Implications of Long-Term Land Application of Poultry Litter on Tall Fescue Pastures

Alabama's poultry industry is most heavily concentrated in the Sand Mountain region of northern Alabama. Disposal of litter (manure and bedding material) generated from poultry production in the region is typically accomplished by landspreading onto tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) pastures. We conducted a study in four major poultry producing counties in the Sand Mountain region to determine the effects of long-term litter use on soil and plant conditions related to pasture production and borage quality. Soil samples from 0 to 6 in. depth and plant tissue samples were collected from tall fescue pastures receiving annual applications of litter for 15 to 28 yr (littered) or not receiving such applications (nonlittered). These samples were analyzed for soil pH and organic matter, plant nitrate-N, soil and plant total N, and extractable P, K, Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn [...]

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