scholarly journals The Effects of Mineral and Organic Fertilizers on

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mignon ȘANDOR ◽  
Cristina OPRUÅ¢A
Keyword(s):  
Soil Respiration ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Soil Co2 ◽  
Soil Organism ◽  
Organic Fertilization ◽  
Soil Co2 Emission ◽  
Fertilized Soil ◽  
Dynamic Chamber

Soil respiration is the production of carbon dioxide from soil as a result of soil organism metabolic processes. One of the most important sources of CO 2 emission is from agricultural fields. Agricultural practices can influence soil organic carbon inputs and outputs being determinant for CO 2 emission. We studied the effects of mineral and organic fertilization on CO 2 emission in a potato field. During the growing season (April - October) the soil respiration was measured with a closed dynamic chamber in a field experiment where 100 kg of nitrogen was applied as mineral and organic fertilizers. The average CO 2 fluxes did not registered significant differences between treatments, mean estimated values were of 4.8 g/m 2/h in control treatment, 4.63 g/m2/h in organically fertilized soil and 4.2 g/m 2/h in mineral fertilized soil. The highest soil CO2 emission was measured during summer, while similar values of soil respiration were observed in spring and autumn.

Effects of a clear-cut harvest on soil respiration in a jack pine - lichen woodland

1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 534-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G Striegl ◽  
Kimberly P Wickland
Keyword(s):  
Soil Respiration ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Ecosystem Respiration ◽  
Jack Pine ◽  
Soil Co2 ◽  
Deep Soil ◽  
Tree Roots ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Soil Co2 Emission

Quantification of the components of ecosystem respiration is essential to understanding carbon (C) cycling of natural and disturbed landscapes. Soil respiration, which includes autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration from throughout the soil profile, is the second largest flux in the global carbon cycle. We measured soil respiration (soil CO2 emission) at an undisturbed mature jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) stand in Saskatchewan (old jack pine, OJP), and at a formerly continuous portion of the stand that was clear-cut during the previous winter (clear-cut, CC). Tree harvesting reduced soil CO2 emission from ~22.5 to ~9.1 mol CO2 cdot m-2 for the 1994 growing season. OJP was a small net sink of atmospheric CO2, while CC was a net source of CO2. Winter emissions were similar at both sites. Reduction of soil respiration was attributed to disruption of the soil surface and to the death of tree roots. Flux simulations for CC and OJP identify 40% of CO2 emission at the undisturbed OJP site as near-surface respiration, 25% as deep-soil respiration, and 35% as tree-root respiration. The near-surface component was larger than the estimated annual C input to soil, suggesting fast C turnover and no net C accumulation in these boreal uplands in 1994.

scholarly journals Integral Assessment of Organic Fertilization on a Camelina sativa Rotation under Mediterranean Conditions

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 355
Author(s):  
Sara Martinez ◽  
Jose Luis Gabriel ◽  
Sergio Alvarez ◽  
Anibal Capuano ◽  
Maria del Mar Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Crop Rotation ◽  
Yield Components ◽  
Seed Quality ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Camelina Sativa ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Organic Fertilization ◽  
Dewatered Sludge ◽  
Composted Sludge

The goal of this study was to provide quantitative agronomic data and environmental performance through a life cycle assessment of camelina in a crop rotation. For this purpose, camelina [Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz] was included in a crop rotation (camelina-barley [Hordeum vulgare (L.)]-camelina) fertilized with two organic fertilizers (dewatered sludge and composted sludge) during three growing seasons (2015–2018). Three treatments were considered in this experimental study of 0.018 ha: (1) Fertilization with composted sludge (15 t ha−1), (2) fertilization with dewatered sludge (35 t ha−1), and (3) control treatment without fertilization. Results showed that camelina’s yield was affected by climatic conditions, ranging from 0.9 to 1.4 t ha−1 in the first season (2015/2016) and the third season (2017/2018 and did not present significant differences between treatments. The yield components with a positive response to organic fertilization were number of silicles, number of seeds per plant, and thousand-seed weight, with an average increase compared to the control of 23.7%, 16.5%, and 18.5%, respectively. A negative correlation was observed between organic fertilization and total fat content, contrary to the increase in protein content observed with organic fertilization. The environmental assessment of this crop rotation revealed that fertilization and transport were the main hotspots. Despite the undesirable weather limitations, this study showed a positive response of camelina’s yield components and seed quality to organic fertilization. By applying these organic fertilizers, it may be possible to obtain favorable camelina yields and promote waste valorization. To minimize the environmental impacts of this crop rotation with camelina, the main recommendations could be to reduce the distances between the dewatering and composting sites and the field and optimize fertilization rates. Further research is needed to determine the application of these organic fertilizers in the long term.

