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Site-Specific Nitrogen Management of Irrigated Maize

Yield and Soil Residual Nitrate Effects

R. B. Ferguson*,a, G. W. Hergertb, J. S. Schepersc, C. A. Gotwayd, J. E. Cahoone and T. A. Petersonf

a South Central Research & Extension Center, University of Nebraska, Box 66, Clay Center, NE 68933
b West Central Research & Extension Center, 461 West University Dr., North Platte, NE 69101
c USDA Soil & Water Conservation Unit, 279 Plant Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0915
d National Center for Environmental Health, Mailstop F42, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30333
e Dept. of Civil Engineering, 220 Cobleigh Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717-3900
f Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l., 7100 N.W. 62nd Avenue, Johnstown, IA 50131-1150. Journal Series No. 13316



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Fig. 1. Representative experimental design used in the field studies, showing two of five replications. The actual dimensions of the treatment strip (width and length) and yield cells (width and length) varied slightly with each location.

 


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Fig. 2. Grain yield for each location and N treatment. Bars with the same letter (within location and year) are not significantly different (SAS PROC MIXED, differences of least squares means, P = 0.05).

 


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Fig. 3. Soil residual NO3-N (mean concentration to a 0.9-m depth) for each location and N treatment. Bars with the same letter (within location and year) are not significantly different (SAS PROC MIXED, differences of least square means, P = 0.05).

 


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Fig. 4. Kriged maps of soil residual NO3-N (mean concentration to a 0.9-m depth) for the Clay County site in 1996, and soil organic matter (0.2-m depth) in 1994.

 


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Fig. 5. Kriged maps of soil residual NO3-N (mean concentration to a 0.9-m depth) for the Buffalo County 1 site, 1994 through 1997.

 


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Fig. 6. Kriged map of soil organic matter (0.2-m depth), Buffalo County 1 site, 1994.

 





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