Predicting Economic Optimal Nitrogen Rate with the Anaerobic Potentially Mineralizable Nitrogen Test

dc.contributor.author Clark, Jason
dc.contributor.author Fernández, Fabián
dc.contributor.author Sawyer, John
dc.contributor.author Veum, Kristen
dc.contributor.author Camberato, James
dc.contributor.author Carter, Paul
dc.contributor.author Ferguson, Richard
dc.contributor.author Franzen, David
dc.contributor.author Kaiser, Daniel
dc.contributor.author Kitchen, Newell
dc.contributor.author Laboski, Carrie
dc.contributor.author Nafziger, Emerson
dc.contributor.author Rosen, Carl
dc.contributor.author Sawyer, John
dc.contributor.author Shanahan, John
dc.contributor.department Agronomy
dc.date 2019-09-18T13:49:47.000
dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-29T23:06:24Z
dc.date.available 2020-06-29T23:06:24Z
dc.date.issued 2019-01-01
dc.description.abstract <p>Estimates of mineralizable N with the anaerobic potentially mineralizable N (PMN<sub>an</sub>) test could improve predictions of corn (<em>Zea mays</em> L.) economic optimal N rate (EONR). A study across eight US midwestern states was conducted to quantify the predictability of EONR for single and split N applications by PMN<sub>an</sub>. Treatment factors included different soil sample timings (pre-plant and V5 development stage), planting N rates (0 and 180 kg N ha<sup>−1</sup>), and incubation lengths (7, 14, and 28 d) with and without initial soil NH<sub>4</sub>–N included with PMN<sub>an</sub>. Soil was sampled (0–30 cm depth) before planting and N application and at V5 where 0 or 180 kg N ha<sup>−1</sup> were applied at planting. Evaluating across all soils, PMN<sub>an</sub> was a weak predictor of EONR (<em>R</em><sup>2</sup> ≤ 0.08; RMSE, ≥67 kg N ha<sup>−1</sup>), but the predictability improved (15%) when soils were grouped by texture. Using PMN<sub>an</sub> and initial soil NH<sub>4</sub>–N as separate explanatory variables improved EONR predictability (11–20%) in fine-textured soils only. Delaying PMN<sub>an</sub> sampling from pre-plant to V5 regardless of N fertilization improved EONR predictability by 25% in only coarse-textured soils. Increasing PMN<sub>an</sub> incubations beyond 7 d modestly improved EONR predictability (<em>R</em><sup>2</sup> increased ≤0.18, and RMSE was reduced ≤7 kg N ha<sup>−1</sup>). Alone, PMN<sub>an</sub> predicts EONR poorly, and the improvements from partitioning soils by texture and including initial soil NH<sub>4</sub>–N were relatively low (<em>R</em><sup>2</sup> ≤ 0.33; RMSE ≥ 68 kg N ha<sup>−1</sup>) compared with other tools for N fertilizer recommendations.</p>
dc.description.comments <p>This article is published as Clark, Jason D., Fabián G. Fernández, Kristen S. Veum, James J. Camberato, Paul R. Carter, Richard B. Ferguson, David W. Franzen et al. "Predicting Economic Optimal Nitrogen Rate with the Anaerobic Potentially Mineralizable Nitrogen Test." <em>Agronomy Journal</em> 111 (2019): 1-10. doi: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/agronj2019.03.0224" target="_blank">10.2134/agronj2019.03.0224</a></p>
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dc.source.uri 10.2134/agronj2019.03.0224
dc.subject.disciplines Agricultural Economics
dc.subject.disciplines Agriculture
dc.subject.disciplines Soil Science
dc.title Predicting Economic Optimal Nitrogen Rate with the Anaerobic Potentially Mineralizable Nitrogen Test
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