Nitrogen Availability and Uptake by Sugarbeet in Years Following a Manure Application

Table 1

Description of treatments.

Treatment name	Treatment ID	Soil type	Added N source	Bulk applic. rate, dry wt. Mg ha^−1	Year of application^†	Treatment age (y) at time of measurement
Noneroded fertilizer	NE-Fert	Noneroded	Urea	0.29	Each year	1
Control	Control	Eroded	None	0	N/A	1
Fertilizer	Fert	Eroded	Urea	0.29	Each year	1
Manure-1x
2006	m1-y1	Eroded	Dairy manure	17.4	2006	1
2005	m1-y2	Eroded	Dairy manure	32.5	2005	2
2004	m1-y3	Eroded	Dairy manure	23.0	2004	3
Manure-3x
2006	m3-y1	Eroded	Dairy manure	56.7	2006	1
2005	m3-y2	Eroded	Dairy manure	78.4	2005	2
2004	m3-y3	Eroded	Dairy manure	71.7	2004	3

^†All fertilizer was applied in spring 2007 while all manure was applied in fall of the year shown.