施氮量对砂姜黑土小麦-玉米轮作体系N_2O排放的影响

砂姜黑土是黄淮海平原重要的中低产土壤,由于其剖面含有砂姜层,易产生裂隙,影响了氮素在土壤剖面的迁移分布,可能导致砂姜黑土的N_2O排放存在一定的独特性。基于此,本研究以砂姜黑土小麦-玉米轮作体系为研究对象,设置4个处理,分别为不施肥(CK)、传统施肥(TR)、优化施肥(OPT)和再优化施肥(ZOPT),通过静态箱-气相色谱法结合常规土壤参数的监测与分析,探究砂姜黑土不同施氮条件下N_2O排放特征、累积排放量及关键驱动因素。结果显示,砂姜黑土小麦季的N_2O平均排放通量为14.2～21.6μg·m~(-2)·h~(-1),累积排放量为0.82～1.24kg(N)·hm~(-2);玉米季的N_2O平均排放通量为14.4～24.5μg·m~(-2)·h~(-1),累积排放量为0.42～0.71 kg(N)·hm~(-2);不同处理小麦季的N_2O累积排放量均高于玉米季。小麦季追肥期与基肥期的N_2O累积排放量分别为0.27～0.41 kg(N)·hm~(-2)和0.55～0.83 kg(N)·hm~(-2),玉米季分别为0.18～0.30 kg(N)·hm~(-2)和0.24～0.41 kg(N)·hm~(-2),追肥期N_2O累积排放量均高于基肥期。相关性分析结果显示, CK处理的N_2O排放量与土壤温度、含水量和硝酸盐含量均表现出明显的多元线性相关(P0.05), TR、OPT和ZOPT仅与土壤硝酸盐含量呈极显著多元线性相关(P0.01),而与土壤温度和土壤含水量未表现明显的相关性,说明施肥条件下,土壤硝酸盐含量的高低成为影响砂姜黑土农田土壤N_2O排放最关键的影响因素。除此之外,不同施氮量的N_2O累积排放量差别明显(P0.05), TR处理的N_2O排放量最高,小麦玉米季分别为1.24 kg(N)·hm~(-2)和0.71 kg(N)·hm~(-2),显著高于OPT处理[0.99 kg(N)·hm~(-2)和0.51 kg(N)·hm~(-2)]和ZOPT处理[0.82kg(N)·hm~(-2)和0.42 kg(N)·hm~(-2)]。无论小麦季还是玉米季N_2O的累积排放量均随施氮量的增加而呈指数增加趋势,相关性系数分别达0.997和0.977 (P0.05),说明砂姜黑土传统施氮N_2O存在过量排放问题。总而言之,尽管与其他土壤相比,砂姜黑土不属于N_2O高排土壤,但传统施氮量导致的N_2O排放量仍不可忽视。     

不同灌溉施肥措施对夏玉米-冬小麦农田N2O排放和产量的影响

为明确不同灌溉施肥措施下夏玉米-冬小麦轮作农田N_2O的排放特征,寻求既能减少N_2O排放又保证粮食产量的灌溉施肥方法,以华北地区夏玉米-冬小麦轮作农田为研究对象,利用静态暗箱-气相色谱法对土壤N_2O排放特征进行了周年(2015年6月15日-2016年6月12日)观测,探讨了常规施氮量(夏玉米:205.5 kg/hm2;冬小麦:250 kg/hm2)下传统灌溉施肥(FP100%)、滴灌+传统施肥(DN100%)、滴灌水肥一体化(FN100%)以及滴灌水肥一体化下不同施氮量(减氮60%(FN40%)、减氮30%(FN70%)、常规氮量(FN100%)和增氮30%(FN130%))下农田N_2O排放特征及土壤温湿度对农田N_2O排放的影响,另设滴灌+不施氮肥(CK)为对照。结果表明:在夏玉米-冬小麦轮作体系中小麦季农田土壤N_2O排放通量高于玉米季,夏玉米季土壤N_2O阶段排放峰值出现在拔节期和抽雄期;而冬小麦季土壤N_2O阶段排放峰值出现在冬前苗期和拔节期。与FP100%处理相比,FN40%处理在夏玉米和冬小麦季的N_2O平均排放通量分别降低了70.8%和66.7%,N_2O排放总量分别减少了58.7%和66.3%;整个轮作季周年产量没有显著减少,N_2O排放总量显著降低了62.9%(P0.05)。FN40%处理夏玉米季和冬小麦N_2O排放系数分别为0.06和0.01,显著低于其他施肥处理(P0.05)。土壤温湿度均影响农田N_2O排放,但不同处理在夏玉米和冬小麦生长季与土壤温度和土壤湿度的相关性并不相同。综合考虑N_2O排放量和作物产量,研究认为,在华北地区夏玉米-冬小麦轮作系统下,若采用滴灌,则根据作物需肥规律同时采用水肥一体化方式进行施肥才既有增产,又减少农田N_2O排放的效果,并且在滴灌水肥一体化技术下,减少60%施氮量在保障粮食产量的同时,可以有效地减少N_2O排放,是兼顾作物产量及大气环境的推荐管理措施。     

