Paper · 1959 · Soil Science Society of America Journal

A Method for Measuring Short‐Term Nutrient Absorption by Plants: III. Nitrogen

J. D. DeMent; George Stanford; C. M. Hunt

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Abstract

Abstract Roots of intact, N‐deficient oat plants proliferated rapidly in contact with both N‐fertilized and unfertilized soils, and recovery in top growth of 10 to 40 mg. of N applied as (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 ranged from 67 to 38.5% after 7 days. Recovery by whole plants (tops + roots) ranged from 93 to 62%. During the same period, uptake from ureaform was about one‐third that of the soluble sources. No differences in uptake from NaNO 3 , (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 , and urea in 7 days were found. Since selective absorption of NO 3 ‐ and NH 4 + ions by oat plants was not apparent under the experimental conditions, this crop is regarded as a suitable one for evaluating relative potential availability of N sources and factors influencing N uptake by the short‐term method. N uptake from fertilizer with time described a sigmoid curve. The moisture equivalent was approximately the soil moisture level at which maximum N uptake occurred from Hartsells fine sandy loam and Webster silty clay loam. A highly significant linear correlation (r = 0.98) was found between N content of whole plant and tops based on combined analysis of data obtained with 2 soils, 3 N sources, 3 uptake periods, and 4 levels of N.

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Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Oat is a suitable crop for evaluating the relative potential availability of N sources in the short-term uptake method.

Outcome
relative potential availability of N sourcese7

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“oat plants proliferated rapidly in contact with both”

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“this crop is regarded as a suitable one for evaluating relative potential availability of N sources and factors influencing N uptake”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

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N content of whole plant and tops was strongly and significantly correlated across two soils, three N sources, three uptake periods and four N levels.

Treatment
2 soils, 3 N sources, 3 uptake periods, and 4 levels of Ne1
Outcome
N content of whole plant and topse1
Value
r = 0.98e1

Not reportedDirection

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“oat plants proliferated rapidly in contact with both”

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“A highly significant linear correlation (r = 0.98) was found between N content of whole plant and tops based on combined analysis of data obtained with 2 soils, 3 N sources, 3 uptake periods, and 4 levels of N”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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N uptake from fertilizer followed a sigmoid curve with time in oat.

Outcome
N uptake from fertilizere6
Qualifier
sigmoid curvee6

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“oat plants proliferated rapidly in contact with both”

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“N uptake from fertilizer with time described a sigmoid curve”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Uptake from ureaform was lower than from the soluble N sources in oat.

Treatment
ureaforme3
Outcome
uptakee3
Direction
lowerinferrede3
Comparator
soluble sourcese4

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“oat plants proliferated rapidly in contact with both”

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“uptake from ureaform was about”

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“that of the soluble sources”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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Uptake did not differ among NaNO3, (NH4)2SO4 and urea over 7 days in oat.

Treatment
NaNO 3, (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4, and ureae5
Outcome
uptakee5
Qualifier
in 7 dayse5

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“oat plants proliferated rapidly in contact with both”

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“No differences in uptake from NaNO 3 , (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 , and urea in 7 days were found”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Recovery by whole oat plants (tops plus roots) ranged from 93 to 62%.

Outcome
Recovery by whole plantse2
Value
93 to 62%e2

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“oat plants proliferated rapidly in contact with both”

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“Recovery by whole plants (tops + roots) ranged from 93 to 62%”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Recovery in top growth of oat from 10 to 40 mg N as (NH4)2SO4 ranged from 67 to 38.5% after 7 days.

Treatment
10 to 40 mg. of N applied as (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4e1
Outcome
recovery in top growthe1
Value
67 to 38.5%e1

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“oat plants proliferated rapidly in contact with both”

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“recovery in top growth of 10 to 40 mg. of N applied as (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 ranged from 67 to 38.5% after 7 days”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Maximum N uptake in oat occurred at approximately the soil moisture equivalent in Hartsells fine sandy loam and Webster silty clay loam.

Outcome
maximum N uptakee1
Setting
Hartsells fine sandy loam and Webster silty clay loame2

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“oat plants proliferated rapidly in contact with both”

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“The moisture equivalent was approximately the soil moisture level at which maximum N uptake occurred”

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“from Hartsells fine sandy loam and Webster silty clay loam”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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Selective absorption of nitrate and ammonium by oat was not apparent under the experimental conditions.

Outcome
selective absorptione2
Qualifier
not apparent under the experimental conditionse1

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“ions by oat plants was not apparent under the experimental conditions”

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“Since selective absorption of NO 3”

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