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Table 3 Aboveground dry matter yield and N uptake after split application of manure

From: Nitrous oxide emission from wetland soil following single and seasonal split application of cattle manure to field tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill var. Heinz) and rape (Brassica napus, L. var. Giant) crops

Trts

First tomato

First rape

Second tomato

Second rape

DM yield T ha−1

mg N g−1 DM

N uptake (kg ha−1)

DM yield (T ha−1)

mg N g−1 DM

N uptake (kg ha−1)

DM yield (T ha−1)

mg N g−1 DM

N uptake (kg ha−1)

DM yield (T ha−1)

mg N g−1 DM

N uptake (kg ha−1)

T1

3

9.8

29.3

9.9

1.6

14.9

3.1

12.9

40.3

10.5

2.9

29.9

T2

3.3

10.4

33.6

11.2

2.9

32.8

4

15.5

62.0

13.3

6.2

82.8

T3

3.6

14.1

50.6

12.7

7.7

98.0

5.8

17

100.2

15

9.9

148.5

Fpr

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

LSD (5 %)

0.1

3

3.9

0.2

0.2

1.4

0.1

2.3

2.7

0.2

0.5

5.6

CV %

0.9

15.3

5.9

1.2

2.7

1.6

1.8

10.4

2.3

1

4.2

4.5

  1. T1—control, T2—15 Mg high N manure ha−1 split into four 3.75 Mg ha−1 per crop, T3—30 Mg high N manure ha−1 split into four 7.5 Mg ha−1 per crop, DM—dry matter yield, mg N g−1 DM—milligrams of N per gram dry matter
  2. * p > 0.05