长期施肥下黑土玉米田土壤温室气体的排放特征

研究不同施肥措施下东北黑土区玉米农田温室气体(CO_2、N_2O和CH_4)的排放量及其增温潜势,将为制定农业温室气体减排措施提供理论依据。本研究以国家(公主岭)黑土长期定位试验为平台,采用静态箱-气相色谱法对不同施肥措施下玉米农田土壤温室气体排放通量进行了监测,并分析了不同施肥处理间玉米田的综合温室效应差异。结果表明:各施肥处理土壤温室气体CO_2和N_2O的排放高峰均出现在玉米拔节期。农家肥和化肥配施(M_2NPK)处理土壤CO_2、N_2O排放通量和CH_4吸收量均显著高于施化肥处理(P0.05);施用化肥处理土壤CO_2、N_2O排放通量高于不施肥处理;撂荒区土壤CO_2排放通量最高,而土壤N_2O排放通量显著低于施肥处理;等施氮量条件下,化肥(NPK)处理土壤N_2O排放通量明显高于秸秆还田(SNPK)处理,而土壤CH4净吸收量结果则截然相反。从土壤综合温室效应和温室气体强度可分析出,与不施肥(CK)比较,偏施化肥N和NPK处理的综合温室效应(GWP)分别增加了142%和32%,SNPK综合温室效应降低了38%;尤其是有机无机配施(M_2NPK)处理的综合温室效应为负值,为净碳汇。平衡施肥NPK和有机无机肥配施(SNPK和M_2NPK)温室气体排放强度(GHGI)较弱,显著低于不施肥(CK)和偏施化肥(N)处理,其中M2NPK为-222 kg CO_2-eq·t~(-1)。因此,为同步实现较高的玉米产量和较低的温室气体排放强度,有机无机肥配施是东北黑土区较为理想的土壤培肥方式。     

减量施氮与秸秆添加对设施菜田N2O的减排效应

采用静态箱–气相色谱法,在宁夏灌区设施菜田研究了不施肥(CK)、单施有机肥(M)、常规施肥(CON)、减量优化化肥(OPT)、优化化肥+调节土壤碳氮比(OPT+C/N) 5种施肥方式对春茬黄瓜和夏休闲期土壤N_2O排放通量、累积排放量和排放系数的影响。结果表明:各施肥处理土壤N_2O排放通量高峰一般出现在黄瓜滴灌施肥或夏休闲期漫灌后第1天或第3天。春茬黄瓜基肥、追肥和夏休闲期,OPT、OPT+C/N处理土壤N_2O排放通量较CON处理分别降低了3.6%～47.2%、5.9%～49.9%和14.7%～46.6%。春茬黄瓜季和夏休闲期各施肥处理的N_2O累积排放量分别为2.05～9.98kg/hm~2和3.55～7.23 kg/hm~2,OPT、OPT+C/N处理较CON处理分别降低了26.2%～34.3%和29.6%～33.7%。春茬黄瓜当季肥料的N_2O排放系数为0.43%～0.71%,而春茬黄瓜–夏休闲期总排放系数为0.54%～1.04%。N_2O总排放量与施氮量呈显著正相关(R~2=0.778);N_2O排放通量与5cm表层地温呈显著或极显著相关(R~2=0.47～0.68),与0～20cm土壤含水量呈极显著相关(R~2=0.63～0.88)。因此,相对于农民常规施氮方式,减施50%化肥氮量或减氮配合添加7.5 t/hm~2的小麦秸秆来调节土壤碳氮比都能达到设施菜田土壤N_2O的减排目标。     

