D. Ginting et al., INTERACTION BETWEEN MANURE AND TILLAGE SYSTEM ON PHOSPHORUS UPTAKE AND RUNOFF LOSSES, Journal of environmental quality, 27(6), 1998, pp. 1403-1410
Application of manure on soils having high P test has raised concerns
over the eutrophication of lakes and rivers. The objective of this stu
dy was to evaluate the effects of one time application of 164 kg P ha(
-1) from solid beef (Bos taurus L.) manure on soil Olsen P dynamics, P
uptake by corn (Zea mays L.) grain, and P losses as total P (TP), par
ticulate P (PP), and dissolved molybdate reactive P (DMRP) in both sno
wmelt and rainfall runoff under ridge tillage (RT) and moldboard plow
(MP) systems from 1992 to 1994. Soil P was consistently higher in the
manure than no manure treated plots (17.9 vs. 12.3 mg kg(-1) in 1993 a
nd 23.7 vs. 13.8 mg kg(-1) in 1994), Phosphorus uptake was greater fro
m the manure than no manure treated plots (24.5 vs. 19.8 kg ha(-1) and
23.5 vs. 18.8 kg ha(-1)). Annual PP and TP losses were either similar
or lower from manure than no manure treated plots. Particulate P loss
es by rainfall runoff were lower from the RT vs. MP systems (0.25 vs.
1.95 kg ha(-1) in 1993 and 0.06 vs. 0.65 kg ha(-1) and 1994), The oppo
site was apparent for DMRP losses in snowmelt, which were higher from
the RT than MP system (0.11 vs. 0.01 kg ha(-1) and 0.14 vs. 0.03 kg ha
(-1)). The RT system is an environmentally better system than the MP s
ystem due to its substantial reduction in annual PP and TP losses.