well as pH in the soil within the immediate zone of a single urea fertilizer granule. The method involved sectioning a 2 x 3.6 cm s lice of soil (0.9 cm thick) into 45 subsamples, which were analyzed in dividually. After analysis, the data were presented in graphical forma t to show the nutrient concentrations in the zone. The method was rela tively easy to carry out using equipment that could be easily construc ted. The precision of the procedure was high as indicated by the low v ariability between replicates.