施氮及添加硝化抑制剂对苜蓿草地N2O排放的影响

为探究旱作紫花苜蓿(MedicagosativaL.)栽培草地氧化亚氮(N_2O)排放对施氮水平及添加硝化抑制剂的响应特征,采用传统静态箱法研究了不同施氮水平[0kg(N)·hm~(-2)(N0)、 50kg(N)·hm~(-2)(N50)、 100kg(N)·hm~(-2)(N100)和150kg(N)·hm~(-2)(N150)]以及添加硝化抑制剂双氰胺(DCD)150kg(N)·hm~(-2)(N150+DCD)对陇东苜蓿草地N_2O排放特征的影响。结果显示,监测期内N0、N50、N100和N150处理N_2O平均排放速率分别为3.5μg·m~(-2)·h~(-1)、4.1μg·m~(-2)·h~(-1)、5.0μg·m~(-2)·h~(-1)和6.1μg·m~(-2)·h~(-1),随着施氮梯度的增加, N_2O排放速率呈增加趋势。添加硝化抑制剂DCD对N_2O排放产生明显的抑制作用。与N150处理相比, N150+DCD处理下苜蓿草地N_2O平均排放速率下降50.7%, N_2O累计排放量显著降低61.6%(P0.05)。施氮对苜蓿产量没有显著影响,而N0、N50、N100和N150处理下单位苜蓿产量N_2O排放量随氮肥梯度的增加而增加,各处理分别为6.5 mg·kg~(-1)、7.8 mg·kg~(-1)、11.3 mg·kg~(-1)和12.5 mg·kg~(-1)。N_2O排放受土壤含水量影响深刻,生长季N_2O排放通量与土壤水分呈显著正相关关系(P0.05),而与土壤温度无显著相关性(P0.05)。综上,旱作紫花苜蓿栽培草地N_2O排放通量随施氮水平的增加明显增加,在相同施氮水平下添加硝化抑制剂DCD能显著抑制N_2O排放。相关研究结果对于该区域苜蓿草地合理施肥以及N_2O减排具有一定的实践指导意义。     

施肥方式对紫色土农田生态系统N2O和NO排放的影响

依托紫色土施肥方式与养分循环长期试验平台(2002年—),采用静态箱-气相色谱法开展紫色土冬小麦-夏玉米轮作周期(2013年10月至2014年10月)农田生态系统N_2O和NO排放的野外原位观测试验。长期施肥方式包括单施氮肥(N)、传统猪厩肥(OM)、常规氮磷钾肥(NPK)、猪厩肥配施氮磷钾肥(OMNPK)和秸秆还田配施氮磷钾肥(RSDNPK)等5种,氮肥用量相同[小麦季130 kg(N)×hm~(-2),玉米季150 kg(N)×hm~(-2)],不施肥对照(CK)用于计算排放系数,对比不同施肥方式对紫色土典型农田生态系统土壤N_2O和NO排放的影响,以期探寻紫色土农田生态系统N_2O和NO协同减排的施肥方式。结果表明,所有施肥方式下紫色土N_2O和NO排放速率波动幅度大,且均在施肥初期出现峰值;强降雨激发N_2O排放,但对NO排放无明显影响。在整个小麦-玉米轮作周期,N、OM、NPK、OMNPK和RSDNPK处理的N_2O年累积排放量分别为1.40 kg(N)×hm~(-2)、4.60 kg(N)×hm~(-2)、0.95 kg(N)×hm~(-2)、2.16kg(N)×hm~(-2)和1.41 kg(N)×hm~(-2),排放系数分别为0.41%、1.56%、0.25%、0.69%、0.42%;NO累积排放量分别为0.57 kg(N)×hm~(-2)、0.40 kg(N)×hm~(-2)、0.39 kg(N)×hm~(-2)、0.46 kg(N)×hm~(-2)和0.17 kg(N)×hm~(-2),排放系数分别为0.21%、0.15%、0.15%、0.17%、0.07%。施肥方式对紫色土N_2O和NO累积排放量具有显著影响(P0.05),与NPK处理比较,OM和OMNPK处理的N_2O排放分别增加384%和127%,同时NO排放分别增加3%和18%;RSDNPK处理的NO排放减少56%。表明长期施用猪厩肥显著增加N_2O和NO排放,而秸秆还田有效减少NO排放。研究表明,土壤温度和水分条件均显著影响小麦季N_2O和NO排放(P0.01),对玉米季N_2O和NO排放没有显著影响(P0.05),土壤无机氮含量则是在小麦-玉米轮作期N_2O和NO排放的主要限制因子(P0.01)。全量秸秆还田与化肥配合施用是紫色土农田生态系统N_2O和NO协同减排的优化施肥方式。     

