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Long Term Experiment No. 2, Soil Organic Matter Network, England

Entry ID: IACR.No2

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Summary

Abstract: This experiment was initiated in 1965 at a site that has been in
arable use for a very long time. The land use in this experiment
consists of a cropping sequence: Sugar beet, Spring oats, Winter
wheat, with treatments: 3 levels of N, 2 levels of P, 2 levels of K,
Na and FYM.

The climatic region of the site is classified as cool temperate. The
average climatic conditions at the experimental site ...

Related URL

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Description: This url links to the GCTE-SOMNET home page where additional project
information and methodology can be obtained. This site is currently
in a datasharing phase of the network where actual data will become
available shortly, at different levels of accessibility. Please
follow this link for more information.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 56.27	S: 56.25	E: 0.57	W: 0.55

Min Depth: SURFACE Max Depth: 90 CM

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Dr. Marc F. Allison

Dataset Title: Long Term Experiment No. 2

Online Resource: http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/aen/eusomnet/expts/longterm2.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1965-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > EUROPE > NORTHERN EUROPE > BRITISH ISLES > UNITED KINGDOM

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS > FERTILIZERS

AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL PLANT SCIENCE > CROP/PLANT YIELDS

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

Project

GCTE > Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems, IGBP

Quality Details of the plots:
Width of smallest plot is 5.08 m
Length of smallest plot is 15.95 m
Slope: slight . Shape: concave
Details of direction of cultivation: Right angles to plots
Width of Discard Strip around plot: 1 m

Details of replication, randomization and controls
There are at least 2 replicates in the experiment.
The experiment has a randomized plot design.
There are control plots described as follows:
Treatment A: No inputs; Treatment I: Standard inputs

Access Constraints none

Use Constraints Link to the following location to view data use policy of SOMNET members:
http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/aen/somnet/index.htm

Ancillary Keywords

AVENA SATIVA L.

BETA L.

Originating Center

Data Center

European Soil Organic Matter Network, Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems Soil Organic Matter Network, Rothamsted Research

Data Center URL: http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/aen/eusomnet/
Dataset ID: Long Term Experiment No. 2

Data Center Personnel
Name: PETER FALLOON Phone: +44 (0)1582 763133 x2110 Fax: +44 (0)1582 760981 Email: Pete.Falloon at bbsrc.ac.uk Contact Address: Agriculture & Environment Division, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2JQ UK.