scholarly journals Effect of Fungus-Growing Termite on Soil CO2 Emission at Termitaria Scale in Dry Evergreen Forest, Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Warin Boonriam ◽  
◽  
Pongthep Suwanwaree ◽  
Sasitorn Hasin ◽  
Phuvasa Chanonmuang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Respiration ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Evergreen Forest ◽  
Co2 Efflux ◽  
Soil Co2 ◽  
Termite Mounds ◽  
Soil Co2 Emission ◽  
Dry Evergreen Forest ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Macrotermes Carbonarius

Termites are one of the major contributors to high spatial variability in soil respiration. Although epigeal termite mounds are considered as a point of high CO2 effluxes, the patterns of mound CO2 effluxes are different, especially the mound of fungus-growing termites in a tropical forest. This study quantified the effects of a fungus-growing termite (Macrotermes carbonarius) associated with soil CO2 emission by considering their nesting pattern in dry evergreen forest, Thailand. A total of six mounds of M. carbonarius were measured for CO2 efflux rates on their mounds and surrounding soils in dry and wet seasons. Also, measurement points were investigated for the active underground passages at the top 10% of among efflux rates. The mean rate of CO2 emission from termitaria of M. carbonarius was 7.66 µmol CO2/m2/s, consisting of 2.94 and 9.11 µmol CO2/m2/s from their above mound and underground passages (the rate reached up to 50.00 µmol CO2/m2/s), respectively. While the CO2 emission rate from the surrounding soil alone was 6.86 µmol CO2/m2/s. The results showed that the termitaria of M. carbonarius contributed 8.4% to soil respiration at the termitaria scale. The study suggests that fungus-growing termites cause a local and strong variation in soil respiration through underground passages radiating out from the mounds in dry evergreen forest.

scholarly journals Weak Effects of Biochar and Nitrogen Fertilization on Switchgrass Photosynthesis, Biomass, and Soil Respiration

Agriculture ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dafeng Hui ◽  
Chih-Li Yu ◽  
Qi Deng ◽  
Priya Saini ◽  
Kenya Collins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Respiration ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
N Fertilization ◽  
Soil Co2 ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Soil Co2 Emission ◽  
Leaf Transpiration ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Reduced Water ◽  
Increase Crop Yield

Application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer plus biochar may increase crop yield, but how biochar will interact with N fertilization to affect bioenergy crop switchgrass physiology, biomass, and soil CO2 emission (i.e., soil respiration) from switchgrass fields remains unclear. Here, we assessed this issue by conducting a field experiment near Nashville TN with two levels of biochar treatment (a control without biochar addition and biochar addition of 9 Mg ha−1), and four N fertilization levels (0 kg N ha−1, 17 kg N ha−1, 34 kg N ha−1, and 67 kg N ha−1, labeled as ON, LN, MN, and HN, respectively). Results showed that both biochar addition and N fertilization did not influence switchgrass leaf photosynthesis and biomass, but biochar addition enhanced leaf transpiration, and reduced water use efficiency. Soil respiration was reduced by biochar addition, but significantly enhanced by N fertilization. Biochar and N fertilization interactively influenced soil respiration and seasonal variation of soil respiration was mostly controlled by soil temperature. Our results indicated that switchgrass can maintain high productivity without much N input, at least for several years. The findings from this study are useful to optimize N fertilization and biochar addition in the switchgrass fields for maintaining relatively high productive switchgrass biomass while reducing soil CO2 emission.

scholarly journals Uncertainties in the prediction of spatial variability of soil CO2 emissions and related properties

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 1466-1475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel De Bortoli Teixeira ◽  
Elton da Silva Bicalho ◽  
Alan Rodrigo Panosso ◽  
Luciano Ito Perillo ◽  
Juliano Luciani Iamaguti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Respiration ◽  
Spatial Variability ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Ordinary Kriging ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Pore Space ◽  
Soil Bulk Density ◽  
Soil Co2 ◽  
Soil Co2 Emission