不同种植模式对黄壤烟田 N2O排放的影响

为探明烤烟-玉米轮作和烤烟连作在黄壤烟田N_2O排放变化特征,并探明不同环境因子对其排放通量的影响。2016年于贵州省烟草科学研究院龙岗长期养分定位试验站,采用静态箱—气相色谱法测定了N_2O含量,试验共设3个处理,不施任何肥料+轮作(CK);常规施肥+轮作(CR);常规施肥+连作(CC)。试验结果表明,烤烟生长季,各施肥处理的黄壤烟田N_2O排放均有2次高峰,峰值主要出现在烤烟施基肥后3～5 d和追肥后1～7 d,其中施基肥后N_2O排放累积量占整个生长季N_2O排放累积量的比例较高,范围为16.26%～18.30%。各个处理N_2O平均排放通量的顺序是CCCRCK,其平均排放通量分别为0.044、0.022和0.013 mg·m~(-2)·h~(-1);相同施肥量条件下,烤烟连作较轮作N_2O排放总量提高了2倍,烤烟生物量降低了30.01%。相关分析表明,施肥+轮作的烟田N_2O排放通量与土壤硝态氮含量有关(P0.05)。黄壤烟田轮作后显著降低了土壤N_2O排放量,合理轮作是降低黄壤烟田温室气体N_2O排放的重要途径。     

施肥方式对冬小麦—夏玉米轮作土壤N_2O排放的影响

氧化亚氮(N_2O)是一种重要的农田温室气体,本研究利用紫色土长期施肥试验平台,采用静态箱/气相色谱法对紫色土旱作农田冬小麦—夏玉米轮作系统的N_2O排放进行了定位观测(2012年11月至2013年9月),研究单施氮肥(N)、常规氮磷钾肥(NPK)、猪厩肥(OM)、猪厩肥配施氮磷钾肥(OMNPK)和秸秆还田配施氮磷钾肥(ICRNPK)等施肥方式对紫色土N_2O排放特征的影响;不施肥(NF)作为对照计算排放系数,以探寻紫色土地区可操作性强、环境友好的施肥方式。结果表明,所有施肥方式的N_2O排放均呈现双峰排放,峰值出现在施肥初期;玉米季N_2O排放峰值显著高于小麦季(p0.05)。在相同的施氮水平(小麦季130 kg hm~(~(-2)),玉米季150 kg hm~(~(-2)))下,施肥方式对N_2O排放和作物产量均有显著影响(p0.05)。N、OM、NPK、OMNPK和ICRNPK处理的土壤N_2O周年累积排放量分别为1.93、1.96、1.12、1.50和0.79 kg hm~(~(-2)),排放系数分别为0.62%、0.63%、0.33%、0.47%和0.21%,全年作物产量分别为4.35、11.95、8.39、9.77、10.93 t hm~(~(-2))。施用猪厩肥显著增加N_2O排放量,而秸秆还田在保证作物产量的同时显著降低N_2O排放量,可作为紫色土地区环境友好的施肥方式。土壤无机氮(NO_3~--N和NH_4~+-N)是N_2O排放的主要限制因子。因此,在施氮水平相同时,施肥方式对紫色土活性氮含量的影响导致N_2O排放差异显著,是土壤N_2O排放差异的根本原因。土壤孔隙充水率也是影响N_2O排放的重要环境因子,并且其对N_2O排放的影响存在阈值效应。     

