Yield and Performance and Soil Properties of Organically Fertilized Fodder Crops

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of experimental amendments on yields of Trifolium subterraneum L., Pisum arvense L., and Lolium multiflorum Lam., and on soil characteristics. A two-year research was carried out comparing anaerobic digestate (AD) and olive-pomace compost (OPC) with mineral fertilizer (Min), commercial organic-mineral fertilizer (Org-min), and unfertilized control (Cont). Anaerobic digestate and OPC were firstly analyzed for their chemical characteristics. The most important parameters were recorded and soil properties were investigated. Anaerobic digestate showed the highest dry weight for ryegrass, the best yield in pea, and good level of dry matter in clover. Good responses were achieved by OPC. Anaerobic digestate increased total soil organic carbon by 14.4, 8.1 and 7.6% than Min, Org-min and Cont, respectively. Olive-pomace compost increased the same parameter by 16.3, 10.0, and 9.5%. The findings indicated the possibility to substitute mineral fertilizers with organic ones without decreasing yields and support soil fertility.     

不同土地利用方式下土壤养分的分布及其与土壤颗粒组成关系

对四川紫色土区不同土地利用方式下土壤表层及剖面养分的分布特征及其与颗粒含量之间的关系进行了研究,结果表明:(1)林地、水田具有较高的土壤氮素和有机质(与旱地、果园、裸地均达到了显著差异),且林地剖面养分随土层深度的增加呈几何级数下降,但土壤磷素含量相对较低。(2)受施肥状况的影响,经济园林土壤磷素普遍偏高。(3)旱坡地的表层养分与底层养分含量差异不大,说明该区旱坡地土壤可能存在较大的养分流失与淋失现象,坡面径流、壤中径流携带的养分不容忽视。(4)土壤中大部分养分含量与土壤颗粒含量之间有一定的相关性,其中土壤全氮、碱解氮与粉粒(0.002～0.02mm)含量之间呈显著的正相关,与砂粒(0.02～2mm)含量之间呈极显著的负相关;土壤有机质与粉粒含量之间呈极显著的正相关,与砂粒含量之间呈极显著的负相关;而土壤全磷情况正好相反,与粉粒含量呈现极显著的负相关,与砂粒含量呈现极显著的正相关;只有碱解氮与粘粒(<0.002mm)含量之间的相关性达到了5%显著水平。     

不同土地利用方式对土壤养分及肥力的影响

以山东省临沂市四种典型土地利用方式为例,分析不同土地利用方式对土壤养分及肥力的影响.结果表明:不同土地利用方式对有机质(OM)含量具有显著影响,而对pH、全磷(TP)、全氮(TN)、全钾(TK)和土壤颗粒组成无显著影响.不同土地利用方式土壤OM含量由高到低顺序为:水田>未利用地>林地>旱地;TN含量由高到低顺序为:未利用地>林地>水田>旱地;TP含量由高到低顺序为:未利用地>旱地>林地>水田;TK含量由高到低顺序为:林地>水田>旱地>未利用地.相关分析表明,旱地各养分之间的相关系数要大于水田、林地和未利用地,不同土地利用方式对TP和TN之间的相关系数无影响.主成分分析表明,旱地、水田、林地和未利用地综合肥力指标F值大小顺序为:水田(0.86)>林地(0.78)>旱地(0.51)>未利用地(0.43).     

Soil Nutrient Status and Leaf Nutrient Norms in Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis Jacq.) Plantations Grown in the West Coastal Area of India

