X. M. 2015. Temporal effects of food waste compost on soil physical quality and productivity. Can. J. Soil Sci. 95: 251Á268. The benefits of compost additions on soil organic carbon content and crop productivity are extant in the literature, but detailed studies of compost effects on soil physical quality (SPQ) are limited. The objective of this study was therefore to describe how one-time additions of compost impact the immediate, mid-term and long-term SPQ and crop yields of an agricultural soil. Food waste compost (FWC) was incorporated once into the top 10 cm of a humid-temperate Brookston clay loam soil at rates of 0 (Control), 75 dry t ha(1 (FWC-75), 150 dry t ha(1 (FWCÁ150) and 300 dry t ha (1 (FWC-300); measurements of SPQ parameters and corn yield were then made annually over the next 11 yr. The SPQ parameters included bulk density (BD), organic carbon content (OC), air capacity (AC), plant-available water capacity (PAWC), relative field capacity (RFC), and saturated hydraulic conductivity (K S ), which were obtained from intact (undisturbed) soil core samples. Prior to compost addition, BD, OC, AC, PAWC, RFC and K S were substantially non-optimal, and BD had increased relative to virgin soil by 46%, while OC, AC and PAWC had decreased relative to virgin soil by 60, 56 and 43%, respectively. Improvements in SPQ 1 yr after compost addition were negligible or small for FWC-75 and FWC-150, but FWC-300 generated optimal values for BD, OC, AC, PAWC and RFC. The SPQ parameters degraded with time, but 11 yr after compost addition, OC and AC under FWC-300 were still within their optimal ranges, as well as significantly (PB0.05) greater than the Control values by 65 and 26%, respectively. Soil cracks and biopores apparently induced substantial annual variation in K S , but average K S nevertheless increased with increasing compost addition rate. Corn grain yield varied substantially among years, which was likely due to weather and compost effects; however, 11-yr cumulative yields from the compost treatments were greater than the Control by 2200Á6500 kg ha (1 .
Influence of compost source on corn grain yields, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide emissions in southwestern Ontario. Can. J. Soil Sci. 94: 347Á355. The impacts of compost type on corn grain yields over 10 yr and N 2 O and CO 2 emissions in the first 3 yr after compost application were evaluated on a Brookston clay loam soil in Woodslee, ON. The treatments included yard waste compost (YWC), kitchen food waste compost (FWC), and pig manure compost (PMC), which were applied once in the fall of 1998 to field plots at a rate of 75 Mg ha (1 (dry weight basis) and no further applications occurred thereafter as well as a fertilized control treatment. Large application rates were examined to see if the various compost sources could have a lasting effect on soil C storage, N 2 O and CO 2 emissions and corn yields. Compost application significantly increased corn grain yields by 12.9 to 19.4% over 3 yr. However, after 10 yr, FWC was the only compost source which significantly increased yields by 11.3% compared with the fertilized control. Emissions of N 2 O and CO 2 varied with compost type, soil water content and time. Greater N 2 O emissions occurred in 1999 from PMC (5.4 kg N ha (1 ) than YWC (2.7 kg N ha (1 ) and FWC (1.3 kg N ha (1 ); however, the N 2 O emissions from the PMC were less than from YWC and FWC in 2001. The 3-yr average N 2 O emissions were significantly greater with PMC (2.7 kg N ha (1 ) and YWC (2.5 kg N ha (1 ) compared with the control (1.5 kg N ha (1 ). Hence, the timing of N 2 O emissions varied by compost type, but the overall losses were similar as the higher N 2 O losses in the first year with PMC were offset by the reduced losses with PMC in the third year. Significantly more CO 2 was produced from the FWC in 2000 and from PMC in 2001 than the control. Fleming, R. et Denholme, K. 2014. Influence de la source de compost sur le rendement du maı¨s-grain ainsi que sur les e´missions d'oxyde nitreux et de dioxyde de carbone dans le sud-ouest de l'Ontario. Can. J. Soil Sci. 94: 347Á355. Les auteurs ont de´termine´quel impact la nature du compost a eu sur le rendement du maı¨s-grain pendant dix ans, ainsi que sur les e´missions de N 2 O et de CO 2 durant les trois anne´es suivant l'amendement d'un loam argileux Brookston situe´a`Woodslee, en Ontario. Les traitements e´taient les suivants : compost de re´sidus de jardinage (CRJ), compost de de´chets alimentaires (CDA) et compost de fumier de porc (CFP) applique´s une seule fois a`des parcelles sur le terrain, a`l'automne 1998, a`raison de 75 Mg par hectare (poids sec). Aucune autre application n'a e´te´effectue´e par la suite; une parcelle fertilise´e servait de te´moin. On a opte´pour un taux d'application e´leve´en vue d'e´tablir si le type de compost exerce un effet durable sur le stockage du C dans le sol, sur les de´gagements de N 2 O et de CO 2 , et sur le rendement du maı¨s. L'application de compost a augmente´significativement le rendement du maı¨s-grain pendant trois ans, soit de 12,9 a`19,4 %. Apre`s dix ans toutefois, seul le CDA avait accru ...
Liu, S., Yang, J. Y., Drury, C. F., Liu, H. L. and Reynolds, W. D. 2014. Simulating maize (Zea mays L.) growth and yield, soil nitrogen concentration, and soil water content for a long-term cropping experiment in Ontario, Canada. Can. J. Soil Sci. 94: 435–452. A performance assessment of the Decision Support Systems for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) model (v4.5) including the CERES-Maize and CENTURY modules was conducted for continuous maize production under annual synthetic fertilization (CC-F) and no fertilization (CC-NF) using field data from a long-term (53-yr) cropping experiment in Ontario, Canada. The assessment was based on the accuracy with which DSSAT could simulate measured grain yield, above-ground biomass, leaf area index (LAI), soil inorganic nitrogen concentration, and soil water content. Model calibration for maize cultivar was achieved using grain yield measurements from CC-F between 2007 and 2012, and model evaluation was achieved using soil and crop measurements from both CC-F and CC-NF for the same 6-yr period. Good model–data agreement for CC-F grain yields was achieved for calibration (index of agreement, d=0.99), while moderate agreement for CC-NF grain yields was achieved for evaluation (d=0.79). Model–data agreement for above-ground biomass was good (d=0.83–1.00), but the model consistently underestimated for CC-F and overestimated for CC-NF. DSSAT achieved good model–data agreement for LAI in CC-F (d=0.82–0.99), but moderate to poor agreement in CC-NF (d=0.46–0.64). The CENTURY module of DSSAT simulated soil inorganic nitrogen concentrations with moderate to good model–data agreement in CC-F (d=0.74–0.88), but poor agreement in CC-NF (d=0.40–0.50). The model–data agreement for soil water content was moderate in 2007 and 2008 for both treatments (d=0.60–0.76), but poor in 2009 (d=0.46–0.53). It was concluded that the DSSAT cropping system model provided generally good to moderate simulations of continuous maize production (yield, biomass, LAI) for a long-term cropping experiment in Ontario, Canada, but generally moderate to poor simulations of soil inorganic nitrogen concentration and soil water content.
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