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Nitrate Movement in The Root Zone of Corn Fields with Different Tillage Systems  

Kim, Won-Il (Agricultural Environment and Ecology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Jung, Goo-Bok (Agricultural Environment and Ecology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Lee, Jong-Sik (Agricultural Environment and Ecology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Kim, Jin-Ho (Agricultural Environment and Ecology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Lee, Jeong-Taek (Agricultural Environment and Ecology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
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Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer / v.39, no.1, 2006 , pp. 38-45 More about this Journal
Abstract
Movement of nitrate ($NO_3-N$) through a soil profile under no tillage (NT) or conventional tillage (CT) practices was monitored to identify the effects of tillage systems on nitrate leaching and retention in the soil profile at two commercial farms in central Illinois from 1993 through 1994. Anhydrous ammonia was applied in the 1993 growing seasons, while a mixture of urea and ammonium nitrate solution (URAN) was applied in three separate applications during the spring and early summer of the 1994 season. $NO_3-N$ of each plot through a 100 cm soil depth was found to be significantly high around $20mg\;kg^{-1}$ soil in the early 1993 season. However, downward movement of $NO_3-N$ occurred during the growing season. At the end of growing season, Flanagan and Ipava soils generally retained more $NO_3-N$ through the soil profile for both the CT plots and the NT plots than the Saybrook and Catlin soils. However, there was no significant difference between the nitrate content of the two soil types in each year. $NO_3-N$ content in NT fields were slightly higher than that observed in CT fields throughout the season before harvest. It means that NT plots may reduce the nitrate leaching to the ground water.
Keywords
No tillage; Nitrate movement; Soil types;
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