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University of Extremadura, Forestry School of Plasencia. The role of trees for Nitrate leaching after Organic and Mineral fertilization. ML López-Díaz, G Moreno, V Rolo. Introduction. Agriculture. Directive 80/788/CEE. Fertilization rate. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
University of Extremadura, Forestry School of Plasencia
The role of trees for Nitrate leaching after Organic and
Mineral fertilization
ML López-Díaz, G Moreno, V Rolo
Introduction
Underground water
Agriculture
Nitrate leaching
Directive 80/788/CEE
Directive 91/676/CEE
Fertilization rate
Irrigation systems
Introduction
PROBLEMNitrate leaching
SOLUTION
Agroforestry Systems
OrganicFertilization
Tree – pasture root system Gradual N mineralization
LIXIVIATED NITRATE
Soil Nitrate
Pasture
Fertilization Treatments
Tree
Aims
Materials and Methods
Systems
D Bare soil P Pasture S TreeSP Tree & pasture
Fertilization
NF No fertilize L Sewage Sludge M Mineral
Greenhouse experimentn = 6
120 pots: 20 cm Ø, 120 cm heightSoil: pH 4.7; 1 g N kg-1; 10 g Organic C kg-1
Materials and Methods
1 2
3
4 5
Par
amet
ers
anal
yzed
Tree Basal Diameter Pasture Production
Nitrate LixiviatedProfile of Nitrate Content
Rooting profile
Results & Discussion
NO3- Content in the Soil Profile
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0 5 10 15
Prof
undi
dad,
cm
NO3-, mg/kg suelo
D
P
S
SP
NO3- , mg / Kg soil
Dep
th, c
m
Systems
D Bare soil P Pasture S TreeSP Tree & pasture
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Prof
undi
dad,
cm
NO3-, mg/kg suelo
L
M
NF
Dep
th, c
m
NO3- , mg / Kg soil
Fertilization Treatments
NF No fertilize M Mineral L Sewage Sludge
Results & Discussion
Nitrate Lixiviation and Fertilization Rates
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
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Fecha
Nitr
ato,
g /
m2
NFM30M60L30L60
Fertilization
Nitr
ate,
g /m
2
Fertilization Treatment
20062007
AÑO*ferdos ; LS Means
Current effec t: F(4, 100)=90,908, p=0,0000Effective hypothesis decompos ition
Vertical bars denote 0,95 confidence intervals
AÑ0 2006 AÑO 2007
NF M1 M2 L1 L2
Tratamiento de ferti l izac ión
0
50
100
150
200
250
Nitr
ato,
g /
m2
Date
Nitr
ate,
g /m
2
Fertilization Treatments
NF No fertilize M Mineral L Sewage Sludge
Nitrate Lixiviation and Systems
Results & Discussion
AÑO*SIST; LS Means
Current effect: F(3, 100)=23,484, p=,00000Effec tive hypothesis decomposition
Vertical bars denote 0,95 confidence intervals
AÑO 2006 AÑO 2007
D P S SP
SISTEMA
0
50
100
150
200
250
Nitr
atos
, g /
m2
System
Nitr
ate,
g /m
2
20062007
0
1020
30
40
50
60
70
80
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Fecha
Nitr
ato,
g /
m2
DPSSP
Fertilization
Date
Nitr
ate,
g /m
2
Systems
D Bare soil P Pasture S TreeSP Tree & pasture
Results & Discussion
Root system
Tree
Pasture
0102030405060708090
100
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Dep
th, c
m
Root Surface Density, m2 m-3
Tree
Tree + Pasture
0102030405060708090
100
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Dep
th, c
m
Root Surface Density, m2 m -3
PasturePasture + Tree
Results & Discussion
Production
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
P SP (Pasture)
Past
ure y
ield
, Kg
ha-1
year
-1
No significant differences
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
S SP (Tree)
Bas
al D
iam
eter
, mm
No significant differences
Conclusions
The use of agroforestry systems are a good tool to control the nitrate leaching adjusting properly the fertilization rate to minimize the competitive effect
between vegetation layers
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Victor Rolo