Nutrient, pH, Alkalinity, and Ionic Property Levels in Runoff Containment Basins in Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, and Virginia Ornamental Plant Nurseries

dc.contributor.authorCopes, Warren E.en
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Haiboen
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, Patricia A.en
dc.contributor.authorBelayneh, Bruk E.en
dc.contributor.authorRistvey, Andrewen
dc.contributor.authorLea-Cox, Johnen
dc.contributor.authorHong, Chuanxueen
dc.contributor.departmentVirginia Agricultural Experiment Stationen
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.coverage.stateMississippien
dc.coverage.stateMarylanden
dc.coverage.stateLouisianaen
dc.coverage.stateAlabamaen
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-24T19:31:55Zen
dc.date.available2020-03-24T19:31:55Zen
dc.date.issued2017-04en
dc.description.abstractNine runoff containment basins (RCBs), used directly or indirectly for irrigating plants in ornamental plant nurseries, and one adjacent stream were sampled for water quality between Feb. and July 2013 in Maryland (MD), Mississippi (MS), and Virginia (VA). Triplicate water samples were taken monthly. Analysis was done for 18 water quality variables including nitrate-nitrogen (NO3- L-N) and ammonium-nitrogen (NH4+-N), orthophosphate-phosphorus (PO4-P) and total-phosphorus (T-P), potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, aluminum, boron (B), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese, zinc (Zn), pH, total alkalinity (T-Alk), electrical conductivity (EC), and sodium. Additionally, 15 RCBs from 10 nurseries in Alabama (AL), Louisiana (LA), and MS were sampled in 2014 and 2016. Most prevalent correlations (P = 0.01) were between macronutrients, EC, B, Fe, and Zn, but none were prevalent across a majority of RCBs. Water quality parameter values were mostly present at low to preferred levels in all 25 waterways. Macronutrient levels were highest for a RCB that receives fertility from fertigation derived runoff. Water pH ranged from acidic to alkaline (> 8). Results of this study show water quality in RCBs can be suitable for promoting plant health in ornamental plant nurseries, but also shows levels will vary between individual RCBs, therefore demonstrates need to verify water quality from individual water sources.en
dc.description.adminPublic domain – authored by a U.S. government employeeen
dc.description.notesThis research was supported in part by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative (agreement number 2010-51181-21140); the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory, Southern Horticultural Research Unit project number 6404-21430-001-00D; and Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUSDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative [2010-51181-21140]; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory, Southern Horticultural Research Unit [6404-21430-001-00D]; Virginia Agricultural Experiment Stationen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI11647-16en
dc.identifier.eissn2327-9834en
dc.identifier.issn0018-5345en
dc.identifier.issue4en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/97453en
dc.identifier.volume52en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/en
dc.subjectrecycling ponden
dc.subjectnutrient analysisen
dc.subjectNitrogenen
dc.subjectPhosphorusen
dc.subjectpotassiumen
dc.subjectcalciumen
dc.subjectmagnesiumen
dc.subjectsulfuren
dc.subjectaluminumen
dc.subjectboronen
dc.subjectcopperen
dc.subjectironen
dc.subjectmanganeseen
dc.subjectzincen
dc.subjectelectrical conductivityen
dc.subjectsodiumen
dc.titleNutrient, pH, Alkalinity, and Ionic Property Levels in Runoff Containment Basins in Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, and Virginia Ornamental Plant Nurseriesen
dc.title.serialHortscienceen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.dcmitypeStillImageen

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