N2O and CH4 emissions, and NO3- leaching on a crop-yield basis from a subtropical rain-fed wheat-maize rotation in response to different types of nitrogen fertilizer

Guaranteeing high crop yields while reducing environmental impacts of nitrogen fertilizer use due to associated losses of N2O emissions and nitrate (NO3 −) leaching is a key challenge in the context of sustainable intensification of crop production. However, few field data sets are available that ex...

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Autores principales: Zhou, M., Zhu, B., Bruggemann, N., Bergmann, J., Wang, Y., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
Formato: Journal Article
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Publicado: Springer 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51794
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author Zhou, M.
Zhu, B.
Bruggemann, N.
Bergmann, J.
Wang, Y.
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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Bruggemann, N.
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
Wang, Y.
Zhou, M.
Zhu, B.
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Zhu, B.
Bruggemann, N.
Bergmann, J.
Wang, Y.
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description Guaranteeing high crop yields while reducing environmental impacts of nitrogen fertilizer use due to associated losses of N2O emissions and nitrate (NO3 −) leaching is a key challenge in the context of sustainable intensification of crop production. However, few field data sets are available that explore the effect of different forms of N management on yields as well as on N losses in the form of N2O or NO3 −. Here we report on a large-scale field lysimeter (8 × 4 m2) experiment, which was designed to determine soil CH4 and N2O emissions, NO3 − leaching losses and crop yields from a subtropical rain-fed wheat–maize rotation in the Sichuan Basin, one of the most intensively used agricultural regions in China. One control and three different fertilizer treatments with the same total rate of N application (280 kg N ha−1 y−1) were included: NF: control (no fertilizer); NPK: synthetic N fertilizer; OMNPK: synthetic N fertilizer plus pig manure; RSDNPK: synthetic N fertilizer plus crop residues. As compared to the standard NPK treatment, annual NO3 − leaching losses for OMNPK and RSDNPK treatments were decreased by 36 and 22%, respectively (P < 0.05). Similarly, crop yield-scaled NO3 − leaching for NPK treatment was higher than those for either OMNPK or RSDNPK treatments (P < 0.05). Direct N2O emissions for RSDNPK treatment were decreased as compared with NPK and OMNPK treatments (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the yield-scaled GWP (global warming potential) was lower for the treatments where either pig manure or crop residues were incorporated as compared to the standard NPK treatment (P < 0.05). Our study indicates that it is possible to reduce the negative environmental impact of NO3 − leaching and N2O emissions without compromising crop productivity. Yield-scaled NO3 − leaching, similar to the yield-scaled GWP, represents another valuable-integrated metric to address the dual goals of reducing nitrogen pollution and maintaining crop grain yield for a given agricultural system.
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spelling CGSpace517942024-01-09T09:53:48Z N2O and CH4 emissions, and NO3- leaching on a crop-yield basis from a subtropical rain-fed wheat-maize rotation in response to different types of nitrogen fertilizer Zhou, M. Zhu, B. Bruggemann, N. Bergmann, J. Wang, Y. Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus crops ecology Guaranteeing high crop yields while reducing environmental impacts of nitrogen fertilizer use due to associated losses of N2O emissions and nitrate (NO3 −) leaching is a key challenge in the context of sustainable intensification of crop production. However, few field data sets are available that explore the effect of different forms of N management on yields as well as on N losses in the form of N2O or NO3 −. Here we report on a large-scale field lysimeter (8 × 4 m2) experiment, which was designed to determine soil CH4 and N2O emissions, NO3 − leaching losses and crop yields from a subtropical rain-fed wheat–maize rotation in the Sichuan Basin, one of the most intensively used agricultural regions in China. One control and three different fertilizer treatments with the same total rate of N application (280 kg N ha−1 y−1) were included: NF: control (no fertilizer); NPK: synthetic N fertilizer; OMNPK: synthetic N fertilizer plus pig manure; RSDNPK: synthetic N fertilizer plus crop residues. As compared to the standard NPK treatment, annual NO3 − leaching losses for OMNPK and RSDNPK treatments were decreased by 36 and 22%, respectively (P < 0.05). Similarly, crop yield-scaled NO3 − leaching for NPK treatment was higher than those for either OMNPK or RSDNPK treatments (P < 0.05). Direct N2O emissions for RSDNPK treatment were decreased as compared with NPK and OMNPK treatments (P < 0.05). Furthermore, the yield-scaled GWP (global warming potential) was lower for the treatments where either pig manure or crop residues were incorporated as compared to the standard NPK treatment (P < 0.05). Our study indicates that it is possible to reduce the negative environmental impact of NO3 − leaching and N2O emissions without compromising crop productivity. Yield-scaled NO3 − leaching, similar to the yield-scaled GWP, represents another valuable-integrated metric to address the dual goals of reducing nitrogen pollution and maintaining crop grain yield for a given agricultural system. 2014-03 2014-12-07T09:46:37Z 2014-12-07T09:46:37Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51794 en Limited Access Springer Zhou, M., Zhu, B., Brüggemann, N., Bergmann, J., Wang, Y. and Butterbach-Bahl, K. 2014. N2O and CH4 emissions, and NO3- leaching on a crop-yield basis from a subtropical rain-fed wheat-maize rotation in response to different types of nitrogen fertilizer. Ecosystems (17): 286-301.
spellingShingle crops
ecology
Zhou, M.
Zhu, B.
Bruggemann, N.
Bergmann, J.
Wang, Y.
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
N2O and CH4 emissions, and NO3- leaching on a crop-yield basis from a subtropical rain-fed wheat-maize rotation in response to different types of nitrogen fertilizer
title N2O and CH4 emissions, and NO3- leaching on a crop-yield basis from a subtropical rain-fed wheat-maize rotation in response to different types of nitrogen fertilizer
title_full N2O and CH4 emissions, and NO3- leaching on a crop-yield basis from a subtropical rain-fed wheat-maize rotation in response to different types of nitrogen fertilizer
title_fullStr N2O and CH4 emissions, and NO3- leaching on a crop-yield basis from a subtropical rain-fed wheat-maize rotation in response to different types of nitrogen fertilizer
title_full_unstemmed N2O and CH4 emissions, and NO3- leaching on a crop-yield basis from a subtropical rain-fed wheat-maize rotation in response to different types of nitrogen fertilizer
title_short N2O and CH4 emissions, and NO3- leaching on a crop-yield basis from a subtropical rain-fed wheat-maize rotation in response to different types of nitrogen fertilizer
title_sort n2o and ch4 emissions and no3 leaching on a crop yield basis from a subtropical rain fed wheat maize rotation in response to different types of nitrogen fertilizer
topic crops
ecology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/51794
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