@article{Pegoraro_Cazorla_Bachmeier_Baigorria_Boccolini_Ortiz_Lorenzon_Hang_Zubillaga_2024, title={Impacts of different pig slurry application methods on soil quality indicators in a maize-soybean cropping sequence in the Sub-humid Pampas of Argentina}, volume={9}, url={https://oiccpress.com/international-journal-of-recycling-of-organic-waste-in-agriculture/article/impacts-of-different-pig-slurry-application-methods-on-soil-quality-indicators-in-a-maize-soybean-cropping-sequence-in-the-sub-humid-pampas-of-argentina/}, DOI={10.30486/ijrowa.2020.674424}, abstractNote={Purpose In Argentina, pig slurry (PS) is spread in surface with N losses in ammonia form. Different methods to decrease these emissions are available, but there is poor information about their impacts on the soil-plant system. The objective of this study was to compare the effects of different PS application methods on the soil quality in a maize-soybean cropping sequence. Methods PS application methods were evaluated: acidified (AS), incorporated (IS), surface (SS), mineral fertilization (MF) and control (C). The experimental design was arranged in a randomized block with three replicates. Chemical parameters and microbiological parameters were determined. Also, grain yields and N uptake were measured. Results IS caused increases in anaerobic nitrogen and basal respiration of soil on soybean. Treatments with PS and/or FM showed lower values in pH than C in both crops, and higher electrical conductivity only in maize. SS treatment showed higher Pe on soybean, indicating a maintenance of the P levels with respect to those in MF and C. The concentration of NO3- increased with MF in both crops. In maize, MF presented similar concentrations to AS and SS. IS increased grain yields of maize by 16 %, whereas SS and AS increased yields of soybean by 112% and 79%, respectively, compared to C. Conclusions The different PS application methods had similar effects on most of the indicators of soil quality. In maize, IS and AS were more efficient in retaining N within the soil-plant system, whereas, in soybean, the SS led to higher yields.}, number={3}, journal={International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture}, publisher={OICC Press}, author={Pegoraro, Vanesa and Cazorla, Cristian and Bachmeier, Omar and Baigorria, Tomás and Boccolini, Mónica and Ortiz, Jimena and Lorenzon, Claudio and Hang, Susana and Zubillaga, Marta}, year={2024}, month={Jan.}, keywords={Pig slurry incorporation, Pig slurry acidification, Mineral fertilization, Chemical soil, Microbiological soil, Yield crops} }