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Soil warming and liming impacts on the recovery of 15N in an acidic soil under soybean cropping
Liming has important implications for N dynamics in acidic soils planted with legumes that are
not fully understood. We used a 15N tracer (K15NO3) to examine N dynamics in a Chromic Luvisol
planted with soybean with and without lime in environmentally-controlled chambers set at 20°C
and 30°C (full factorial design). Liming increased total N and 15N recovery in soybean, but had
no effect on microbial recovery. Elevated temperature, increased total plant N, decreased 15N
recovery in soybean and microbes, and increased loss of N through leaching. Our results show
enhanced uptake of soil mineral N by soybean with liming, thereby reducing N loss from soil,
while an increase in temperature from 20°C to 30°C may enhance N loss in these systems.
Key words: 15N tracer / liming / soybean / organic and inorganic N dynamics / temperature / acidic soil
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