有机无机氮肥配施对莴苣土壤N2O排放的影响

采用静态箱–气相色谱法研究不同种类有机无机氮肥配合施用对盆栽莴苣土壤N_2O排放规律及排放量的影响。试验设置不施肥(CK)、不施氮肥(PK)、施纯化肥(NPK)、有机无机肥配施1(20%猪粪氮+80%化肥氮,NPKM1)、有机无机肥配施2(20%沼渣沼液氮+80%化肥氮,NPKM2)和有机无机肥配施3(20%猪粪堆肥氮+80%化肥氮,NPKM3)共6个处理。结果表明:莴苣生育期各处理施肥后土壤N_2O排放出现多个峰值,出峰时间和大小不一;累积排放量随着生育期的进程逐渐增加,处理间差异更为明显。莴苣生育期各处理土壤N_2O平均排放通量及累积排放量范围分别为0.10～0.25 mg/(m2·h)和1.37～3.42 kg/hm2,大小均表现为NPKNPKM2PKNPKM1NPKM3CK。土壤N_2O排放系数范围为0.13%～0.68%,大小表现为NPKNPKM2NPKM1NPKM3。与NPK处理相比,NPKM1、NPKM2和NPKM3处理莴苣土壤N_2O累积排放量均分别降低48.08%、25.75%和48.30%,产量分别增加48.66%、22.13%和53.76%。总之,施用纯化肥会促进菜地土壤N_2O的排放,而不同种类有机无机氮肥配施能有效减少N_2O排放且提高作物产量,以猪粪类配施效果最佳。因此,有机无机配施是菜地N_2O减排、降低蔬菜种植中氮素损失的重要途径。     

有机无机氮肥配施下洛阳烟田土壤N2O排放特点及其控制因素

随着农田化肥使用量的逐年增加和土壤退化问题日趋严重,农田温室气体排放关注度持续提高,为研究旱作植烟土壤N_2O排放特征及影响机理,设置6个田间试验处理,分别为CK0(不施肥处理)、CK1(100%无机氮)、T1(50%无机氮+50%饼肥氮)、T2(50%无机氮+50%羊粪肥氮)、T3(25%无机氮+75%饼肥氮)、T4(25%无机氮+75%羊粪肥氮),各处理施氮量均为45 kg/hm²,烟田施用基肥后起142天内测量不同处理土壤N_2O排放通量、硝态氮、铵态氮含量、根层温度和含水率。结果表明:(1)基肥施入后的3~7天内,土壤N_2O排放通量进入高峰,无机肥处理和有机无机肥配施处理的高峰期分别可维持20,9天,追肥后3天再次出现排放峰并持续9天,随后伴随烟株的生长发育,烟地N_2O排放通量逐渐趋向稳定。(2)基肥施用后仅1个月内N_2O累积排放量可达到总排放量的27.4%~32.6%;处理间N_2O排放量和排放系数均表现为无机>有机+无机(1∶1)>有机+无机(3∶1),无机肥配施有机肥明显降低了肥料中氮素以N_2O形态的损失量;与无机肥相比,T1和T2烟叶产量分别增加9.44%和6.37%,T1、T2、T3和T4处理的N_2O排放强度有着不同程度的降低。(3)主成分分析结果显示,在不施肥烟地中0—5 cm土壤温度和含水率是N_2O排放通量主导因子,利用相关性分析此环境下温度和水分分别与N_2O排放通量间呈现显著和极显著正相关关系;施肥后土壤铵态氮含量和土壤含水率是烟地N_2O排放通量的主导因子且相关性分析均呈现极显著正相关关系。综上,旱地植烟土壤N_2O排放受氮肥种类影响较大,施肥后N_2O排放通量对土壤温度响应减弱,主要受土壤铵态氮含量和含水量的影响;在总氮量相同情况下,有机无机肥配施比例为1∶1时明显降低土壤N_2O排放并提高了产量,该比例饼肥和羊粪肥处理分别将烟地N_2O排放强度降低20.4%和23.7%。     

