Browsing by Author "Wilson, Melissa L."

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    Managing nitrogen from manure with a winter rye cover crop: Research dataset
    (2020-02-17) Everett, Leslie A.; Wilson, Melissa L.; Pepin, Randall J.; Coulter, Jeffrey A.; mlw@umn.edu; Wilson, Melissa
    This data is from 19 on-farm studies in Minnesota to evaluate the use of cover crops to trap nutrients from fall manure applications and release them during the growing season for the following cash crop. It includes the amount of above-ground biomass that was produced by the cover crop (CC), soil nitrate in the top 24 inches of soil in plots with and without CC, and yields of the following cash crop in plots with and without CC. There is also data on CC and corn nitrogen uptake. This data was published in a peer-reviewed journal article and is now released.
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    Recommended Methods of Manure Analysis, Second Edition
    (University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, 2022) Wilson, Melissa L.; Cortus, Scott; Brimmer, Rachel; Floren, Jerry; Gunderson, Larry; Hicks, Kristin; Hoerner, Tim; Lessl, Jason; Meinen, Robert J.; Miller, Robert O.; Mowrer, Jake; Porter, Jeffrey; Spargo, John T.; Thayer, Brian; Vocasek, Fred
    The Recommended Methods of Manure Analysis is a comprehensive source of standardized methods for sampling, processing, and analysis of mineral constituents of livestock manure samples for agricultural and horticultural use. The second edition builds upon the previous edition and describes the most up-to-date and widely used techniques used in commercial laboratories in the United States and Canada. It provides step-by-step protocols for each laboratory analysis method, including method performance and laboratory quality assurance and quality control procedures. Details about the Manure Analysis Proficiency Program, the first national laboratory proficiency testing program of its kind for manure, are included to round out this resource for livestock manure testing.