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is a heavy feeder of nutrients and requires balanced and adequate supply of nutrients for optimum growth and yield. Information regarding soil nutrient status and leaf nutrient concentration is very much required for proper fertilizer application. Therefore, a survey was conducted for assessment of soil nutrient status and leaf nutrient concentration in 64 oil palm plantations in the state of Goa lying in the west coastal region of India. Soil pH, electrical conductivity (EC), organic carbon (OC), available potassium (K) (ammonium acetate-extractable K) (NH₄OAc-K), available phosphorus (P) (Bray’s-P), exchangeable calcium (Ca) (Exch. Ca) and magnesium (Mg) (Exch. Mg), available sulphur (S) (calcium chloride-extractable S) (CaCl₂-S), and hot water soluble boron (B) (HWB) in surface (0–20 cm depth) soil layers ranged from 4.25 to 6.77, 0.05 to 1.06 dS m^–1, 5.07 to 48.4 g kg^–1, 58.1 to 1167 mg kg^–1, 1.80 to 415 mg kg^–1, 200 to 2997 mg kg^–1, 36.0 to 744 mg kg^–1, 3.00 to 87.7 mg kg^–1 and 0.09 to 2.10 mg kg^–1, respectively. Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) norms were established for different nutrient expressions and were used to compute DRIS indices. As per DRIS indices, the order of requirement of nutrients in the region was found to be P > Mg > K > nitrogen (N) > B. Optimum leaf nutrient ranges as per DRIS norms varied from 1.64 to 2.79%, 0.36 to 0.52%, 0.37 to 0.75%, 0.89 to 1.97%, 0.35 to 0.63%, 0.89 to 1.50%, 3.10 to 13.9 mg kg^?1, 7.50 to 32.2 mg kg^?1, 35.0 to 91.1 mg kg^?1, 206 to 948 mg kg^?1, and 895 to 2075 mg kg^?1 for N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), and iron (Fe) respectively. On the basis of DRIS-derived sufficiency ranges, 14, 5, 11, 6, 6, 6, 8, 2, 3, 6, and 16% of leaf samples had less than optimum concentrations of N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Cu, Zn, Mn, and Fe respectively. The optimum ranges developed can be used as a guide for routine diagnostic and advisory purpose for balanced utilization of fertilizers.     

黑土农田供肥能力及化肥利用率的试验研究

在氮磷钾配合施用条件下,黑土农田土壤养分的供给能力大幅度增加,土壤可以供氮145.5kghm-2、供磷84 2kghm-2、供钾160.7kghm-2;施用氮肥的增产效果显著、肥效高、对吸收磷钾元素的协助作用大,但土壤供氮潜力较磷钾小。黑土农田要特别重视氮肥的施用。     

猪粪与牛粪有机肥对水稻产量、养分吸收利用和 土壤肥力的影响

采用连续5年田间定位试验,研究了等量单独施用猪粪或牛粪有机肥以及有机肥与化学肥料配施对水稻产量、氮磷钾养分吸收累积及利用效率、土壤养分含量及其与产量等关系的影响。结果表明:猪粪有机肥施用(7.5t/hm~2+常量化肥、15 t/hm~2+1/2常量化肥和30 t/hm~2+无化肥)时水稻产量、干物质累积、氮磷累积及生理利用效率与常量化肥处理相比无显著差异;牛粪有机肥与化肥减量配施和单独施用时,尽管氮、磷和钾生理利用效率有所提高,但水稻产量、地上部氮、磷和钾累积量均有不同程度下降,且以单独施用时尤为明显。等量猪粪有机肥对土壤全氮、碱解氮、有效磷和速效钾含量以及pH的提升程度大于牛粪有机肥,有机质含量无明显差异;与猪粪有机肥相比,牛粪有机肥施用时土壤养分各指标与水稻产量、干物质累积量、氮磷钾累积量以及利用效率间的相关性更为明显,其中与产量、干物质累积量和氮磷钾累积量极显著负相关,与氮磷钾生理利用效率显著正相关。因此,等量猪粪有机肥和牛粪有机肥的肥效存在较大差异,在实际生产中应根据不同源有机肥特性进行调节施用。     

Turkey Manure Ash Effects on Alfalfa Yield,Tissue Elemental Composition,and Chemical Soil Properties

