Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2-2024
Publication Title
Agronomy Journal
Abstract
State-level cooperative extension services provide fertilizer recommendations for row crops in the United States. Of these, nitrogen (N) recommendations are arguably the most important because N is the most common yield-limiting nutrient in nonlegume crop production systems. Throughout the peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) growing region of the United States, Cooperative Extension Services generally recommends 22–67 kg N/ha credit to crops following peanut, likely due to the assumption that peanut, being a legume, contributes N to the following crop. The body of peer-reviewed literature indicates that N credits from peanut to the subsequent crop are negligible. Recent literature indicates that apparent differences in yield following peanut compared to a nonlegume are a result of nonlegume crop residue favoring N immobilization rather than N mineralization from peanut residue. Taken together, recent research corroborates the few previous scientific publications addressing the issue, namely, that cooperative extension service recommendations to reduce N fertilization to crops after peanut are not supported by the peer-reviewed literature. Future field research should include summer fallows to determine if yield differences between legumes and nonlegumes are due to N credits by the legume or N immobilization by nonlegumes. Data on N loss pathways following peanut are needed to identify management strategies that can mitigate N losses after peanut harvest. In conclusion, the preponderance of peer-reviewed science does not support current Extension recommendations regarding peanut N credits to the following crop.
Recommended Citation
Mulvaney, Michael J.; Iboyi, Joseph E.; Balkcom, Kipling S.; Jordan, David; Zurweller, Brendan; and Jani, Arun, "Nitrogen credits after peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)" (2024). Biology and Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations. 45.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/biochem_fac/45
Comments
Published in Agronomy Journal by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Society of Agronomy. Available via doi: 10.1002/agj2.21669.
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