Abstract
Proper N management is important to optimizing profit and minimizing N loss. The efficiency of N use may be improved in humid regions with a reliable soil test to guide fertilizer N recommendations. Recently, a presidedress nitrate soil test (PSNT) has shown promise as a means of quantifying the size of the potential mineralizable organic N pool in soil. This study was conducted to determine if the PSNT could he used for corn (Zea mays L.) production to identify N responsive and nonresponsive sites, predict the economic optimum fertilizer N rate, and improve the current fetilizer N recommendation procedure. The PSNT gave a useful and defined critical level of 21 ppm nitrate-N, delineating N responsive from nonresponsive sites. The success rate for making the correct decision about N responsiveness was 84%, indicating a good relationship between the PSNT and the ability of the soil to supply N [...]
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