A power plant that utilizes turkey manure as fuel to produce energy was built in Benson, Minnesota, and started full energy production in 2007. The plant was built to meet legislative requirements governing the use of renewable sources to generate energy in Minnesota. Although the use of turkey manure as biofuel generates energy, it also results in turkey manure ash (TMA) as a by‐product that contains phosphorus (P), potassium (K), sulfur (S), and zinc (Z) as well as other essential and nonessential elements. A 2‐year study was conducted to compare TMA with triple‐superphosphate and potassium chloride fertilizers as a source of nutrients for alfalfa (Medicago sativa) at three locations: Lamberton, Morris, and Appleton, Minnesota. The soils at Lamberton and Appleton were acidic with P and K concentrations ranging from medium‐high to very high, whereas the soil at Morris was alkaline with high concentrations of P and K. The experiment consisted of a control (0 P and 0 K) and annual and split applications of TMA and fertilizer. Annual TMA and fertilizer rates were 84 kg P₂O₅ ha^?1, 118 kg K₂O ha^?1, and 34 kg S ha^?1. Split rates were 42/42 kg P₂O₅ ha^?1, 59/59 kg K₂O ha^?1, and 17/17 kg S ha^?1. However, because of an overestimation of citrate‐soluble P in 2005 for the TMA, the total amount of available P applied with the TMA for the 2‐year study was 168 kg P₂O₅ ha^?1 compared with 286 kg P₂O₅ ha^?1 for the fertilizer. In the first year, fertilizer resulted in greater alfalfa biomass yield than TMA and the control, whereas in the second year, alfalfa yields with TMA and fertilizer were similar and both more than the control. In 2005, TMA resulted in more copper (Cu) and S tissue concentrations than the fertilizer. In 2006, application of both sources increased tissue P and S concentrations compared with the control. The TMA increased tissue Cu concentration and Zn plant uptake compared with fertilizer. Bray P1–extractable soil P concentrations were less with TMA and control treatments than with the fertilizer treatments. Ammonium acetate–extractable soil sodium (Na) concentrations were greater with TMA than with fertilizer and the control. By the second year, both ash and fertilizer treatments resulted in more K uptake than the untreated control with no difference in K uptake between the two sources or time of application. Both sources were effective in increasing P uptake compared with the untreated control. TMA was shown to be an effective source of nutrients for alfalfa production.     

浅谈“十四五”土壤肥力与土壤养分循环分支学科发展战略

土壤肥力与土壤养分循环分支学科是土壤学科中应用性较强的学科,悠久的发展历史积累了极为丰富的文献资料,在评价和利用土壤资源,提高作物产量和养分利用率,减少环境污染中发挥着重要作用。"十四五"期间土壤肥力与土壤养分循环分支学科应加强土壤养分转化过程、速率、产物及其影响因素的基础性研究。鉴于我国大宗作物种植强度下降,集约化设施种植面积增加的两极化发展现状和减肥减药维持生态环境安全的国家需求,"十四五"期间,土壤肥力与土壤养分循环分支学科应加强以下针对性研究:1)休耕轮作对土壤肥力的影响及通过休耕轮作维持和提高土壤肥力的原理、途径和方法;2)高度集约化种植条件下快速恢复土壤肥力,保持土壤健康和有效利用土壤养分的科学管理原理、途径和方法;3)实现土壤-作物-环境相互契合,充分发挥土壤肥力,高效利用土壤养分的基础科学问题。     

不同种植年限设施地土壤养分和重金属含量的变化特征

为了解设施地土壤的理化性质,以江苏省苏北地区大棚土壤为例,研究种植年限分别为1,3,5,7 a大棚土壤含水量、全N、全P、全K和重金属含量的变化情况。结果表明,随着种植年限的增加,设施地土壤含水量显著降低,随着土层深度的增加,土壤含水量进一步降低。设施地土壤全N、全P和全K含量比大田高,特别是全N和全K积累量大,且分布于耕作层,随着土层深度的增加全N和全K含量变化较大;同时,随着种植年限增加,设施地土壤全N、全P和全K含量显著增加,7 a左右的设施地土壤20 cm耕作层中的全N含量分别为1.99,1.87,2.40 g/kg;全P含量分别为1.03,1.01,1.74 g/kg;全K含量分别为1.94,3.52,4.40 g/kg,且全N和全K含量随着土层深度的增加而逐渐降低,与土层深度的变化呈显著负相关关系。随着种植年限的增加重金属含量增加,7 a左右大棚种植年限扬州和连云港地区20 cm土层中的Pb含量分别为194,225 mg/kg;淮安地区不同种植年限20 cm土层的Cd含量分别为0.80,0.93,1.14,2.49 mg/kg;扬州和连云港地区无论种植年限多久,Cr含量均大于120 mg/kg;扬州地区As含量均大于25 mg/kg,Pb、Cr和As含量随着土层深度的增加而逐渐降低,与土层深度的变化呈显著负相关关系。所以设施地随着种植年限的增加,土壤理化性质会发生变化,应采取措施保持土壤含水量,防止土壤板结、盐渍化,消除重金属累积。     

生物炭-凹凸棒土复合材料对水稻土锌镉的钝化及土壤养分和酶活性的影响研究

为了比较生物炭、凹凸棒土以及生物炭-凹凸棒土复合材料3种钝化剂对锌镉复合污染水稻土的钝化修复效果,本研究利用傅立叶红外光谱(FT-IR)、X射线衍射(XRD)、比表面积表征(BET)和扫描电镜(SEM)等技术手段对稻壳生物炭和凹凸棒土样品进行表征,并采用土培试验研究稻壳生物炭、凹凸棒土及生物炭-凹凸棒土复合材料对实际重...     

