Availability and distribution of copper in soils following eight annual applications of CuSO₄ or Cu-enriched swine manure

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dc.contributor.authorPayne, Grover Garryen
dc.contributor.committeecochairMartens, David C.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairZelazny, L.W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBaker, James C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKornegay, Ervin T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLindemann, M.D.en
dc.contributor.departmentAgronomyen
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-23T15:20:24Zen
dc.date.available2016-05-23T15:20:24Zen
dc.date.issued1986en
dc.description.abstractThree field studies were established in 1978 and continued through 1985 in order to determine the effects of long-term Cu applications, as either CuSO₄ or Cu-enriched swine manure, at high application rates on corn (Zea mays L.) production. The studies were conducted on Bertie fine sandy loam (Aquic Hapludult), Guernsey silt loam (Aquic Hapludalf), and Starr clay loam (Fluventic Dystrochrept)-Dyke clay (Typic Rhodudult) soils in the Coastal Plain, Ridge and Valley, and Piedmont physiographic regions of Virginia, respectively. A laboratory incubation study was also conducted using the same soils to determine the effects of soil pH on the changes in forms of soil Cu present over a 256-day period following addition of CuSO₄ or Cu-enriched swine manure. Application of 336 kg Cu ha⁻¹ , as CuSO₄ , or up to 264 kg Cu, as Cu-enriched swine manure, from 1978 through 1985 had no adverse affects on corn grain yields or on Cu concentrations in corn ear leaves or grain. Copper concentrations in ear leaf tissue were increased only slightly (≤ 2.1 mg kg⁻¹) by the eight annual Cu additions with no increase in Cu content of grain being observed. Copper concentrations in both ear leaves and grain remained within normal levels. DTPA extractable Cu was linearly related to the cumulative amount of Cu applied to the three soils (r = 0.93 to 0.98, α= 0.01). Extractable soil Cu showed no relationship with Cu levels in grain or leaf tissue. Analysis of subsoil samples indicated little downward movement of the applied Cu due to leaching. Fractionation of the Cu in the three soils indicated increases in all fractions resulting from Cu treatments. Results of the laboratory incubation study showed that the distribution of applied Cu among soi 1 fractions was dependent on soil pH, length of time following Cu additions, and to some degree on the source of applied Cu. Levels of Ex-Cu and HOAc-Cu decreased with time and increasing pH. No consistent differences in Pyro-Cu were observed due to pH or length of incubation. Concentrations of Ox-Cu parallelled the levels of Fe and Mn in the soils and generally increased with time. Soils at low pH tended to contain less Ox-Cu than soils at higher pH levels.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentviii, 98 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/71168en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 15294965en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1986.P396en
dc.subject.lcshSoils -- Copper contenten
dc.subject.lcshManuresen
dc.titleAvailability and distribution of copper in soils following eight annual applications of CuSO₄ or Cu-enriched swine manureen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineAgronomyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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