To burn or not to burn : the question of straw burning and nitrogen fertilization effect on nitrous oxide emissions in sugarcane

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the main greenhouse gas emitted from farming systems and is associated with nitrogen (N) fertilizer application as well as decomposition of organic matter present in the environment. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of post-harvest straw burning and synt...

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Main Authors: Chalco Vera, Jorge Elias, Valeiro, Alejandro Hector, Posse Beaulieu, Gabriela, Acreche, Martin Moises
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1418
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717304217?via%3Dihub
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.172
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author Chalco Vera, Jorge Elias
Valeiro, Alejandro Hector
Posse Beaulieu, Gabriela
Acreche, Martin Moises
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description Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the main greenhouse gas emitted from farming systems and is associated with nitrogen (N) fertilizer application as well as decomposition of organic matter present in the environment. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of post-harvest straw burning and synthetic N fertilization on the dynamics of N2O emissions in the sugarcane-soil system in Tucuman, Argentina, compared with a native forest. Close-vented chambers were used to capture N2O during three consecutive growing seasons. The highest N2O emissions from the sugarcane-soil system coincided with the period of high soil and air temperatures, rainfall and soil N content. The effect of synthetic N fertilization on annual cumulative N2O emission was 7.4–61.5% higher in straw burned than in unburned treatments, especially during a wet growing season. There was a significant effect of treatments on N2O emission factors among growing seasons: 0.58–1.67% and 0.94–3.34% in the unburnt and burnt treatments, respectively. The emission factors for sugarcane are highly dependent on rainfall, temperature and crop management practices; regarding the latter, avoiding straw burning and reducing N soil availability, assessing alternative N fertilizers or new application modes such as split rates, seem to be the key for mitigating N2O emissions from the sugarcane-soil system in Tucumán, Argentina.
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spelling INTA14182018-06-21T13:53:42Z To burn or not to burn : the question of straw burning and nitrogen fertilization effect on nitrous oxide emissions in sugarcane Chalco Vera, Jorge Elias Valeiro, Alejandro Hector Posse Beaulieu, Gabriela Acreche, Martin Moises Aplicación de Abonos Materia Orgánica del Suelo Oxido Nitroso Caña de Azúcar Abonos Nitrogenados Fertilizer Application Soil Organic Matter Nitrous Oxide Sugarcane Nitrogen Fertilizers Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the main greenhouse gas emitted from farming systems and is associated with nitrogen (N) fertilizer application as well as decomposition of organic matter present in the environment. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of post-harvest straw burning and synthetic N fertilization on the dynamics of N2O emissions in the sugarcane-soil system in Tucuman, Argentina, compared with a native forest. Close-vented chambers were used to capture N2O during three consecutive growing seasons. The highest N2O emissions from the sugarcane-soil system coincided with the period of high soil and air temperatures, rainfall and soil N content. The effect of synthetic N fertilization on annual cumulative N2O emission was 7.4–61.5% higher in straw burned than in unburned treatments, especially during a wet growing season. There was a significant effect of treatments on N2O emission factors among growing seasons: 0.58–1.67% and 0.94–3.34% in the unburnt and burnt treatments, respectively. The emission factors for sugarcane are highly dependent on rainfall, temperature and crop management practices; regarding the latter, avoiding straw burning and reducing N soil availability, assessing alternative N fertilizers or new application modes such as split rates, seem to be the key for mitigating N2O emissions from the sugarcane-soil system in Tucumán, Argentina. Inst. de Clima y Agua Fil: Chalco Vera, Jorge Elias. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Valeiro, Alejandro Hector. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; Argentina. Fil: Posse Beaulieu, Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Centro de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales. Instituto de Clima y Agua; Argentina Fil: Acreche, Martin Moises. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Salta; Argentina 2017-10-05T15:25:54Z 2017-10-05T15:25:54Z 2017 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1418 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717304217?via%3Dihub 0048-9697 (Print) 1879-1026 (Online) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.172 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Science of the total environment 587–588 : 399-406. (June 2017)
spellingShingle Aplicación de Abonos
Materia Orgánica del Suelo
Oxido Nitroso
Caña de Azúcar
Abonos Nitrogenados
Fertilizer Application
Soil Organic Matter
Nitrous Oxide
Sugarcane
Nitrogen Fertilizers
Chalco Vera, Jorge Elias
Valeiro, Alejandro Hector
Posse Beaulieu, Gabriela
Acreche, Martin Moises
To burn or not to burn : the question of straw burning and nitrogen fertilization effect on nitrous oxide emissions in sugarcane
title To burn or not to burn : the question of straw burning and nitrogen fertilization effect on nitrous oxide emissions in sugarcane
title_full To burn or not to burn : the question of straw burning and nitrogen fertilization effect on nitrous oxide emissions in sugarcane
title_fullStr To burn or not to burn : the question of straw burning and nitrogen fertilization effect on nitrous oxide emissions in sugarcane
title_full_unstemmed To burn or not to burn : the question of straw burning and nitrogen fertilization effect on nitrous oxide emissions in sugarcane
title_short To burn or not to burn : the question of straw burning and nitrogen fertilization effect on nitrous oxide emissions in sugarcane
title_sort to burn or not to burn the question of straw burning and nitrogen fertilization effect on nitrous oxide emissions in sugarcane
topic Aplicación de Abonos
Materia Orgánica del Suelo
Oxido Nitroso
Caña de Azúcar
Abonos Nitrogenados
Fertilizer Application
Soil Organic Matter
Nitrous Oxide
Sugarcane
Nitrogen Fertilizers
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1418
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717304217?via%3Dihub
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.172
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