Effect of Soil Drying Intensity During an Experimental Drying-Rewetting Event on Nutrient Transformation and Microbial Community Composition

Soil drying-rewetting(DRW) events affect nutrient transformation and microbial community composition; however, little is known about the influence of drying intensity during the DRW events. Therefore, we analyzed soil nutrient composition and microbial communities with exposure to various drying intensities during an experimental drying-rewetting event, using a silt loam from a grassland of northern China, where the semi-arid climate exposes soils to a wide range of moisture conditions, and grasslands account for over 40% of the nation's land area. We also conducted a sterilization experiment to examine the contribution of soil microbes to nutrient pulses. Soil drying-rewetting decreased carbon(C) mineralization by 9%–27%. Both monosaccharide and mineral nitrogen(N) contents increased with higher drying intensities(drying to ≤ 10% gravimetric water content), with the increases being 204% and 110% with the highest drying intensity(drying to 2% gravimetric water content), respectively, whereas labile phosphorus(P)only increased(by 105%) with the highest drying intensity. Moreover, levels of microbial biomass C and N and dissolved organic N decreased with increasing drying intensity and were correlated with increases in dissolved organic C and mineral N, respectively,whereas the increases in labile P were not consistent with reductions in microbial biomass P. The sterilization experiment results indicated that microbes were primarily responsible for the C and N pulses, whereas non-microbial factors were the main contributors to the labile P pulses. Phospholipid fatty acid analysis indicated that soil microbes were highly resistant to drying-rewetting events and that drought-resistant groups were probably responsible for nutrient transformation. Therefore, the present study demonstrated that moderate soil drying during drying-rewetting events could improve the mineralization of N, but not P, and that different mechanisms were responsible for the C, N, and P pulses observed during drying-rewetting events.     

不同绿肥对土壤肥力及后茬水稻养分吸收的影响

为了探究不同绿肥品种之间的生长差异及其翻压后对后茬水稻养分的影响，通过选取7种不同绿肥（紫云英、白三叶草、金花菜、光叶苕子、箭筈豌豆、油菜、二月兰），以冬闲田（CK）为对照，进行大田试验，分析不同绿肥品种的生长性状、土壤肥力和水稻的产量、养分、养分累积量等指标。结果表明：不同的绿肥作物品种存在着不同的生长差异，综合来看以光叶苕子、箭筈豌豆的生物量最高，分别为46.07 t/hm2、38.74t/hm2，二者养分含量及养分累积量显著高于其他绿肥品种，适合作为苏北地区种植的绿肥品种；种植绿肥具有提高土壤肥力的潜力，促进土壤养分累积，同时对改良土壤肥力具有积极的作用。箭筈豌豆翻压后的土壤pH比CK 高出0.71%，光叶苕子翻压后有机质含量、全氮含量比CK高出1.56%、8.86%；绿肥翻压后对水稻秸秆和籽粒的氮、磷、钾含量及其累积量有了显著的增加，其中以箭筈豌豆的综合效果最好，与CK相比，箭筈豌豆翻压后水稻秸秆全氮累积量、全磷累积量分别提高15.18%、14.98%，水稻籽粒全氮累积量、全钾累积量分别提高9.98%、15.02%，水稻地上部全氮总累积量、全磷总累积量分别提高14.75%、20.42%。综上，光叶苕子、箭筈豌豆的生物量、养分累积量较高，推荐作为该地区种植的绿肥品种；光叶苕子能够对土壤肥力有一定的提高，箭筈豌豆能够促进水稻养分含量及养分累积量。研究结果可为苏北地区绿肥的利用与推广提供理论依据。     

