Applied Manure and Nutrient Chemistry for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment

1. Front Matter

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2. Animal Manure Production and Utilization in the US

   • Hailin Zhang, Jackie Schroder

   Pages 1-21

3. Residual Veterinary Pharmaceuticals in Animal Manures and Their Environmental Behaviors in Soils

   • Weiping Song, Mingxin Guo

   Pages 23-52

4. Changes in Nutrient Content and Availability During the Slow Pyrolysis of Animal Wastes

   • Minori Uchimiya

   Pages 53-68

5. Soil Amino Compound and Carbohydrate Contents Influenced by Organic Amendments

   • Zhongqi He, Daniel C. Olk, Heidi M. Waldrip

   Pages 69-82

6. Nitrogen Mineralization in Soils Amended with Manure as Affected by Environmental Conditions

   • Dexter B. Watts, H. Allen Torbert

   Pages 83-98

7. Soil Enzyme Activities as Affected by Manure Types, Application Rates, and Management Practices

   • Veronica Acosta-Martínez, Heidi M. Waldrip

   Pages 99-122

8. Phosphatase Activities and Their Effects on Phosphorus Availability in Soils Amended with Livestock Manures

   • Heidi M. Waldrip, Veronica Acosta-Martínez

   Pages 123-140

9. Variety and Solubility of Phosphorus Forms in Animal Manure and Their Effects on Soil Test Phosphorus

   • Paulo H. Pagliari

   Pages 141-161

10. Phytate in Animal Manure and Soils: Abundance, Cycling and Bioavailability

    • Courtney D. Giles, Barbara J. Cade-Menun

    Pages 163-190

11. Phosphorus Forms and Mineralization Potentials of Alabama Upland Cotton Production Soils Amended with Poultry Litter

    • Irenus A. Tazisong, Zachary N. Senwo, Barbara J. Cade-Menun, Zhongqi He

    Pages 191-209

12. Chemistry and Application of Industrial By-products to Animal Manure for Reducing Phosphorus Losses to Surface Waters

    • Chad J. Penn, Joshua M. McGrath

    Pages 211-238

13. Nutrient Chemistry of Manure and Manure-Impacted Soils as Influenced by Application of Bauxite Residue

    • Jim J. Wang, Lewis A. Gaston

    Pages 239-266

14. Investigation of Compound-Specific Organic-Inorganic Phosphorus Transformation Using Stable Isotope Ratios in Phosphate

    • Deb P. Jaisi, Ruth E. Blake, Yuhong Liang, Sae Jung Chang

    Pages 267-292

15. Chemical Characteristics of Custom Compost for Highbush Blueberry

    • Dan M. Sullivan, David R. Bryla, Ryan C. Costello

    Pages 293-311

16. Distribution and Biodegradability of Water Soluble Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Subarctic Alaskan Soils Under Three Different Land Uses

    • Mingchu Zhang, Aiqin Zhao, Zhongqi He

    Pages 313-332

17. Remote Sensing of Nutrient Concentrations of Soils and Crops in Biosolid Amended Soils

    • B. B. Maruthi Sridhar, Fengxiang X. Han, Robert K. Vincent

    Pages 333-354

18. Cotton Production Improvement and Environmental Concerns from Poultry Litter Application in Southern and Southeastern USA Soils

    • Haile Tewolde, Karamat R. Sistani

    Pages 355-370

19. Back Matter

    Pages 371-379

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Due to the rapid increase in world population and improving living standards, the global agriculture sector is confronting with challenges for the sustainability of agricultural production and of the environment. Intensive high-yield agriculture is typically dependent on addition of fertilizers (synthetic chemicals, animal manure, etc.). However, non-point nutrient losses from agricultural fields due to fertilization could adversely impact the environment. Increased knowledge on plant nutrient chemistry is required for improving utilization efficiency and minimizing loses from both inorganic and organic nutrient sources. For this purpose, the book is composed of 19 chapters that highlight recent research activities in applied nutrient chemistry geared toward sustainable agriculture and environment. Topics of interest include, but are not limited, to speciation, quantification, and interactions of various plant nutrients and relevant contributories in manure, soil, and plants. This book outlooks emerging researchable issues on alternative utilization and environmental monitoring of manure and other agricultural by products that may stimulate new research ideas and direction in the relevant fields.

• animal manure
• plant nutrients
• sustainable agriculture
• waste management

• Southern Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS, New Orleans, USA

  Zhongqi He

• Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA

  Hailin Zhang

Dr. Zhongqi He is a research chemist at the USDA and works on Commodity Utilization. He is well known and cited in his area of research. Working with colleagues at the ARS New England Plant, Soil, and Water Laboratory in Orono, Maine, Zhongqi He showed that conventional and organic dairy manures from commercial dairy farms differed in concentrations of plant nutrients, including phosphorus, metals and minerals.

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