Crop intensification with sustainable practices did not increase N2O emissions

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the most important greenhouse gas produced by agricultural soils and is a byproduct of microbial nitrification and denitrification processes. The N2O emission rates depend on soil, climatic and management factors. The objectives of this study were i) to evaluate N2O emission...

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Autores principales: Casanave Ponti, Sheila Mailén, Videla, Cecilia, Monterubbianesi, María Gloria, Andrade, Fernando Hector, Rizzalli, Roberto Héctor
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7788
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016788092030013X
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.106828
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author Casanave Ponti, Sheila Mailén
Videla, Cecilia
Monterubbianesi, María Gloria
Andrade, Fernando Hector
Rizzalli, Roberto Héctor
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Casanave Ponti, Sheila Mailén
Monterubbianesi, María Gloria
Rizzalli, Roberto Héctor
Videla, Cecilia
author_facet Casanave Ponti, Sheila Mailén
Videla, Cecilia
Monterubbianesi, María Gloria
Andrade, Fernando Hector
Rizzalli, Roberto Héctor
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description Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the most important greenhouse gas produced by agricultural soils and is a byproduct of microbial nitrification and denitrification processes. The N2O emission rates depend on soil, climatic and management factors. The objectives of this study were i) to evaluate N2O emissions during a barley crop period and its subsequent barley-maize interperiod, under two management systems, and ii) to relate the N2O flux rates with soil mineral N content, waterfilled pore space (WFPS) and soil temperature. These periods are part of threeyear crop sequence (barley - maize - soybean) of a long-term experiment under two management systems, ecological intensification (EI) and farmer current practices (FP). For the analyzed period, the EI system included a cover crop after barley and higher N rates, with split application, compared to FP. N2O emissions were monitored weekly using a static chambers method. Simultaneously, the mineral N content (NO3–N and NH4+- N), WFPS and soil temperature at 10 cm depth were determined. The flux of N2O-N ranged from 6 to 61 μg of N2O-N m2 h-1 during the barley crop and between 1.5 and 47 μg of N2O-N m2 h-1 during the barley-maize interperiod, without significant differences between management systems. N2O emissions were controlled by soil temperature and %WFPS according to a multiple regression analysis. NH4+-N and NO3–N soil content did not enter into any model as a regulator of N2O flux. During the barley period there was a significant effect of the WFPS×soil temperature interaction since N2O emissions increased with soil temperature only at WFPS > 40 %. During the barley-maize interperiod, there were significant positive effects of WFPS and temperature on N2O emissions with no significant WFPS x temperature interaction. The cumulative emissions of N2O-N were not different between management systems during the barley crop (IE=646 and FP=757 g N2O-N ha-1) or during barley-maize interperiod (IE=816 and FP=754 g N2O-N ha-1). Throughout the study period, the combination of management practices in EI increased barley yield and did not increase N2O emissions with respect to FP, despite higher N rates and the inclusion of cover crop in EI. The intensification of crops does not necessarily increase N2O emissions from agricultural soils as long as the crops are conducted with appropriate management practices.
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spelling INTA77882020-08-28T18:55:15Z Crop intensification with sustainable practices did not increase N2O emissions Casanave Ponti, Sheila Mailén Videla, Cecilia Monterubbianesi, María Gloria Andrade, Fernando Hector Rizzalli, Roberto Héctor Emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero Óxido Nitroso Cebada Plantas de Cobertura Factores Ambientales Suelos Agrícolas Greenhouse Gas Emissions Nitrous Oxide Barley Cover Plants Evironmental Factors Agricultural Soils Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the most important greenhouse gas produced by agricultural soils and is a byproduct of microbial nitrification and denitrification processes. The N2O emission rates depend on soil, climatic and management factors. The objectives of this study were i) to evaluate N2O emissions during a barley crop period and its subsequent barley-maize interperiod, under two management systems, and ii) to relate the N2O flux rates with soil mineral N content, waterfilled pore space (WFPS) and soil temperature. These periods are part of threeyear crop sequence (barley - maize - soybean) of a long-term experiment under two management systems, ecological intensification (EI) and farmer current practices (FP). For the analyzed period, the EI system included a cover crop after barley and higher N rates, with split application, compared to FP. N2O emissions were monitored weekly using a static chambers method. Simultaneously, the mineral N content (NO3–N and NH4+- N), WFPS and soil temperature at 10 cm depth were determined. The flux of N2O-N ranged from 6 to 61 μg of N2O-N m2 h-1 during the barley crop and between 1.5 and 47 μg of N2O-N m2 h-1 during the barley-maize interperiod, without significant differences between management systems. N2O emissions were controlled by soil temperature and %WFPS according to a multiple regression analysis. NH4+-N and NO3–N soil content did not enter into any model as a regulator of N2O flux. During the barley period there was a significant effect of the WFPS×soil temperature interaction since N2O emissions increased with soil temperature only at WFPS > 40 %. During the barley-maize interperiod, there were significant positive effects of WFPS and temperature on N2O emissions with no significant WFPS x temperature interaction. The cumulative emissions of N2O-N were not different between management systems during the barley crop (IE=646 and FP=757 g N2O-N ha-1) or during barley-maize interperiod (IE=816 and FP=754 g N2O-N ha-1). Throughout the study period, the combination of management practices in EI increased barley yield and did not increase N2O emissions with respect to FP, despite higher N rates and the inclusion of cover crop in EI. The intensification of crops does not necessarily increase N2O emissions from agricultural soils as long as the crops are conducted with appropriate management practices. EEA Balcarce Fil: Casanave Ponti, Sheila Mailén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Videla, Cecilia C. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Monterubbianesi, María Gloria. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Andrade, Fernando Héctor. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Rizzalli, Roberto Héctor. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. 2020-08-28T18:39:14Z 2020-08-28T18:39:14Z 2020-04-15 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7788 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016788092030013X 0167-8809 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.106828 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 292 : 106828 (2020)
spellingShingle Emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero
Óxido Nitroso
Cebada
Plantas de Cobertura
Factores Ambientales
Suelos Agrícolas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Nitrous Oxide
Barley
Cover Plants
Evironmental Factors
Agricultural Soils
Casanave Ponti, Sheila Mailén
Videla, Cecilia
Monterubbianesi, María Gloria
Andrade, Fernando Hector
Rizzalli, Roberto Héctor
Crop intensification with sustainable practices did not increase N2O emissions
title Crop intensification with sustainable practices did not increase N2O emissions
title_full Crop intensification with sustainable practices did not increase N2O emissions
title_fullStr Crop intensification with sustainable practices did not increase N2O emissions
title_full_unstemmed Crop intensification with sustainable practices did not increase N2O emissions
title_short Crop intensification with sustainable practices did not increase N2O emissions
title_sort crop intensification with sustainable practices did not increase n2o emissions
topic Emisiones de Gases de Efecto Invernadero
Óxido Nitroso
Cebada
Plantas de Cobertura
Factores Ambientales
Suelos Agrícolas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Nitrous Oxide
Barley
Cover Plants
Evironmental Factors
Agricultural Soils
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/7788
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016788092030013X
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.106828
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