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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2012, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (6): 117-122.

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Effects of fertilizer combinations on the cation-anion balance of alfalfa

LI Yun-qi1, GAO Xiang-pei2, LI Qiu-feng1, LI Jian-guo1, CAO Yu-feng1, GAO Yan-xia1, TANG Shu-xia3, YU He-xing4, LI Yue-e4, JIA Hai-jun1, YANG Wu1   

  1. 1.Animal Science and Technology & College, Agricultural University of Hebei, Baoding 071001, China;
    2.Administrative Service Center of Raoyang, Raoyang 053900, China;
    3.Huanghua Agricultural Bureau, Huanghua 061100, China;
    4.Huanghua Animal Husbandry Bureau, Huanghua 061100, China
  • Received:2011-09-02 Online:2012-06-25 Published:2012-12-20

Abstract: The effects of fertilizer combinations on the cation-anion balance of alfalfa were analysed using a quadratic regression orthogonal rotating combination design. The most common cation in alfalfa was K+, which ranged from 2.40% to 4.01%, followed by Cl- (0.84%-1.09%) and S2- (0.35%-0.58%), while the lowest was Na+, 0.09%-0.22%. The cation-anion balance ranged from 155 to 501 mEq/kg DM. The factors that had a significant negative impact on the cation-anion balance in alfalfa were potassium sulfate and magnesium oxide. Even though the effects of ammonium chloride and superphosphate on the cation-anion balance were not significant, the interactions between ammonium chloride, superphosphate, and magnesium oxide significantly affected the balance. All of the fertilizers lowered the balance to 216.55 mEq/kg DM, which was not significant. However, the combination of fertilizers lowered the balance to 80.55 mEq/kg DM. The fertilizer combination which retained the lowest balance was 50 kg/ha potassium sulfate, 275 kg/ha ammonium chloride, 1 000 kg/ha superphosphate, and 55 kg/ha magnesium oxide.

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