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Table 6 Mineral N levels in two sugarcane soils (sandy loam and clay) from Broadwater (NSW) after 60 days and following the application of OAs (Day 0) and urea ‡ (Day 30)

From: Greenhouse gas emissions from sub-tropical agricultural soils after addition of organic by-products

 

Sandy loam§

Clay§

Treatment

NH4+-N NO3--N

NH4+-N NO3--N

 

mg kg-1 soil

60% WFPS

UN

82 ± 22

109 ± 12

81 ± 12

106 ± 13

MM

45 ± 9

109 ± 18

78 ± 10

112 ± 41

RB

45 ± 1

155 ± 26

48 ± 8

141 ± 15

MB

39 ± 8

115 ± 4

87 ± 18

154 ± 9

CM

38 ± 7

99 ± 16

54 ± 10

164 ± 24

HC

47 ± 4

210 ± 4

78 ± 26

206 ± 39

75% WFPS

UN

86 ± 17

136 ± 15

93 ± 4

179 ± 3

MM

67 ± 21

190 ± 40

99 ± 6

155 ± 6

RB

43 ± 14

151 ± 23

125 ± 32

239 ± 29

MB

47 ± 11

161 ± 22

89 ± 14

172 ± 7

CM

39 ± 9

137 ± 7

67 ± 14

188 ± 13

HC

56 ± 4

213 ± 24

87 ± 9

259 ± 5

90% WFPS

UN

39 ± 8

73 ± 22

91 ± 14

178 ± 28

MM

25 ± 5

69 ± 18

94 ± 25

205 ± 26

RB

12 ± 4

135 ± 42

117 ± 14

227 ± 24

MB

17 ± 3

97 ± 22

99 ± 27

149 ± 17

CM

28 ± 5

67 ± 14

96 ± 20

230 ± 23

HC

26 ± 5

172 ± 20

78 ± 16

351 ± 52

  1. Values are mean with SE (n = 4).
  2. ‡the equivalent of 200 kg ha-1 of N.
  3. §prior to OAs being added, NH4+-N was 19 and 19 mg kg-1 and NO3--N was 19 and 17 mg kg-1 in sandy loam and clay soil, respectively.