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1. Profile Distribution of Available Potassium in Des Moines Lobe SoilsPlant potassium (K) concentrations and soil fertility evaluations to predict available K have received renewed attention during the past few years due to increasing interest in harvesting crop residues as feedstock for production of bioenergy and other bio-products [e.g., button mushroom (Agaricus Bisiporus) compost]. Interest in K crop nutrition has also increased as more producers adopt reduced or no-tillage production practices. This latter situation is not new, because the potential for K deficiencies... |
2. Evaluation of Plant-Available Phosphorus of Dried Residuals from Wastewater Processed for Phosphorus Reduction with Aluminum or IronABSTRACT Wastewater effluent from industrial and municipal water treatment plants requires phosphorus (P) removal before being discharged to surface waters. The resulting residual materials, with elevated P concentration, are usually land applied. Basing P application rates on the nutrient value for crops is the most rational way to utilize this P resource because it would improve farmers economic return while... |
3. High Gypsum Application Rates Impacts on Iowa Soil Properties, Dissolved Phosphorus Loss, and Crop YieldGypsum (calcium sulfate) is a common sulfur (S) source for crops and rates in the northcentral region seldom are > 250 lb/acre. It is known that even higher gypsum rates do not raise soil pH. Research in eastern or southeast states showed that in some conditions high gypsum rates can improve other chemical or physical properties and can reduce dissolved phosphorus (P) loss from fields. However, little research has evaluated potential benefits in prairie-developed soils of Iowa and the region.... A.P. Mallarino, M.U. Haq |
4. Pelleted Lime Application Strategies for Iowa Corn and Soybean ProductionResearch has shown inconsistent results about the efficiency of pelleted lime at increasing soil pH or crop yield compared with aglime. Our previous Iowa research (2015-2016) showed that pelleted lime manufactured with limestone from northern Iowa quarries attained maximum soil pH with the same rate and at the same time than finely ground calcium carbonate, but more time was needed for aglime. However, there were no yield differences between the sources for corn-soybean rotations when one-time... A.P. Mallarino, M.U. Haq |
5. Corn Response to Sulfur Fertilization in Central Iowa SoilsReductions in atmospheric sulfur (S) deposition and increased S removal through continuous cropping have led to S fertilizer responses in many crops. Responses to S fertilization by corn (Zea mays L.), however, have been inconsistent across the upper Midwest. Our objectives with this field study were to: (i) compare S sources for corn vegetative growth and grain yield; (ii) evaluate soil extractable S and S tissue concentrations at different growth stages as S diagnostic tools;... J. Kovar, C. Crespo, C. Hart, R. Roth, P. O'brien, S. Ruis |