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Characteristics of Organic Nitrogen Fractions in Soils Under Long-term Different Fertilization
Received:August 11, 2014  
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KeyWord:long-term field experiment;fertilization;organic nitrogen fraction
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ZHANG Yu-shu Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China
School of Geography Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China 
 
DING Hong Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China hongding@china.com 
WANG Fei Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China  
ZHENG Xiang-zhou Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China  
WENG Bo-qi Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China  
LIN Cheng Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China  
ZHANG Jing Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China  
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Abstract:
      A better understanding of organic nitrogen(N) fractions in soils under long-term fertilization is critical to the regulation of N fertilizers and eco-environmental quality. In this study, a organic N fractionation method by Bremner was used to examine the characteristics of soil organic N fractions under long-term applications of different fertilizers. Compared to no fertilizer(CK) treatment, total N and organic-N in soils increased under long-term fertilization. About half of the increased organic-N was acid-hydrolysable N and the rest was non-acid hydrolysable N. Of the increased acid hydrolysable N, hydrolysable unidentified N, amino acid N, amino sugar N and ammonia N accounted for about 69.0%, 21.0%, 6.6%, and 3.4%, respectively. Total N and organic-N in the soils applied with organic fertilizers plus chemical fertilizers were higher than those with chemical fertilizer alone. However, organic-N fractions changed differently under different organic fertilizers. In the soils applied with cattle manure combined with chemical fertilizers(NPKM), about 60.0% of the increased organic-N was acid-hydrolysable N, while 71.7% was non-acid hydrolysable N in the soils with straw plus chemical fertilizers(NPKS). These results indicate that the composition of organic materials would have great impact on the fractions and availability of organic N in soils.