Long-term Fertilizer Experiment - Xuzhou

This experiment has been added by the GLTEN Curators using existing published sources.
Objective
To study effects of fertilizers on a phosphorus deficient soil.
Data Access Statement
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Data license
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Data policy
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Organization
Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences
research organisation
People

Site: Experiment site

Type
research station field
Location
Xuhuai
Jiangsu
China
Geographic location
34.280828, 117.29189
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Visits permitted?
No
Soil type
fluvisol
Climatic type
humid subtropical climate
Climate properties
VariableTime periodValue (range)Units
air temperature14 degree Celsius
precipitation860 millimeter

Design period: (1981—)

Design description
Plots measure 7 x 4.8 m
Crops
CropYears grown
maize
wheat
sweet potatoes
Crop Rotations
M-W  1981—2002
  • 1
    maize
  • 2
    wheat
SP-W  2003—
  • 1
    sweet potatoes
  • 2
    maize
Factors
Factor name
Factor levels
nitrogen fertilizer exposure
with nitrogen fertilizer
none
potassium fertilizer exposure
with potassium fertilizer
none
phosphate fertilizer exposure
with phosphate fertilizer
none
natural fertilizer exposure
with manure
none
Factor combinations
control
No inputs
NK
nitrogen fertilizer exposure: with nitrogen fertilizer
potassium fertilizer exposure: with potassium fertilizer
NPK
nitrogen fertilizer exposure: with nitrogen fertilizer
phosphate fertilizer exposure: with phosphate fertilizer
potassium fertilizer exposure: with potassium fertilizer
M
natural fertilizer exposure: with manure
NPKM
nitrogen fertilizer exposure: with nitrogen fertilizer
phosphate fertilizer exposure: with phosphate fertilizer
potassium fertilizer exposure: with potassium fertilizer
natural fertilizer exposure: with manure

Related publications

  • Wang, Lei and Wang, Jing and Zhang, Hui and Tang, Zhonghou and Wang, Jidong and Zhang, Yongchun, Long-Term Fertilization Changes Soil Carbon and Phosphorus Metabolism by Modifying Soil Microbial Communities