environmental needs for in-season n management s.b. phillips virginia tech
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Goal Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland District of Columbia New York Delaware West Virginia Total Phosphorus Input into the Chesapeake Bay (millions of pounds/year)TRANSCRIPT
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Environmental Needs for In-SeasonN Management
S.B. PhillipsVirginia Tech
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Nutrient Inputs into the Chesapeake Bay
337.5284.8
183.2
050
100150200250300350400
1985 2000 2010
Mill
ion
lb N
/Yea
r
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Million lb P
2 O5 /Year
19.12
12.8
27.13
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19851985 20002000 GoalGoal
Virginia 13.46 9.61 6.00
Pennsylvania 4.44 3.48 2.26
Maryland 6.77 3.83 2.92
District of Columbia 0.16 0.14 0.34
New York 1.14 0.98 0.59
Delaware 0.60 0.53 0.30
West Virginia 0.57 0.55 0.37
TotalTotal 27.1327.13 19.1219.12 12.8012.80
Phosphorus Input into the Chesapeake Bay (millions of pounds/year)
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Counties with 4-20 houses
Eastern Shore31,000 tons
Shenandoah Valley453,000 tons
South Central48,500 tons
Southeast7,400 tons
VA Poultry Industry: Total Manure Production ~ 560,000 tons/year.N = 34.7 Million lbs; Phosphate = 35.0 Million lbs
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Phosphorus applied as poultry litter (4t/A) versus crop removal
0 50 100 150 200 250
CS/RS
Corn-SLG-17t
Rye-SLG-6t
Alfalfa-4t
Hay-3t
Pasture
Corn-GRN-130
PL
Added Removal
lbs P2O5/acre
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Extractable nutrient (lb/acre)
Rel
ativ
e Yi
eld
(%)
0
20
40
60
80
100
"Critical Level"
Critical ValueFor P Loss??
P Lo
ss in
Sur
face
Run
off
Critical ValueFor Yield
VH
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Phosphorus - Based Nutrient Management Plans
Delmarva Legislative Action
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Nutrient Management LegislationMaryland: Water Qual. Imp. Act, 1998
NMP - 8 AUP-Based – Chemical Fertilizer 12/31/02P-Based – Manure/Biosolids 7/01/04
Delaware: Delaware Nutrient Mgmt. Law, 1999NMP - 8 AU or owns/leases/controls - 10 acP-Based – P appl. to high P soils cannot exceed 3-yr crop removal rate
Virginia: Poultry Waste Mgmt. Act, 1999NMP – 200 AUP-Based – 10/01/01P rates – not exceed crop needs or crop removal
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Soil Test P - Eastern Shore of VA
VERY HIGH
HIGHMEDIUM
3.4 %29.1 %
67.5 %
Applying 31,000 Tons of Litter to Produce 150 bu/acre Corn:
N-Based - 7,4407,440 acres required P-Based - 37,00037,000 acres required
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Poultry litter from 20000 broilers applied to 150 bu/acre corn crop
Nitrogen BasedNitrogen Based Rate = 4.2 t/A 150 lb PAN/A 260 lb P2O5/A 122 lb K2O/A
Land required = 36 A N needs met 240 lb P2O5/A SurplusSurplus 82 lb K2O/A SurplusSurplus
Phosphorus BasedPhosphorus Based Rate = 0.97 t/A 35 lb PAN/A 60 lb P2O5/A 28 lb K2O/A
Land required = 181 A 115 lb N/A DeficitDeficit P2O5 needs met 12 lb K2O/A DeficitDeficit
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In-Season N Fertilization
Increased cost to growers Need to maximize efficiency
Improved Varieties Reduced Tillage Systems Accurate Rate Determination Optimize Application Timing Management of Spatial Variability
NOT A PUTTING GREEN!