Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions from a Japanese Lowland Soil Cropped to Onion: III. Relationship with Soil Physical Properties

Nitrous oxide production and emission in agricultural soils are often influenced by soil physical properties and mineral N content. An experiment was initiated on a commercial farm located in the St. Lawrence Lowlands to measure the effects of recommended (150 kg N ha-1) and excessive (250 kg N ha-1) rates of anhydrous ammonia on atmospheric composition (O2, CO2, CH4 and N2O) and N2O emissions in soils of contrasting textures (sandy loam, clay loam and clay) cropped to corn. N2O emissions and soil temperature, water content and atmospheric composition were measured from post-harvest tillage to the first snowfall during the first year (2000), and from spring thaw to mid-July during the following 2 yr. Episodes of high N2O concentrations and surface emissions coincided with periods of high soil water content shortly following rainfall events when soil O2 concentrations were lowest. The convergence of indicators of restricted soil aeration at the time of highest N2O production suggested that denitrification was a major contributor to N2O emissions even in soils receiving an NH4-based fertilizer. Soil texture had a significant influence on soil N2O concentration and emission rates on several sampling dates. However, the effect was relatively small and it was not consistent, likely because of complex interactions between soil physical properties and N2O production, consumption and diffusion processes. Nitrous oxide emissions during the study were not limited by soil N availability as indicated by similar fluxes at recommended and excessive rates of anhydrous ammonia. Finally, greater N2O emissions in 2001 than in 2002 stress the importance of multiyear studies to evaluate the effect of annual weather conditions on soil N2O dynamics. Key words: Greenhouse gasses, denitrification

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Soil Physical Properties and Nitrous Oxide Emission from Agricultural Soils

Advances in Agrophysical Research ◽

10.5772/53061 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Natalya P. ◽

Elena Y. ◽

Sergey V. ◽

Eugene V. Balashov

Keyword(s):

Nitrous Oxide ◽

Physical Properties ◽

Agricultural Soils ◽

Soil Physical Properties ◽

Nitrous Oxide Emission

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Effects of different forms of soil disinfection on soil physical properties and cucumber growth

CHINESE JOURNAL OF ECO-AGRICULTURE ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1011.2010.01189 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 18 (6) ◽

pp. 1189-1193 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ying-Mei LI ◽

Hong-Mei CAO ◽

Fu-Li XU ◽

Wu-Ting REN ◽

Jian-Li LIU ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Properties ◽

Soil Physical Properties ◽

Soil Disinfection

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Comparison of Soil Physical Properties under Primary and Secondary Forests in Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong Nature Reserves, Sichuan, China*

Chinese Journal of Appplied Environmental Biology ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1145.2009.00768 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2009 (6) ◽

pp. 768-773

Author(s):

Xueyong PANG ◽

Weikai BAO ◽

Yuanming JIANG ◽

Cheng WANG

Keyword(s):

Physical Properties ◽

Soil Physical Properties ◽

Nature Reserves ◽

Secondary Forests

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Influence of Long-term Cropping Systems on Soil Physical Properties Related to Soil Erodibility

Soil Science Society of America Journal ◽

10.2136/sssaj2003.0637 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 67 (2) ◽

pp. 637 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Achmad Rachman ◽

S. H. Anderson ◽

C. J. Gantzer ◽

A. L. Thompson

Keyword(s):

Physical Properties ◽

Cropping Systems ◽

Soil Physical Properties ◽

Soil Erodibility

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Biochar and urease inhibitor mitigate NH3 and N2O emissions and improve wheat yield in a urea fertilized alkaline soil

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-96771-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Khadim Dawar ◽

Shah Fahad ◽

M. M. R. Jahangir ◽

Iqbal Munir ◽

Syed Sartaj Alam ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nitrous Oxide ◽

Grain Yield ◽

Block Design ◽

N Uptake ◽

Nitrous Oxide Emissions ◽

N2o Emissions ◽

Urease Inhibitor ◽

Alkaline Soil ◽

Total N ◽

N Assimilation

AbstractIn this study, we explored the role of biochar (BC) and/or urease inhibitor (UI) in mitigating ammonia (NH3) and nitrous oxide (N2O) discharge from urea fertilized wheat cultivated fields in Pakistan (34.01°N, 71.71°E). The experiment included five treatments [control, urea (150 kg N ha−1), BC (10 Mg ha−1), urea + BC and urea + BC + UI (1 L ton−1)], which were all repeated four times and were carried out in a randomized complete block design. Urea supplementation along with BC and BC + UI reduced soil NH3 emissions by 27% and 69%, respectively, compared to sole urea application. Nitrous oxide emissions from urea fertilized plots were also reduced by 24% and 53% applying BC and BC + UI, respectively, compared to urea alone. Application of BC with urea improved the grain yield, shoot biomass, and total N uptake of wheat by 13%, 24%, and 12%, respectively, compared to urea alone. Moreover, UI further promoted biomass and grain yield, and N assimilation in wheat by 38%, 22% and 27%, respectively, over sole urea application. In conclusion, application of BC and/or UI can mitigate NH3 and N2O emissions from urea fertilized soil, improve N use efficiency (NUE) and overall crop productivity.

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Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Pineapple Cultivation on a Tropical Peat Soil

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13094928 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (9) ◽

pp. 4928

Author(s):

Alicia Vanessa Jeffary ◽

Osumanu Haruna Ahmed ◽

Roland Kueh Jui Heng ◽

Liza Nuriati Lim Kim Choo ◽

Latifah Omar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nitrous Oxide ◽

Soil Temperature ◽

Peat Soil ◽

Farming Systems ◽

N2o Emission ◽

Nitrous Oxide Emissions ◽

Natural State ◽

N2o Emissions ◽

Wet Season ◽

Peat Soils

Farming systems on peat soils are novel, considering the complexities of these organic soil. Since peat soils effectively capture greenhouse gases in their natural state, cultivating peat soils with annual or perennial crops such as pineapples necessitates the monitoring of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, especially from cultivated peat lands, due to a lack of data on N2O emissions. An on-farm experiment was carried out to determine the movement of N2O in pineapple production on peat soil. Additionally, the experiment was carried out to determine if the peat soil temperature and the N2O emissions were related. The chamber method was used to capture the N2O fluxes daily (for dry and wet seasons) after which gas chromatography was used to determine N2O followed by expressing the emission of this gas in t ha−1 yr−1. The movement of N2O horizontally (832 t N2O ha−1 yr−1) during the dry period was higher than in the wet period (599 t N2O ha−1 yr−1) because of C and N substrate in the peat soil, in addition to the fertilizer used in fertilizing the pineapple plants. The vertical movement of N2O (44 t N2O ha−1 yr−1) was higher in the dry season relative to N2O emission (38 t N2O ha−1 yr−1) during the wet season because of nitrification and denitrification of N fertilizer. The peat soil temperature did not affect the direction (horizontal and vertical) of the N2O emission, suggesting that these factors are not related. Therefore, it can be concluded that N2O movement in peat soils under pineapple cultivation on peat lands occurs horizontally and vertically, regardless of season, and there is a need to ensure minimum tilling of the cultivated peat soils to prevent them from being an N2O source instead of an N2O sink.

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