Nitrogen Transformations in Broiler Litter-Amended Soils

Table 1

Selected properties of the soils used^†.

Soil series^†	pH	Organic Carbon	Total nitrogen	Inorganic N		Texture
				NH4^+-(NO2^−+NO3^−)-N		Clay	Silt	Sand
		g kg^−1		mg kg^−1		g kg^−1
Appling	5.95	26.4	3.90	14.3	9.57	75	125	800
Cecil	5.87	19.0	3.38	14.4	20.8	75	225	700
Colbert	6.05	6.88	2.53	13.1	23.0	—	125	875
Decatur	5.90	14.3	3.91	8.91	8.73	—	100	900
Dothan	6.48	9.37	2.57	12.0	21.2	75	650	275
Hartsells	6.06	9.58	2.67	3.91	5.39	125	300	575
Maytag	5.95	7.37	2.55	2.55	3.05	125	325	550
Linker	6.31	9.71	2.73	3.10	7.02	25	350	625
Sucarnoochee	5.91	11.4	2.82	6.87	3.39	75	475	450
Troup	6.64	20.1	3.30	2.16	5.07	125	75	800

^†Appling: Fine, kaolinitic thermic kanapludult; Cecil: Fine, kaolinitic thermic, Typic kanapludults; Colbert; Fine, smetitic, thermic Vertic Hapludults; Decatur; Clayey, kaolinitic thermic Rhodic Paleudults; Dothan; Fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic Plinthic Paleudults; Hartsells; Fine-loamy, siliceous subactive thermic Typic Hapludults; Maytag; Fine montmorillonitic, thermic, oxyaquic Hapluderts; Linker; Fine-loamy, siliceous semiactive thermic Typic Hapludults; Sucarnoochee; montmorillonitic, thermic chromic Epiaqurand; Troup; Loamy, siliceous, Thermic Grossarenic Paleudults. From Sissoko and Kpomblekou-A 2010 [25].