Paper · 1983 · Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Influence of subsoil amelioration with lime, phosphorus and potassium on the yield of soybeans and barley

W.C. Brennan; J.H. Axley

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Abstract

Abstract The effects of mixing lime and large quantities of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers with the subsoil were studied on 16 Maryland subsoils. These subsoils were covered with 10. cm of a fertile surface soil so the subsoils’ effect would be the major variable. Soybeans were grown on these soils in the greenhouse. These subsoils received 65.2 and 83.0 ug/g of phosphorus and potassium respectively. Two treated subsoils were also studied in the field. Simulated subsoiling in the field was accomplished by digging to a depth of 50.8 cm. Lime, 148 or 440 Kg P/ha, and 186 or 558 Kg K/ha were mixed with each 15 cm depth of subsoil. Soybeans and/or barley were planted on the field plots. In general, the subsoils studied in the greenhouse indicated that the combined amendments of lime, phosphorus and potassium to the subsoils increased root production in the subsoil, nitrogen content in the soybean shoots, and yield. First year field results on the Othello (Typic Ochraquult) soil indicated that soybean yields on treated subsoil plots were not significantly different from soil receiving the same surface applications of fertilizer. However the second year after treatment, the yields of double cropped soybeans and barley were increased by 706 Kg/ha (10.5 bu/acre) and 710 Kg/ha (14.4 bu/acre) respectively when compared to similar quantities of phosphorus and potassium applied to the surface soil of nonsubsoiled plots. On the Monaouth (Typic Hapludult) soil, the first year yields of subsoil plots treated with lime, phosphorus, and potassium also failed to improve yields compared to surface application of the fertilizer. Lime, 440 Kg P/ha, and 558 Kg K/ha applied to the subsoil did significantly improve yields of full season soybeans over the untreated soil by 720 Kg/ha (10.7 bu/acre).

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Claims 8

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined subsoil amendments increased soybean root production in the subsoil.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
combined amendments of lime, phosphorus and potassiume0
Outcome
root production in the subsoile0
Direction
increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the combined amendments of lime, phosphorus and potassium to the subsoils increased root production in the subsoil, nitrogen content in the soybean shoots, and yield.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 764–930 · show in text ↑
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“soybean”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 86–93 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined subsoil amendments increased nitrogen content in soybean shoots.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxe0
Treatment
combined amendments of lime, phosphorus and potassiume0
Outcome
nitrogen content in the soybean shootse0
Direction
increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the combined amendments of lime, phosphorus and potassium to the subsoils increased root production in the subsoil, nitrogen content in the soybean shoots, and yield.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 764–930 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined subsoil amendments increased yield.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment
combined amendments of lime, phosphorus and potassiume0
Outcome
yielde0
Direction
increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“the combined amendments of lime, phosphorus and potassium to the subsoils increased root production in the subsoil, nitrogen content in the soybean shoots, and yield.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 764–930 · show in text ↑
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“soybean”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 86–93 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

First-year soybean yields on treated Othello subsoil did not differ significantly from equal surface fertilizer applications.

Taxon
soybeanGlycine maxe0
Treatment
treated subsoil plotse0
Outcome
soybean yieldse0
Direction
not significantly differente0
Comparator
soil receiving the same surface applications of fertilizere0
Setting
Othello (Typic Ochraquult)e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“First year field results on the Othello (Typic Ochraquult) soil indicated that soybean yields on treated subsoil plots were not significantly different from soil receiving the same surface applications of fertilizer.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 931–1147 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Second-year double cropped soybean yield increased by 706 Kg/ha against surface applications.

Taxon
soybeansGlycine maxe0
Treatment
subsoilt0
Outcome
yields of double cropped soybeanse0
Direction
increasede0
Value
706 Kg/hae0
Comparator
similar quantities of phosphorus and potassium applied to the surface soil of nonsubsoiled plotse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“the yields of double cropped soybeans and barley were increased by 706 Kg/ha (10.5 bu/acre) and 710 Kg/ha (14.4 bu/acre) respectively when compared to similar quantities of phosphorus and potassium applied to the surface soil of nonsubsoiled plots.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1189–1437 · show in text ↑
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“subsoil”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Second-year barley yield increased by 710 Kg/ha against surface applications.

Treatment
subsoilt0
Outcome
yields of double cropped soybeans and barleye0
Direction
increasede0
Value
710 Kg/hae0
Comparator
similar quantities of phosphorus and potassium applied to the surface soil of nonsubsoiled plotse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Hordeum vulgare
Hordeum vulgare · TaxonJackyM59 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the yields of double cropped soybeans and barley were increased by 706 Kg/ha (10.5 bu/acre) and 710 Kg/ha (14.4 bu/acre) respectively when compared to similar quantities of phosphorus and potassium applied to the surface soil of nonsubsoiled plots.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1189–1437 · show in text ↑
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“subsoil”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

First-year yield on amended Monaouth subsoil did not improve versus surface fertilizer application.

Taxon
soybeansGlycine maxt0
Treatment
subsoil plots treated with lime, phosphorus, and potassiume0
Outcome
yieldse0
Direction
failed to improvee0
Comparator
surface application of the fertilizere0
Setting
Monaouth (Typic Hapludult)e0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“On the Monaouth (Typic Hapludult) soil, the first year yields of subsoil plots treated with lime, phosphorus, and potassium also failed to improve yields compared to surface application of the fertilizer.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1438–1642 · show in text ↑
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“soybeans”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Lime and subsoil P and K significantly improved full-season soybean yield by 720 Kg/ha over untreated soil.

Taxon
soybeansGlycine maxe0
Treatment
Lime, 440 Kg P/ha, and 558 Kg K/ha applied to the subsoile0
Outcome
yields of full season soybeanse0
Direction
improvee0
Value
720 Kg/hae0
Comparator
untreated soile0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“Lime, 440 Kg P/ha, and 558 Kg K/ha applied to the subsoil did significantly improve yields of full season soybeans over the untreated soil by 720 Kg/ha (10.7 bu/acre).”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1643–1810 · show in text ↑

potassium · yield · Glycine max (soybean)Results differ

149 papers: 123 positive, 26 negative or no effect

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  1. negative
  2. no effect
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other · nutrient: content · Glycine max (soybean)Positive and negative results

29 papers: 25 positive, 4 negative or no effect

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  1. no effect
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  3. no effect

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potassium · nutrient: content · Glycine max (soybean)Positive and negative results

36 papers: 27 positive, 9 negative or no effect

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  1. negative
  2. negative
  3. no effect

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lime · nutrient: content · Glycine max (soybean)Positive and negative results

54 papers: 45 positive, 9 negative or no effect

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  1. negative
  2. no effect
  3. no effect

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other · yield · Glycine max (soybean)Positive and negative results

87 papers: 81 positive, 6 negative or no effect

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  1. no effect
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phosphorus · nutrient: content · Glycine max (soybean)Positive and negative results

124 papers: 107 positive, 17 negative or no effect

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  1. negative
  2. no effect
  3. negative

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lime · yield · Glycine max (soybean)Positive and negative results

141 papers: 108 positive, 33 negative or no effect

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  1. no effect
  2. no effect
  3. no effect

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tillage · yield · Hordeum vulgare (barley)Positive and negative results

161 papers: 105 positive, 56 negative or no effect

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  1. negative
  2. positive
  3. no effect

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