Cauliflower Nitrogen Uptake and Partitioning

Crops:

Almonds

Barley

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Citrus

Corn for Grain

Corn for Silage

Cotton

Grapevines

Lettuce

Pistachio

Rice

Strawberries

Tomatoes

Walnut

Wheat

Seasonal N Uptake

The N uptake curve is based on studies from Spain (red; Rincon Sanchez et al., 2001) and Germany (blue; Kage et al., 2003).

Nitrogen Partitioning

Less than one third of the total aboveground N is removed with the harvested parts (Kage et al., 2003, Smith et al., 2013).

Nitrogen Removed at Harvest

Cauliflower yield and N removed at harvest from different studies.

Links

Cauliflower Fertilization Guidelines

References

Kage H., Alt C., Stuetzel, H., 2003. Aspects of nitrogen use efficiency of cauliflower II. Productivity and nitrogen partitioning as influenced by N supply. Journal of Agricultural Science 141, 17–29.

Rincón Sánchez, L., Pellicer Botía, C., Sáez Sironi, J., Abadía Sánchez, A., Pérez Crespo, A., Marín Nartínez, C., 2001. Crecimiento vegetativo y absorción de nutrientes de la coliflor. Investigación Agraria. Producción Y Protección Vegetales 16, 119-129.

Smith, R., Cahn, M., Hartz, T.K., 2013. Survey of nitrogen uptake and applied irrigation water in broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage production in the Salinas Valley. CDFA FREP Proceedings 89, 117-119.