不同利用方式与坡位土壤物理性质及养分特征分析

以四川盆地西缘山地的典型坡面为材料，研究了不同土地利用方式和地形部位条件下土壤物理性质和养分的分异特征，结果表明，3个坡面地形部位(上坡位，中坡位，下坡位)，下坡位土壤物理结构性能较好，而人工林与坡耕地、荒草地相比较，人工林更能增强土壤的结构性。土壤养分分异特征表明，在不同利用类型条件下。土壤有机质、氮素和阳离子交换量CEC在人工林中含量最高，且与其他两种利用类型中的含量差异显著，有机质、碱解氮和CEC三者含量差异达到极显著水平。相关分析表明，土壤表层有机质、全氮、碱解氮呈极显著正相关。而坡面位置中，与上坡位，中坡位相比，下坡位土壤养分含量普遍要高，其中CEC含量差异达到极显著水平，相关分析表明，CEC与土壤粘粒呈极显著正相关。结果说明土壤物理性质与养分特征在坡面上的分异特征是山地坡面利用类型与地形部位共同作用的结果。     

巨胚功能稻的营养成分分析

分别测定了巨胚稻和相应非巨胚稻（对照）糙米的粗白质、粗脂肪、粗纤维、粗灰分等4种主要营养成分,17种氨基酸、9种矿物质、5种维生素和γ-氨基丁酸含量。结果表明：（1）同对照相比,巨胚稻糙米的粗蛋白、粗脂肪、粗纤维和粗灰分含量均有提高,平均增幅分别为11.14%、106.09%、42.21%和10.17%;（2）较对照,巨胚稻的17种氨基酸含量普遍提高,必需氨基酸含量提高2.52%-35.62%,氨基酸总量提高4.77%~37.09%;（3）巨胚稻的矿物质元素含量丰富,相比非巨胚对照,其Ca、Fe、Zn、Mn、Mg、P、K、Na和Cd的平均含量分别提高了42.89%、47.96%、38.08%、37.75%、1.75%、5.51%、13.88%、16.13%和36.69%;（4）巨胚稻的VB1、VB2、VPP、VE和叶酸含量均高于相应非巨胚对照,增幅为2.50%~214.81%;（5）巨胚稻糙米的功能成分γ-氨基丁酸（GABA）含量比相应非巨胚对照增加,平均增幅达286.58%。巨胚稻富含各种营养成分,是一种高营养功能型的稻米品系。     

民勤绿洲荒漠交错带不同土地覆被下土壤养分分布特征

以西北干旱区民勤绿洲荒漠交错带为例,选取民勤沙生植物园、东坝镇、苏武山等8个样带221个样点开展不同土地覆被类型下的土壤养分含量及土壤肥力综合评价研究.结果表明:(1)土壤有机质含量表现为绿洲区＞绿洲荒漠过渡带＞荒漠区的梯度变化;受人类活动影响和荒漠景观特征的影响,不同样带内土壤养分含量离散程度较大,变异系数为16.67％～410.68％,且土壤养分样带内变异程度基本呈现出沿荒漠—绿洲荒漠交错带—绿洲逐渐增加的趋势.(2)荒草地、灌木林地、乔木林地和裸地的土壤N,P,K含量主要受土壤质地和植被类型的影响而呈现出差异.(3)不同土地覆被下土壤肥力质量指数大小为草地(0.552)＞灌木地(0.057)＞乔木地(-0.642)＞裸地(-0.677),草本和灌木具有良好的土壤培肥作用.     

黄土高原土壤物理性质对养分迁移速率的影响

采用一维饱和稳定流易混置换试验,用Cl-和K 为对象模拟黄土高原地区4种典型土壤对养分运移阻滞因子R的影响。试验结果表明对于不同质地的土壤,随着土壤质地变细,运移阻滞因子增大;对于同种质地土壤,随着容重增加,运移阻滞因子增大;对于同种质地而粒级不同的土壤,运移阻滞因子随着粒级的增大而增大;受土壤排斥的离子较受土壤吸引的离子容易穿透土壤。     

