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Title: Background soil mineral nitrogen contents: AC0116, County Down, 2012-13
Related Party - Organisation (Author): AFBI
Related Party - Organisation (Funder): Defra
Related Party - Organisation (Funder): Scottish Government
Related Party - Organisation (Funder): Welsh Assembly Government
Related Party - Organisation (Funder): DAERA Northern Ireland
Abstract:
At the AFBI Hillsborough research farm near Hillsborough, south-east Northern Ireland (clay loam topsoil texture), direct N2O-N emissions were measured from replicated (x3) plots (4 x 12 m) arranged in a randomised block design. Dairy cattle slurry (30 m3/ha) was applied to permanent grassland in autumn (early-October) and spring (early-April). The cattle slurry was applied using watering cans simulating band spreading and surface broadcast application with slurry applied across the whole area of the plot for surface broadcast treatments and slurry was applied in bands spaced 20cm apart to simulate band spread treatments. In two separate treatments, the commercially available nitrification inhibitor - dicyandiamide (DCD) was applied by knapsack sprayer to the sward, within 1 hour of slurry application by surface broadcast and bandspreading, to give a DCD application rate of 10 kg /ha (6.5 kg N/ha). An untreated control treatment was included where no slurry was applied. This dataset is of soil mineral nitrogen (SMN) values measured to 0-90 cm depth before experimental treatments were applied.
Subject Keywords: Background soil mineral nitrogenGrassland soilsClay soils
Geographic Keywords: County Down
Observed Properties: Ammonium-nitrogenApplication timingBackground soil mineral nitrogenExperimental blockingNitrate-nitrogenSampling depth
Parameter: Application timing
Parameter: Background soil mineral nitrogen content
Parameter: Block number
Parameter: Depth of soil sampling
Parameter: Soil ammonium-nitrogen content
Parameter: Soil nitrate-nitrogen content

Geographic Extent -
    Longitude (West): -6.22
    Longitude (East): -5.95
    Latitude (South): 54.37
    Latitude (North): 54.53

Phenomenon Time -  Start Date/Time: 2012 End Date/Time:  2013
Result Time: 2013
Valid Time -  Start Date/Time: 2012 End Date/Time:  2013
Feature of Interest: biosphere
Publication Date: 2017-04-05

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