MANAGING CLOVER AND POULTRY LITTER FOR PECAN PRODUCTION Lenny Wells UGA Horticulture.

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MANAGING CLOVER AND POULTRY LITTER FOR PECAN PRODUCTION Lenny Wells UGA Horticulture

Poultry Litter & Clover as a Fertilizer Source for Pecan Ponder Farm—Tifton/ Solid Set Irrigation ~25 year old ‘Desirable’ trees 4 treatments/ 6 replications/ RCB Single Tree Plots/Border Trees between treatments 1.‘Dixie’ Crimson Clover 30 lbs/Acre planted in November ‘07 2.Poultry Litter 1 ton/Acre 3.Clover+Poultry Litter 4.Ammonium Nitrate (75 lbs N/A) 5.Untreated Control (2009) All Litter & Fertilizer Application Made in April In 2009, untreated control added (3 reps)

Poultry Litter Analysis Year 1: 75 lbs N; 30 lbs K; 16 lbs P; 0.44 lbs Zn Year 2: 60 lbs N; 62 lbs P; 68 lbs K; 0.58 lbs Zn

Effect of Poultry Litter and Clover on Leaf Elemental Analysis of ‘Desirable’ Pecan Year 1 (2008) TreatmentNPKMgCaSBZnMnFeCu Poultry Litter 2.52a0.15a1.38a0.54a1.56a0.23a39a98a193a83a8.5a Crimson Clover 2.41a0.15a1.20b0.46b1.49a0.22a32b98a325a106a8.8a Litter + Clover 2.44a0.15a1.46a0.46b1.45a0.23a36ab91a143a117a8.8a Ammonium Nitrate (75 lbs N/acre) 2.57a0.16a1.45a0.43b1.39a0.23a35b75a161a198a8.2a

Effect of Poultry Litter and Clover on Leaf Elemental Analysis of ‘Desirable’ Pecan --Year 2 (2009) TreatmentNPKMgCaSBZnMnFeCu Poultry Litter 2.63a0.147ab1.34a0.49a1.54ab0.22b37a73ab265b111b9.3a Crimson Clover 2.67a0.145b1.28a0.46b1.69a0.22b36a92a637a97b9.5a Litter + Clover 2.96a0.153a1.28a0.5a1.68ab0.24a38a83ab372b156a9.5a Ammonium Nitrate (75 lbs N/acre) 2.66a0.145b1.26a0.47ab1.52b0.21b33a64b226b95b8.1b Untreated 2.67a0.15ab1.27a0.44b1.58ab0.22b33a63b184b111b7.8b

Clover Tissue Analysis Treatment% N% P% KZn ppm Crimson Clover 1.98a0.25a1.25a59.35a Litter + Clover 2.63b0.26a2.80b62.09a Treatment% N% P% KZn ppm Crimson Clover 1.98a0.10a1.63a64.2b Litter + Clover 2.63b0.13b1.74b52a May 2008 May 2009

Mycorrhizae –Fungi colonizing the roots of plants Mycorrhizal associations enable trees to compete for limited resources Pecan seedlings inoculated with mycorrhizae have >uptake of N,P, K, Ca, Mg, Cu, and Mn (Sharpe and Marx, 1986) Conditions favorable for mycorrhizal development: –High organic matter –High light intensity—related to carbohydrate production –Adequate soil moisture N, P, K, Ca, etc.

Effects of Clover/Litter on Soil MIP MIP= Mycorrhizae Inoculum Potential Bioassay using sweet corn as host plant a ab b a b bb MIP determines suitability of soil for mycorrhizal colonization of roots

Soil Respiration a a ab bc c

Phosphorous Availability a bc ab abc c a ab b b Clover roots produce phosphotase

Effect of Poultry Litter and Clover on ‘Desirable’ Pecan TreatmentN Cost/A Percent Kernel (2008) Percent Kernel (2009) Yield/tre e (2008) Yield/tree (2009) 2 Year Avg Yield/tree Poultry Litter$3554a51.7a92.7a122ab107.4a Crimson Clover$40*53.4a50.8a94.7a86ab90.4ab Litter + Clover$75*52a50.3a87a84b85.5b Ammonium Nitrate (75 lbs N/acre) $7552.4a52.1a62a129a95.5ab Untreated$ a---130a---

Conclusions A single application of 1 ton poultry litter/acre appears to provide adequate N for pecans Clover alone may provide enough N for pecans in the second year after establishment Clover can remove significant P, K, and Zn from orchard soils Clover can bring otherwise unavailable P into the feeder root zone Microbial activity in pecan orchard soil is higher where clover is grown or litter is applied than where ammonium nitrate is used No Salmonella spp. recovered from poultry litter or orchard soil in any treatment from application through harvest Fertilizer studies on pecan require multiple (4-6) years to get accurate interpretation of results

2009 Soil Mineralization Tubes 2” PVC 8” long Remove at 0, 30, 60, 120, 240, and 330 days after treatment Test Soil Core NO3, NH4 When is N from clover and poultry litter available to pecan trees?

Plots established for 1 full year before tubes are set Tubes placed in orchard immediately after application of fertilizer/manure (April 2009: clover blooming but not yet at peak bloom)

Nitrogen Availability This change related to loss of NH4

Nitrogen Availability

Management Conclusions Most N from synthetic N is utilized or lost within 1 st 60 days after application Poultry Litter provides adequate season long N for pecan Use synthetic N for early spring N needs and clover for late season Clover can provide adequate N for pecans; Best used as a N supplement; The longer clover is in the orchard, the more it can be relied upon Monitor P, K, and Zn where clover is planted