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Abstract

Glancey, J., J.T. Sims and D. Snyder. 2007. Agronomic and environmental implications of sidedressed poultry manure as a nitrogen source for crops. JEMREST 3:206-221.

 

DOI: 10.4029/2007jemrest3no121

 

A prototype applicator for sidedressing row crops with solid waste materials, such poultry litter, was developed and field tested. As configured, the applicator can meter and deliver animal manures and other raw solid wastes between rows of a growing crop without the material contacting the crop. Results from a three-year field study clearly indicate that new poultry litter management strategies, using this sidedressing equipment and improved soil and plant nitrogen tests, should improve the agronomic and environmental efficiency of corn production in the mid-Atlantic region. Economically optimum yields were obtained with starter fertilizers and moderate sidedress N rates, and poultry litter as a sidedress material was found to be as effective as UAN. The results of our study make it clear that new poultry litter management strategies, using improved N tests and field application technology, should improve the agronomic and environmental efficiency of corn production in Delaware and similar states.

 

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