Effect of spatial variability of Nitrogen supply on environmentally acceptable Nitrogen fertilizer application rates to arrable crops

Current N recommendation schemes are based on the Maximum Economic Yield (MEY), as obtained at “economic optimum’ fertilizer application rates. Environmental standards for the amount of mineral N left in the soil at harvest time will soon restrict fertilizer rates to obtain an Environmentally Acceptable Production (EAP). For MEY, but especially for EAP, spatial variability of N supply in a field which is managed as if it were a homogeneous unit should be taken into account. Degree of spatial variability in N supply should be explicitly taken into account in future discussions of the conflict between environmental and production targets.

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