The soil CO2 emission has high spatial variability because it depends strongly on soil properties. The purpose of this study was to (i) characterize the spatial variability of soil respiration and related properties, (ii) evaluate the accuracy of results of the ordinary kriging method and sequential Gaussian simulation, and (iii) evaluate the uncertainty in predicting the spatial variability of soil CO2 emission and other properties using sequential Gaussian simulations. The study was conducted in a sugarcane area, using a regular sampling grid with 141 points, where soil CO2 emission, soil temperature, air-filled pore space, soil organic matter and soil bulk density were evaluated. All variables showed spatial dependence structure. The soil CO2 emission was positively correlated with organic matter (r = 0.25, p < 0.05) and air-filled pore space (r = 0.27, p < 0.01) and negatively with soil bulk density (r = -0.41, p < 0.01). However, when the estimated spatial values were considered, the air-filled pore space was the variable mainly responsible for the spatial characteristics of soil respiration, with a correlation of 0.26 (p < 0.01). For all variables, individual simulations represented the cumulative distribution functions and variograms better than ordinary kriging and E-type estimates. The greatest uncertainties in predicting soil CO2 emission were associated with areas with the highest estimated values, which produced estimates from 0.18 to 1.85 t CO2 ha-1, according to the different scenarios considered. The knowledge of the uncertainties generated by the different scenarios can be used in inventories of greenhouse gases, to provide conservative estimates of the potential emission of these gases.

scholarly journals Soil CO2 emission in ‘Tifton 85’ bermudagrass pasture fertilized with liquid pig slurry

2021 ◽  
pp. 661-668
Author(s):  
Adilson Amorim Brandão ◽  
Eduardo Guimarães Couto ◽  
Renato de Aragão Ribeiro Rodrigues ◽  
Oscarlina Lúcia dos Santos Weber ◽  
Osvaldo Borges Pinto Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Soil Temperature ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Pig Slurry ◽  
Soil Co2 ◽  
Soil C ◽  
Soil Co2 Emission ◽  
The Impact

The application of liquid pig slurry (LPS) to pastures offers potential as a fertilizer but could have a direct influence on soil CO2 emissions. This study evaluated soil carbon dioxide emissions after successive LPS applications to soils under pasture cultivation. The experiment was carried out on ‘Tifton-85’ bermudagrass pasture cultivated in a red-yellow oxisol soil in the municipality of Lucas do Rio Verde-MT, Brazil. Two treatments were evaluated: the control and an application of 20 m3 ha-1 of LPS after each cut of the pasture. The CO2 emissions from the soil were determined using a high-precision infrared gas analyzer. Soil temperature and soil moisture were determined as were micrometeorological variables. The application of LPS had a significant effect on soil C-CO2 flow. The average flow of C-CO2 from the soil for the control treatment and with the application of LPS was 0.236 g C-CO2 m-2 h-1 and 0.291 g C-CO2 m-2 h-1, respectively. The application of LPS increased the accumulated CO2 emissions from the soil by 23.2%. Soil temperature and moisture are the main factors regulating the process of soil CO2 emission. These factors therefore need to be considered when evaluating the impact of LPS application on greenhouse gas emissions

scholarly journals Soil respiration and its temperature sensitivity to different ecosystems in Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 69-81
Author(s):  
Saraswoti Byanjankar ◽  
Man Kumar Dhamala ◽  
Sanu Raja Maharjan ◽  
Sadhana Pradhanang Kayastha
Keyword(s):  
Soil Respiration ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Atmospheric Co2 ◽  
Emission Sources ◽  
Soil Co2 ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Soil Co2 Emission ◽  
Annapurna Conservation Area ◽  
Natural Carbon

Rising atmospheric CO2 and temperature are altering ecosystems’ carbon cycle. Soil respiration is a potential natural source of atmospheric CO2, an important terrestrial process to characterize soil as a carbon source or sink. Research carried was out in Annapurna Conservation Area (ACAP) as climate change poses special problems for mountain protected areas. Nepal has targeted to reduce the emissions resulting from land-use change by enhancing forest carbon stock by 5% above the 2015 level within 2025. In this case, identifying, quantifying and addressing different potential emission sources are very important. Soil respiration is the process of measuring natural carbon emissions from soil. The study in ACAP soil carbon emission from the forest, grassland, and agricultural lands was investigated using the close chamber method. The global temperature rise has been set to a global 2 °C below the preindustrial period by the IPCC. The rise in temperature has a positive feedback response over soil respiration by increasing CO2 emission. The study shows the potential simulation of soil CO2 emission by 0.217 mg m-2 m-1 in the forest, 0.359 mgm-2 m-1 in grassland, and 0.457 mg m-2 m-1 in agricultural land in October in ACAP.

