Soil nitrification activity and phosphorus uptake by ryegrass after nitrogen fertiliser application
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- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
- Vol. 23 (1) , 83-84
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288233.1980.10417848
Abstract
A significant correlation was found between percent N and percent P in ryegrass herbage on a soil of low nitrification activity (Wharekohe silt loam) after application of (NH4)2SO4. No correlation was found on a soil of moderate nitrification activity (Waimate North clay loam), or after application of Ca(NO3)2 to either soil. Consideration of soil nitrification activity may explain some of the apparently inconsistent reports in the literature relating to the effect of fertiliser N on nutrient concentrations in pasture herbage.Keywords
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