Abstract
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are present in manure as various inorganic and organic compounds. The distribution of N and P between these compounds depends on the origin of the manure (the species, age and production level of the animal and the corresponding composition of their diets), on the housing, manure collection and manure storage systems and on any possible manure treatment. During storage of slurry the composition moves towards 40–70% of total N being present as ammonium-N (NH +4 -N) and, more slowly, towards 80–90% of total P being present as calcium phosphates.
After field application all components of the manure, including NH +4 -N that is not immediately lost due to NH3 volatilization and inorganic phosphates enter the mineralization-immobilization-turnover (MIT) of the soil. The availability of N for plant uptake, i.e. the outcome of MIT for N, cannot be simply derived from the distribution of mineral and organic N in the manure. Quantitatively, N losses may have a larger impact on the actual N availability than differences in net mineralization rates of the organic fraction.
When differences in “fertilizer value” of manure phosphate are found, it is unlikely that they are due to the presence of organic phosphates in manure.
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Van Faassen, H.G., Van Dijk, H. (1987). Manure as a source of nitrogen and phosphorus in soils. In: Van Der Meer, H.G., Unwin, R.J., Van Dijk, T.A., Ennik, G.C. (eds) Animal Manure on Grassland and Fodder Crops. Fertilizer or Waste?. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3659-1_3
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