Soil greenhouse gas emissions from inorganic fertilisers and recycled oil palm waste products on Indonesian oil palm plantations

A continuous rise in the global demand for palm oil has resulted in the large‐scale expansion of oil palm plantations and generated environmental controversy. Efforts to increase the sustainability of oil palm cultivation include the recycling of oil‐mill and pruning residues in the field, but this...

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Autores principales: Rahman, Niharika, Brunn, Thilde Bech, Giller, Kenneth E., Magid, Jakob, Ven, Gerrie W. van de, Neergaard, Andreas de
Formato: Journal Article
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Publicado: Wiley 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100745
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author Rahman, Niharika
Brunn, Thilde Bech
Giller, Kenneth E.
Magid, Jakob
Ven, Gerrie W. van de
Neergaard, Andreas de
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Giller, Kenneth E.
Magid, Jakob
Neergaard, Andreas de
Rahman, Niharika
Ven, Gerrie W. van de
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Brunn, Thilde Bech
Giller, Kenneth E.
Magid, Jakob
Ven, Gerrie W. van de
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description A continuous rise in the global demand for palm oil has resulted in the large‐scale expansion of oil palm plantations and generated environmental controversy. Efforts to increase the sustainability of oil palm cultivation include the recycling of oil‐mill and pruning residues in the field, but this may increase soil CH4 (methane) emissions. This study reports the results of yearlong field‐based measurements of soil N2O (nitrous oxide) and CH4 emissions from commercial plantations in North Sumatra, Indonesia. One experiment investigated the effects of soil‐water saturation on N2O and CH4 emissions across inorganic fertilisers and organic amendments by simulating 25 mm rainfall per day for 21 days. Three additional experiments focused on emissions from a) inorganic fertiliser (urea), b) combination of enriched mulch with urea and c) organic amendments (empty fruit bunches, enriched mulch and pruned oil palm fronds) applied in different doses and spatial layouts (placed in inter‐row zones, piles, patches or bands) for a full year. The higher dose of urea led to a significantly higher N2O emissions with the emission factors ranging from 2.4‐2.7% in the long‐term experiment, which is considerably higher than the IPCC standard of 1%. Organic amendments were a significant source of both N2O and CH4 emissions, but, N2O emissions from organic amendments were 66‐86% lower than those from inorganic fertilisers. Organic amendments applied in piles emitted 63 and 71% more N2O and CH4 respectively than when spread out. With twice the dose of organic amendments, cumulative emissions were up to three times greater. The (simulated) rainwater experiment showed that the increase in precipitation led to a significant increase in N2O emissions significantly, suggesting that the time of fertilisation is a critical management option for reducing emissions. The results from this study could therefore help guide residue and nutrient management practices to reduce emissions while ensuring better nutrient recycling for sustainable oil palm production systems.
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spelling CGSpace1007452025-02-19T14:32:15Z Soil greenhouse gas emissions from inorganic fertilisers and recycled oil palm waste products on Indonesian oil palm plantations Rahman, Niharika Brunn, Thilde Bech Giller, Kenneth E. Magid, Jakob Ven, Gerrie W. van de Neergaard, Andreas de agriculture fod security climate change soil fertility greenhouse gas emissions greenhouse gases A continuous rise in the global demand for palm oil has resulted in the large‐scale expansion of oil palm plantations and generated environmental controversy. Efforts to increase the sustainability of oil palm cultivation include the recycling of oil‐mill and pruning residues in the field, but this may increase soil CH4 (methane) emissions. This study reports the results of yearlong field‐based measurements of soil N2O (nitrous oxide) and CH4 emissions from commercial plantations in North Sumatra, Indonesia. One experiment investigated the effects of soil‐water saturation on N2O and CH4 emissions across inorganic fertilisers and organic amendments by simulating 25 mm rainfall per day for 21 days. Three additional experiments focused on emissions from a) inorganic fertiliser (urea), b) combination of enriched mulch with urea and c) organic amendments (empty fruit bunches, enriched mulch and pruned oil palm fronds) applied in different doses and spatial layouts (placed in inter‐row zones, piles, patches or bands) for a full year. The higher dose of urea led to a significantly higher N2O emissions with the emission factors ranging from 2.4‐2.7% in the long‐term experiment, which is considerably higher than the IPCC standard of 1%. Organic amendments were a significant source of both N2O and CH4 emissions, but, N2O emissions from organic amendments were 66‐86% lower than those from inorganic fertilisers. Organic amendments applied in piles emitted 63 and 71% more N2O and CH4 respectively than when spread out. With twice the dose of organic amendments, cumulative emissions were up to three times greater. The (simulated) rainwater experiment showed that the increase in precipitation led to a significant increase in N2O emissions significantly, suggesting that the time of fertilisation is a critical management option for reducing emissions. The results from this study could therefore help guide residue and nutrient management practices to reduce emissions while ensuring better nutrient recycling for sustainable oil palm production systems. 2019-09 2019-04-11T14:40:58Z 2019-04-11T14:40:58Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100745 en Open Access Wiley Rahman N, Bruun TB, Giller KE, Magid J, van de Ven G, de Neergaard A. 2019. Soil greenhouse gas emissions from inorganic fertilisers and recycled oil palm waste products on Indonesian oil palm plantations. Global Change Biology 11(9):1056-1074.
spellingShingle agriculture
fod security
climate change
soil fertility
greenhouse gas emissions
greenhouse gases
Rahman, Niharika
Brunn, Thilde Bech
Giller, Kenneth E.
Magid, Jakob
Ven, Gerrie W. van de
Neergaard, Andreas de
Soil greenhouse gas emissions from inorganic fertilisers and recycled oil palm waste products on Indonesian oil palm plantations
title Soil greenhouse gas emissions from inorganic fertilisers and recycled oil palm waste products on Indonesian oil palm plantations
title_full Soil greenhouse gas emissions from inorganic fertilisers and recycled oil palm waste products on Indonesian oil palm plantations
title_fullStr Soil greenhouse gas emissions from inorganic fertilisers and recycled oil palm waste products on Indonesian oil palm plantations
title_full_unstemmed Soil greenhouse gas emissions from inorganic fertilisers and recycled oil palm waste products on Indonesian oil palm plantations
title_short Soil greenhouse gas emissions from inorganic fertilisers and recycled oil palm waste products on Indonesian oil palm plantations
title_sort soil greenhouse gas emissions from inorganic fertilisers and recycled oil palm waste products on indonesian oil palm plantations
topic agriculture
fod security
climate change
soil fertility
greenhouse gas emissions
greenhouse gases
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100745
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