磷石膏改良强酸性黄壤的效应研究

采用盆栽试验,以耐铝能力弱的高粱和强酸性黄壤为研究对象,探讨了磷石膏对强酸性环境高粱生长、养分平衡以及对土壤有效养分和交换铝的影响。结果表明,在强酸性黄壤上,由于铝毒作用,即使施足氮磷钾肥,高粱也生长不良;施用磷石膏和石灰的高粱生长正常,各生物学性状均极显著优于对照,施磷石膏高粱长势更优于施石灰者,高粱干重与磷石膏、石灰的施用量呈二次曲线变化(回归方程分别为:y=6.88 11.92x-1.65x2,R=0.983;y=6.88 6.39x-0.72x2,R=0.996),高粱株高和根长与磷石膏、石灰的施用量也呈二次曲线变化;磷石膏降低酸性黄壤铝毒、提高植物钙含量的效果略逊于石灰,在提高植物营养三要素(特别是磷、钾元素)的作用方面优于石灰,施磷石膏高粱磷、钾含量较石灰处理分别提高117.0%~200.0%和13.0%~14.8%;施磷石膏生长良好的高粱植株氮/磷、氮/钾、钾/磷比分别为6.8~7.1,1.2~1.3和5.4~5.6,比值适中、变幅小,氮/铝、磷/铝、钾/铝、钙/铝比分别是对照植株的1.9~2.0倍,5.8~6.3倍,1.8~2.1倍和2.0~2.5倍,改善和调节了高粱体内氮、磷、钾、钙养分的平衡;施磷石膏的土壤有效氮、磷、钾、钙较对照极显著增加,土壤有效磷、钾分别比施石灰提高41.8%~114.2%和59.4%~67.5%,施石灰的土壤有效磷、钾与对照差异不显著。     

Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis in Maize Grown in a Calcareous Soil

ABSTRACT

Preliminary compositional nutrient diagnosis (CND) norms for maize (Zea mays L.) were developed from a small database as means and standard deviations of row-centered log ratios V _X of five nutrients [nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg)] and a filling value R, which comprised all nutrients not chemically analyzed and quantified in 72 leaves of hybrid ‘Pioneer 3044.’ Norms were derived from maize grain yields higher than 7.7 t ha^?1. Principal-component analysis performed using CND nutrient indexes allowed us to identify an antagonism between N and Mg explained by the calcareous nature of the soil and the relevant N fertilization with ammonium (NH₄ ⁺), and a positive interaction between P and K, and P-Ca and K-Ca antagonisms. Maize plants tended to take up lower amounts of N and K and higher amount of Mg in our calcareous soil than the concentrations of these nutrients reported to be optimum.     

Influence of Biomass Partitioning and Nutrient Uptake on Yield of Arecanut Grown on a Laterite Soil

The present investigation was conducted on a laterite soil to study biomass partitioning and nutrient-uptake pattern in the aboveground parts of arecanut palm and their relationships to yield. Total biomass production was significantly greater in high-yielding plants (43.6 kg palm^?1) than in low-yielding plants (30.8 kg palm^?1). Total standing biomass of trunk accounted for 69–74% of the total aboveground biomass in arecanut palm. Dry-matter partitioning to kernel was only 4–10% of the total biomass. The uptake of major nutrients varied significantly between low- and high-yielding plants. Calcium (Ca) uptake was greater by trunk than by other parts, while magnesium (Mg) accumulation was similar in trunk and leaf. The uptake of micronutrients by aboveground parts except leaf was significantly different between low- and high-yielding plants. The present study indicated that combined effect of greater biomass production and nutrient uptake had direct impact on marketable yield of arecanut.     

Silvopasture Switchgrass Fertilized with Poultry Litter: Nutrient Removal,Soil Fertility,and Runoff Water Quality

Alternative use of poultry litter (PL) for forest rather than pasture fertilization would improve forest soil fertility and reduce nutrient build-up in pasture. Yield and nutrient uptake of Alamo switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) in a loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) silvopasture annually fertilized with PL or urea at 80 and 160 kg N ha^?1 for four years, and without fertilization were compared. Treatment effects on soil fertility and effect of PL on runoff water quality were also determined. Fertilization with N increased yields 120% to an average of 3.8 Mg ha^?1 yr^?1. Since nutrient removal was small, P, base cations and pH increased in the ≤30 cm depth soil with PL. Total P in edge-of-plot runoff was increased by 0.31 kg ha^?1 y^?1 at the higher PL rate. Two applications at this rate per tree rotation might be justified based on increased soil fertility and infrequently increased P load.