Estimating Net Primary Productivity and Carbon Inputs by Soybean Crops in Argentina

Monitoring crop net primary productivity (NPP) and its proportion returned to soil in the form of carbon (C) input is vital to better understand the ecological responses to environmental and anthropogenic changes. However, quantification of NPP and C inputs from cropping systems at a regional scale...

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Main Authors: Muschietti Piana, Maria del Pilar, Civeira, Gabriela
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Language:Inglés
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00103624.2017.1298781
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2440
https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2017.1298781
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description Monitoring crop net primary productivity (NPP) and its proportion returned to soil in the form of carbon (C) input is vital to better understand the ecological responses to environmental and anthropogenic changes. However, quantification of NPP and C inputs from cropping systems at a regional scale is challenging due to the temporal and spatial variability of soils, climate, and management practices. The aim of this study was to estimate (i) the NPP from soybean crop [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] and (ii) the C inputs from soybean residues into soils of the Pampas and Extra-Pampas regions of Argentina between 1993 and 2005 using a simple approach based on the crop yield census records, a C budget equation, and crop-specific conversion factors at regional scale. Soybean NPP (t ha−1 year−1) at a regional scale was estimated by grain yields and harvested areas reported in the long-term (1993–2005) National database for several districts within each province. The mean annual soybean NPP in the Pampas was 0.3 t ha−1 higher (P < 0.05) than in the Extra-Pampas, resulting in a higher C input from soybean residues of 0.4 t ha−1 year−1 in the Pampas region. Due to improved cultivars and higher nutrient inputs in the Pampas region, the mean NPP and C inputs increased by about 25% from 1999 to 2005. Crop NPP and C inputs from residues into soils play a major role in C dynamics and should be considered for further studies at different scales to understand soil organic C modifications through agricultural changes.
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spelling INTA24402018-07-10T13:10:41Z Estimating Net Primary Productivity and Carbon Inputs by Soybean Crops in Argentina Muschietti Piana, Maria del Pilar Civeira, Gabriela Soja Carbono Productividad Primaria Rendimiento de Cultivos Soybeans Carbon Primary Productivity Crop Yield Argentina Monitoring crop net primary productivity (NPP) and its proportion returned to soil in the form of carbon (C) input is vital to better understand the ecological responses to environmental and anthropogenic changes. However, quantification of NPP and C inputs from cropping systems at a regional scale is challenging due to the temporal and spatial variability of soils, climate, and management practices. The aim of this study was to estimate (i) the NPP from soybean crop [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] and (ii) the C inputs from soybean residues into soils of the Pampas and Extra-Pampas regions of Argentina between 1993 and 2005 using a simple approach based on the crop yield census records, a C budget equation, and crop-specific conversion factors at regional scale. Soybean NPP (t ha−1 year−1) at a regional scale was estimated by grain yields and harvested areas reported in the long-term (1993–2005) National database for several districts within each province. The mean annual soybean NPP in the Pampas was 0.3 t ha−1 higher (P < 0.05) than in the Extra-Pampas, resulting in a higher C input from soybean residues of 0.4 t ha−1 year−1 in the Pampas region. Due to improved cultivars and higher nutrient inputs in the Pampas region, the mean NPP and C inputs increased by about 25% from 1999 to 2005. Crop NPP and C inputs from residues into soils play a major role in C dynamics and should be considered for further studies at different scales to understand soil organic C modifications through agricultural changes. Instituto de Suelos Fil: Muschietti Piana, Maria del Pilar. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Catedra de Edafología; Argentina Fil: Civeira, Gabriela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Suelos; Argentina 2018-05-21T18:02:26Z 2018-05-21T18:02:26Z 2017 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00103624.2017.1298781 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2440 0010-3624 1532-2416 https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2017.1298781 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Communications in soil science and plant analysis 48 (10) : 1105–1113. (2017)
spellingShingle Soja
Carbono
Productividad Primaria
Rendimiento de Cultivos
Soybeans
Carbon
Primary Productivity
Crop Yield
Argentina
Muschietti Piana, Maria del Pilar
Civeira, Gabriela
Estimating Net Primary Productivity and Carbon Inputs by Soybean Crops in Argentina
title Estimating Net Primary Productivity and Carbon Inputs by Soybean Crops in Argentina
title_full Estimating Net Primary Productivity and Carbon Inputs by Soybean Crops in Argentina
title_fullStr Estimating Net Primary Productivity and Carbon Inputs by Soybean Crops in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Estimating Net Primary Productivity and Carbon Inputs by Soybean Crops in Argentina
title_short Estimating Net Primary Productivity and Carbon Inputs by Soybean Crops in Argentina
title_sort estimating net primary productivity and carbon inputs by soybean crops in argentina
topic Soja
Carbono
Productividad Primaria
Rendimiento de Cultivos
Soybeans
Carbon
Primary Productivity
Crop Yield
Argentina
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00103624.2017.1298781
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