Research Article

Aerial Nitrogen Fluxes and Soil Nitrate in response to Fall-Applied Manure and Fertilizer Applications in Eastern South Dakota

Table 5

Average ammonia nitrogen fluxes (±standard error)z for the four treatments based on time (sampling day) for Year 1 (Y1) and Year 2 (Y2).

DateAmmonia nitrogen flux (g·ha−1·hr−1)
Manure with beddingManure onlyUreaNo fertilizerMean

10/30/20150.61 ± 0.210.59 ± 0.070.67 ± 0.070.89 ± 0.100.69 ± 0.06

11/3/2015Y1 manure application
11/6/201510.41 ± 0.731.84 ± 0.592.09 ± 0.280.64 ± 0.063.74 ± 1.03
11/10/20158.74 ± 1.831.76 ± 0.211.7 ± 0.191.23 ± 0.063.36 ± 0.9
11/16/20155.23 ± 1.321.32 ± 0.101.83 ± 0.231.16 ± 0.132.39 ± 0.52
4/26/20161.44 ± 0.021.36 ± 0.071.57 ± 0.181.49 ± 0.151.46 ± 0.06

5/2/2016Y1 corn planting
5/12/20161.39 ± 0.041.36 ± 0.091.26 ± 0.051.21 ± 0.051.31 ± 0.03
6/1/20161.62 ± 0.071.46 ± 0.041.36 ± 0.091.59 ± 0.061.51 ± 0.04
Y13.87 ± 1.281.49 ± 0.491.63 ± 0.541.17 ± 0.391.79 ± 0.47
11/9/20163.12 ± 0.562.92 ± 0.363.22 ± 0.293.92 ± 0.773.3 ± 0.26

11/16/2016Y2 manure application
11/17/201614.59 ± 1.576.12 ± 0.774.74 ± 0.225.17 ± 0.57.65 ± 1.12
11/22/20165.87 ± 1.963.58 ± 1.029.84 ± 2.761.70 ± 0.195.25 ± 1.11
12/1/20162.98 ± 1.760.65 ± 0.054.06 ± 2.080.64 ± 0.042.08 ± 0.72
4/28/20171.49 ± 0.311.22 ± 0.221.14 ± 0.081.45 ± 0.141.32 ± 0.10

5/6/2017Y2 corn planting
5/16/20171.69 ± 0.071.67 ± 0.141.60 ± 0.341.57 ± 0.121.63 ± 0.09

6/2/2017Y2 corn replanting
6/9/20171.37 ± 0.031.35 ± 0.031.40 ± 0.061.38 ± 0.071.38 ± 0.02
7/14/20172.13 ± 0.322.14 ± 0.121.94 ± 0.221.98 ± 0.182.05 ± 0.10
Y23.11 ± 1.031.99 ± 0.663.03 ± 1.011.79 ± 0.592.36 ± 0.63
Y1Y23.40 ± 0.89 a1.69 ± 0.44 ab2.18 ± 0.57 ab1.42 ± 0.37 b

zMean ± SE = estimated mean ± standard error obtained from least squared means table. Different letters in overall mean among the treatments indicate significant difference at . The absence of letters indicates between means.