Research is needed to ensure proper cotton N fertilization in various production practices without the detrimental effects of excess fertilization on yield and the environment.
The objectives were i) to evaluate the effect of residual N on the uptake efficiency of cotton-applied N when following corn in rotation, ii) evaluate the potential for using leaf blade analysis and preset N thresholds to trigger foliar applications of N to cotton grown on clay soils and iii) evaluate the effect of preplant N on early root and shoot growth and N assimilation of cotton grown on a clay soil.
Nitrogen rates of 0, 56 and 112 kg N ha<sup>-1</sup> as double labeled 5 atom% <sup>15</sup>N NH<sub>4</sub>NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> were applied to cotton grown on Commerce silt loam (fine-silty, mixed, nonacid, thermic Aeric Fluvaquent) following previous corn N rates of 0, 168 and 280 kg N ha<sup>-1</sup>. Total dry matter accumulation, total N assimilation and seedcotton yield on the upper third of the plant increased as corn- and cotton-applied N increased. Recovery of labeled N ranged from 40-53% in 1999 and 30-58% in 2000 and was highest following 0 or 168 kg N ha<sup>-1</sup> previous corn-applied N in both years. More plant N assimilation was soil-derived in both years following 280 kg corn-applied N ha<sup>-1</sup>. Application of 112 kg N ha<sup>-1</sup> resulted in the most <sup>15</sup>N assimilated but uptake efficiency was the lowest. Seedcotton yields of cotton grown on Sharkey clay (very fine, montmorillonitic, non-acid, thermic, Vertic Haplaquepts) using 44 or 67 kg soil-applied N ha<sup>-1</sup> along with foliar N as needed averaged 622 kg ha<sup>-1</sup> less than the recommended soil-applied rate of 134 kg N ha<sup>-1</sup> although N use efficiency was 34% higher. The lower yield occurred because of fewer bolls on the second and third fruiting positions of upper sympodial branches. Preplant N rate increased dry matter partitioning to shoots with potentially larger N reserves. This provided ample vegetative growth, more branching and production of fruiting sites, and provided adequate assimilate to meet this increased demand. Increased cotton yield appeared to be the result of N accumulation and not greater root growth.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LSU/oai:etd.lsu.edu:etd-0123102-151708 |
| Date | 28 January 2002 |
| Creators | Craig, Charles Chism |
| Contributors | Jim Moroney, Charles Kennedy, Chuck Lindau, Rick Mascagni, Don Boquet, Paul Bell |
| Publisher | LSU |
| Source Sets | Louisiana State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-0123102-151708/ |
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