scholarly journals Warming Changed Soil Respiration Dynamics of Alpine Meadow Ecosystem on the Tibetan Plateau

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Junfeng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Soil Respiration ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Alpine Meadow ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Soil Co2 ◽  
Q10 Value ◽  
Soil Co2 Emission

Alpine meadow system underlain by permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau contains vast soil organic carbon and is sensitive to global warming. However, the dynamics of annual soil respiration (Rs) under long-term warming and the determined factors are still not very clear. Using open-top chambers (OTC), we assessed the effects of two-year experimental warming on the soil CO2 emission and the Q10 value (temperature sensitivity coefficient) under different warming magnitudes. Our study showed that the soil CO2 efflux rate in the warmed plots were 1.22 and 2.32 times higher compared to that of controlled plots. However, the Q10 value decreased by 45.06% and 50.34% respectively as the warming magnitude increased. These results suggested that soil moisture decreasing under global warming would enhance soil CO2 emission and lower the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration rate of the alpine meadow ecosystem in the permafrost region on the Tibetan Plateau. Thus, it is necessary to take into account the combined effect of ground surface warming and soil moisture decrease on the Rs in order to comprehensively evaluate the carbon emissions of the alpine meadow ecosystem, especially in short and medium terms.

The Soil Respiration Rate Difference of the Different Reclamation Types of Soil on the Freshwater-Wetland During the Non-Growth Season

2013 ◽  
Vol 671-674 ◽  
pp. 2709-2714
Author(s):  
Xin Wang Xu ◽  
Xiao Qin He ◽  
Ju Feng Zhen
Keyword(s):  
Soil Respiration ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Environmental Temperature ◽  
Co2 Concentration ◽  
Freshwater Wetland ◽  
Soil Co2 ◽  
Growth Season ◽  
Dry Land ◽  
Soil Co2 Emission ◽  
River Region

Based on a situ experiment in the Yangtze River Region, the CO2 emission flux of the natural wetland and the different reclamation types of soil during the non-growth season were investigated in this paper. The results showed that the contribution of soil respiration (SR) to the atmospheric CO2 concentration is wetland＜dry land＜paddy field..Furthermore, there was a significant positive correlation between the soil respiration and air temperature and soil temperature in three soil type . It concluded that reclamation of fresh water wetland significantly increased SR and soil CO2 emission from soil which was affected greatly by environmental temperature and reduced soil sequestration.

Sequestration of carbon oxide in different fertilization systems in agrocenoses

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Demydenko ◽  
Yu. Zapasna ◽  
V. Velychko
Keyword(s):  
Crop Rotation ◽  
Carbon Oxide ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Organic Fertilization ◽  
Organic System ◽  
Capacity Level ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Fertilization System ◽  
By Products

Aim. To substantiate the agroecological estimation of the performance of a short crop rotation in conditions of intense and organic system of fertilization on the basis of restoring normative parameters of emission and se- questration of С-СО 2 circulation while using by-products as organic fertilizers in conditions of modern climatic system of the Forest-Steppe of Ukraine. Methods. Field, statistical, laboratory. Results of Investigations. The performance of short crop rotations is determined by the capacity of С-СО 2 balance. Strong inverse correla- tion was found between the capacity of N and the ratio between C and N in the agrocenosis, which demon- strated that enhancing the humifi cation processes (ratio constriction) led to the increase in the capacity of С org balance and the decrease in the capacity level of С-СО 2 balance (enhancing mineralization), related to the reduction in the performance of crops in the agrocenosis of a crop rotation compared to the organic system of fertilization. The capacity of С-СО 2 and С org balance correlates at the medium level of inverse direction, and the yield of the main products, feed units and digestible protein correlates at the level of strong direct correlation. Conclusions. General mineralization of by-products and humus in the agrocenosis and humifi cation processes are antagonists, so extending the ratio between С and N at the intense fertilization system stimulates the in- crease in performance and reducing С to N similar to the organic fertilization system enhances the humifi cation process due to binding of С org into humus and limits mineralization which leads to the reduction in agrocenosis performance at the organic fertilization system.

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