Influence of water depth and soil amelioration on greenhouse gas emissions from peat soil columns

Recently, large areas of tropical peatland have been converted into agricultural fields. To be used for agricultural activities, peat soils need to be drained, limed and fertilized due to excess water, low nutrient content and high acidity. Water depth and amelioration have significant effects on greenhouse gas (GHG) production. Twenty-seven soil samples were collected from Jabiren, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in 2014 to examine the effect of water depth and amelioration on GHG emissions. Soil columns were formed in the peatland using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe with a diameter of 21 cm and a length of 100 cm. The PVC pipe was inserted vertically into the soil to a depth of 100 cm and carefully pulled up with the soil inside after sealing the bottom. The treatments consisting of three static water depths (15, 35 and 55 cm from the soil surface) and three ameliorants (without ameliorant/control, biochar+compost and steel slag+compost) were arranged using a randomized block design with two factors and three replications. Fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) from the soil columns were measured weekly. There was a linear relationship between water depth and CO₂ emissions. No significant difference was observed in the CH₄ emissions in response to water depth and amelioration. The ameliorations influenced the CO₂ and N₂O emissions from the peat soil. The application of biochar+compost enhanced the CO₂ and N₂O emissions but reduced the CH₄ emission. Moreover, the application of steel slag+compost increased the emissions of all three gases. The highest CO₂ and N₂O emissions occurred in response to the biochar+compost treatment followed by the steel slag-compost treatment and without ameliorant. Soil pH, redox potential (Eh) and temperature influenced the CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O fluxes. Experiments for monitoring water depth and amelioration should be developed using peat soil as well as peat soil–crop systems.     

Gaseous nitrogen losses from fertilized soil during nitrification and denitrification using the acetylene blockage technique

Summary A sandy soil amended with different forms and amounts of fertilizer nitrogen (urea, ammonium sulphate and potassium nitrate) was investigated in model experiments for N₂O emission, which may be evolved during both oxidation of ammonia to nitrate and anaerobic respiration of nitrate. Since C₂H₂ inhibits both nitrification and the reduction of N₂O to N₂ during denitrification, the amount of N₂O evolved in the presence and absence of C₂H₂ represents the nitrogen released through nitrification and denitrification.Results show that amounts of N₂O-N lost from soils incubated anaerobically with 0.1% C₂H₂ and treated with potassium nitrate (23.1 µg N-NO ₃ ^– /g dry soil) exceeded those from soils incubated in the presence of 20% oxygen and treated with even larger amounts of nitrogen as urea and ammonium sulphate. This indicates that nitrogen losses by denitrification may potentially be higher than those occurring through nitrification.     

Background level of nitrous oxide in the atmosphere in relation to flux from soil

According to Broadbent and Clark (3), there are numerous data indicating that denitrification leads to the emission of N₂O together with N₂, whereby loss of N is developed from soils. Nitrous oxide is also released from soils to the atmosphere during the nitrification of ammonium and ammonium-producing fertilizers under aerobic conditions (1). Relatively few attempts have been made to directly measure N₂O evolution under field conditions (6, 7, 10–12), although a number of laboratory studies have been reported. These studies are essential for determining the N balance between additions and losses of soil N.     

Effect of an artificial soil mix from coal fly ash and sewage sludge on soil microbial activity

An artificial soil mix was prepared from coal fly ash and sewage sludge and an experiment was performed to evaluate their effects on soil microbial respiration. Coal fly ash at 0%, 5%, 10%, 35% and 50% w/w was mixed with dewatered sewage sludge and then each ash-sludge mixture was incubated with a sandy soil at 1:1 v/v at 28°C for 42 days. All treatments showed the same carbon dioxide production pattern with a peak production at day 7 to day 14. Addition of ash-sludge mixtures to soil resulted in an increase in carbon dioxide production but the production rate decreased according to the ash amendment rate. The high pH of coal fly ash and the dilution effect of the sludge were the major reasons for the decrease. However, the ecological dose 50% values sharply increased from 26% at day 3 to 39% ash at day 14. This indicates the rapid acclimatization of microorganisms to the fly ash-sludge mixtures. Therefore, a brief stabilization period may be required for the establishment of soil microbial populations in soil amended with ash-sludge mixtures.     

