Savannah M. Haas, William R. Horwath, Xia Zhu-Barker
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Abstract
Composts are increasingly used to enhance soil health and agricultural sustainability, but their impacts on nitrogen (N) availability are unclear. In a 3-year field experiment with subsurface drip-irrigated tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum), we investigated the effects of food waste and green waste co-compost (FW) and green waste compost (GW) on yield, nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE), nitrate leaching potential, and fertilizer N retention. Various combinations of compost rates (0, 9, or 18 t ha−1) and fertilizer N levels (0%, 70%, 85%, and 100% of the recommended rate) were examined, and 15N-labeled fertilizer was used. In Years 2 and 3, FW and GW either maintained or increased crop yield compared to no compost when 0% or 70% N was applied; however, lower NUE was observed in the compost treatments compared to no compost when 70% or 85% N was supplied. Postharvest, FW showed greater fertilizer N retention in topsoil than GW and controls, while no difference in nitrate leaching potential was found among treatments, except for Year 2 during which FW exhibited the lowest potential. These results suggest that compost can immobilize fertilizer N, reducing its uptake by crops but enhancing soil retention, potentially acting as an N source or a primer of soil N mineralization. Future research is needed to assess compost's impact on N gaseous emissions and distinguish its dual roles as an N source and a soil N mineralization primer. This is essential for developing nutrient management guidelines to minimize N losses.
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After critical review and approval by the editorial board, AJ publishes articles reporting research findings in soil–plant relationships; crop science; soil science; biometry; crop, soil, pasture, and range management; crop, forage, and pasture production and utilization; turfgrass; agroclimatology; agronomic models; integrated pest management; integrated agricultural systems; and various aspects of entomology, weed science, animal science, plant pathology, and agricultural economics as applied to production agriculture.
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