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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2013, Vol. 12 Issue (10): 1855-1864    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60400-1
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Changes in Phosphorus Fractions and Nitrogen Forms During Composting of Pig Manure with Rice Straw
 LÜ Dui-an, YAN Bai-xing, WANG Li-xia, DENG Zhi-qiang, ZHANG Yu-bin
1 Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Changchun 130102, P.R.China
2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R.China
3 College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, P.R.China
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摘要  The study was conducted to reveal P fractions and N forms changing characters during composting of pig manure with rice straw. During composting, the NH4 +-N concentration decreased and reached at a relatively low value (<400 mg kg-1) in the final compost, while the NO3 --N concentration increased. Total N losses mainly occurred during thermophilic phase due to the high temperature, the high NH4 +-N concentration and the increase of pH value. Labile inorganic P was dominated in the pig manure and initial compost mixture. During composting, the proportion of labile inorganic P of total extracted P decreased, while the proportion of Fe+Al-bound P, Ca+Mg-bound P and residual P increased. The evolutions of the proportion of labile inorganic P, Fe+Al-bound P and Ca+Mg-bound P were well correlated with the changes of pH value, organic matter and C/N ratio. Therefore, composting could increase the concentration of N and P and decrease the presence of NH4 +-N and labile P fractions which might cause environmental issues following land application.

Abstract  The study was conducted to reveal P fractions and N forms changing characters during composting of pig manure with rice straw. During composting, the NH4 +-N concentration decreased and reached at a relatively low value (<400 mg kg-1) in the final compost, while the NO3 --N concentration increased. Total N losses mainly occurred during thermophilic phase due to the high temperature, the high NH4 +-N concentration and the increase of pH value. Labile inorganic P was dominated in the pig manure and initial compost mixture. During composting, the proportion of labile inorganic P of total extracted P decreased, while the proportion of Fe+Al-bound P, Ca+Mg-bound P and residual P increased. The evolutions of the proportion of labile inorganic P, Fe+Al-bound P and Ca+Mg-bound P were well correlated with the changes of pH value, organic matter and C/N ratio. Therefore, composting could increase the concentration of N and P and decrease the presence of NH4 +-N and labile P fractions which might cause environmental issues following land application.
Keywords:  composting       nitrogen forms       phosphorus fractions       organic matter       pig manure  
Received: 25 October 2012   Accepted:
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This work was financially supported by the Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment (2012ZX07201004) and Jilin Provincial Research Foundation for Basic Research, China (201105033).

Corresponding Authors:  Correspondence WANG Li-xia, Tel: +86-431-85542215, E-mail: lxwang@neigae.ac.cn     E-mail:  lxwang@neigae.ac.cn
About author:  Lü Dui-an, Tel: +86-431-85542215, E-mail: lvduian_1147@163.com

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Lü Dui-an, YAN Bai-xing, WANG Li-xia, DENG Zhi-qiang, ZHANG Yu-bin. 2013. Changes in Phosphorus Fractions and Nitrogen Forms During Composting of Pig Manure with Rice Straw. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 12(10): 1855-1864.

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