Dynamics of Pig Slurry Nitrogen in Soil and Plant as Determined with 15N
Martin H. Chantigny*,a,
Denis A. Angersa,
Thierry Morvanb and
Candido Pomarc
a Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Soils and Crops Research and Development Centre, 2560 Hochelaga Blvd., Sainte-Foy, QC, Canada, G1V 2J3
b INRA, Unité Sol et Agronomie Rennes-Quimper, 65 Rue de Saint-Brieuc, F35042 Rennes, France
c Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, P.O. Box 90, 2000, Road 108 East, Lennoxville, QC, Canada, J1M 1Z3

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Fig. 1. Total 15N recovery in whole soil and aboveground plant parts as a function of time following application of 15N-labeled pig slurry on a clay soil and a sandy loam. Vertical bars represent standard deviation of the mean, n = 4.
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Fig. 2. Daily precipitation and average air temperature at the site of experiment. Arrows indicate the days of year 2000 when major field operations were performed.
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