Research Article

Predicting Mineral N Release during Decomposition of Organic Wastes in Soil by Use of the SOILN_NO Model

Table 6

Yearly plant N-uptake, net plant N-uptake (plant N-uptake (applied organic matter)-plant N-uptake (control)), and the residual effect (plant N-uptake (Yr 3)-plant N-uptake (Yr2)).

TreatmentSoilYr1Yr2Yr3
g N m−2Net g N m−2g N m−2Net g N m−2g N m−2Net g N m−2Residual g N m−2

ControlA14.1813.0915.242.15
ControlB12.3311.9013.681.79
ControlC10.9913.8012.98−0.82
ControlD8.509.9510.580.62

OW4A13.39−0.7913.840.7514.79−0.450.95
OW4B11.44−0.8912.610.7115.631.943.02
OW4C10.26−0.7314.210.4116.783.802.57
OW4D7.62−0.8811.411.4613.112.531.70

CFA10.77−3.4117.304.2122.126.884.82
CFB10.63−1.7117.085.1825.1311.458.06
CFC9.85−1.1417.573.7724.2611.286.70
CFD7.98−0.5212.993.0419.899.326.90

OW4 + CFA13.50−0.6716.493.4025.4010.178.92
OW4 + CFB11.60−0.7318.917.0128.8415.169.93
OW4 + CFC11.340.3518.464.6629.0116.0310.55
OW4 + CFD9.010.5114.854.9022.3011.727.45