Table 3 20-years average soil NO3–N and NH4+–N, essential soil water and urea and denitrification losses in the soil layer from 1 to 7 in observed and predicted values.

From: 20 Years nitrogen dynamics study by using APSIM nitrogen model simulation for sustainable management in Jilin China

S. no

Observed

Predicted

Change in observed and predicted

Essential soil water

286.73

286.73

0.00

Total NO3–N (kg ha−1)

1375.86

1387.01

11.16

Total NH4+–N (kg ha−1)

9.24

9.28

0.04

NO3–N (1) (kg ha−1)

378.65

379.04

0.39

NO3–N (2) (kg ha−1)

217.42

217.75

0.32

NO3–N (3) (kg ha−1)

356.63

357.70

1.07

NO3–N (4) (kg ha−1)

239.69

241.37

1.67

NO3–N (5) (kg ha−1)

113.89

116.12

2.23

NO3–N (6) (kg ha−1)

49.74

52.36

2.62

NO3–N (7) (kg ha−1)

19.83

22.68

2.84

NH4+–N (1) (kg ha−1)

8.49

8.49

0.00

NH4+–N (2) (kg ha−1)

0.30

0.30

0.00

NH4+–N (3) (kg ha−1)

0.29

0.30

0.01

NH4+–N (4) (kg ha−1)

0.16

0.16

0.01

NH4+–N (5) (kg ha−1)

0.00

0.01

0.01

NH4+–N (6) (kg ha−1)

0.00

0.01

0.01

NH4+–N (7) (kg ha−1)

0.00

0.01

0.01

Denitrification (kg ha−1)

0.06

0.06

0.00

Urea (kg ha−1)

3.58

3.58

0.00