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.