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. 2016 Mar 16;11(3):e0150851. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150851

Table 5. Comparative volumes, total N and the N concentrations among fractions, 15N excess and N recoveries of liquid vegetal- and animal-based organic fertilisers (mg·L-1)*.

Fertilizer V (L) N total (mg·L-1) N-organic (mg·L-1) N-NH+4 (mg·L-1) N-NO-3 (mg·L-1) 15N excess (atom %) 15N content (g) Recovery (%)
Vegetal-based 520 330.8±31.6 282.6±6.0 26.5±0.61 21.6±0.0 2.62±0.07 4.51±0.10 42.7±3.6
Animal-based 135 495.7±47.1 403.3±0.0 88.2±0.4 4.2±0.4 2.17±0.01 1.45±0.05 29.9±2.1

* Each value is a mean of three samples ± standard error.

Ammonium and nitrate nitrogen accounted for 55 and 45% of released total inorganic nitrogen, respectively.

Ammonium and nitrate nitrogen accounted for 95 and 5% of released total inorganic nitrogen, respectively.