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Predicting Yield Response to Nitrogen Fertilization on Northern Great Plains Rangelands
Author
Wight, J. R.
Godfrey, E. B.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1985-05-01
Body

Using a data base developed from range fertilization research results in the Northern Great Plains, yield-predicting equations for both fertilized and nonfertilized range (r2=0.83; n = 194 and r2=0.88; n = 51, respectively) were developed. Independent variables included combinations of monthly precipitation and average site yield for nonfertilized range and additional variables representing N-rate, N-sink effect, and N-rate with precipitation interactions for the fertilized range. Average site yield provided an effective means of accounting for the wide range of inherent productivity among range sites. The results of this research indicated that, in the Northern Great Plains, yield response of native range to N fertilization can be reliably predicted using readily obtainable climatic and site data. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/3898975
Additional Information
Wight, J. R., & Godfrey, E. B. (1985). Predicting yield response to nitrogen fertilization on northern Great Plains rangelands. Journal of Range Management, 38(3), 238-241.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/645536
Journal Volume
38
Journal Number
3
Journal Pages
238-241
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
yield response functions
forage crops
Western United States
Canada
nitrogen fertilizers
rangelands