Nitrous oxide emissions from wetland soil amended with inorganic and organic fertilizers

Agricultural soils are a primary source of anthropogenic trace gas emissions, and the subtropics contribute greatly, particularly since 51% of world soils are in these climate zones. A field experiment was carried out in an ephemeral wetland in central Zimbabwe in order to determine the effect of cattle manure (1.36% N) and mineral N fertilizer (ammonium nitrate, 34.5% N) application on N₂O fluxes from soil. Combined applications of 0 kg N fertilizer + 0 Mg cattle manure ha^?1 (control), 100 kg N fertilizer + 15 Mg manure ha^?1 and 200 kg N fertilizer + 30 Mg manure ha^?1 constituted the three treatments arranged in a randomized complete block design with four replications. Tomato and rape crops were grown in rotation over a period of two seasons. Emissions of N₂O were sampled using the static chamber technique. Increasing N fertilizer and manure application rates from low to high rates increased the N₂O fluxes by 37–106%. When low and high rates were applied to the tomato and rape crops, 0.51%, 0.40%, and 0.93%, 0.64% of applied N was lost as N₂O, respectively. This implies that rape production has a greater N₂O emitting potential than the production of tomatoes in wetlands.     

Influence of water table level and soil properties on emissions of greenhouse gases from cultivated peat soil

A lysimeter method using undisturbed soil columns was used to investigate the effect of water table depth and soil properties on soil organic matter decomposition and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from cultivated peat soils. The study was carried out using cultivated organic soils from two locations in Sweden: Örke, a typical cultivated fen peat with low pH and high organic matter content and Majnegården, a more uncommon fen peat type with high pH and low organic matter content. Even though carbon and nitrogen contents differ greatly between the sites, carbon and nitrogen density are quite similar. A drilling method with minimal soil disturbance was used to collect 12 undisturbed soil monoliths (50 cm high, Ø29.5 cm) per site. They were sown with ryegrass (Lolium perenne) after the original vegetation was removed. The lysimeter design allowed the introduction of water at depth so as to maintain a constant water table at either 40 cm or 80 cm below the soil surface. CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O emissions from the lysimeters were measured weekly and complemented with incubation experiments with small undisturbed soil cores subjected to different tensions (5, 40, 80 and 600 cm water column). CO₂ emissions were greater from the treatment with the high water table level (40 cm) compared with the low level (80 cm). N₂O emissions peaked in springtime and CH₄ emissions were very low or negative. Estimated GHG emissions during one year were between 2.70 and 3.55 kg CO₂ equivalents m⁻². The results from the incubation experiment were in agreement with emissions results from the lysimeter experiments. We attribute the observed differences in GHG emissions between the soils to the contrasting dry matter liability and soil physical properties. The properties of the different soil layers will determine the effect of water table regulation. Lowering the water table without exposing new layers with easily decomposable material would have a limited effect on emission rates.     

Fluxes of nitrous oxide and nitric oxide from experimental excreta patches in boreal agricultural soil

Nitric oxide (NO) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions were measured from experimental dung and urine patches placed on boreal pasture soil during two growing seasons and one autumn period until soil freezing. N₂O emissions in situ were studied by a static chamber method. NO was measured with a dynamic chamber method using a NO analyser in situ. Mean emissions from the control plots were 47.6±4.5 μg N₂ON m⁻² h⁻¹ and 12.6±1.6 μg NON m⁻² h⁻¹. N₂O and NO emissions from urine plots (132±21.2 μg N₂ON m⁻² h⁻¹ and 51.9±7.6 μg NON m⁻² h⁻¹) were higher than those from dung plots (110.0±20.1 μg N₂ON m⁻² h⁻¹ and 14.7±2.1 μg NON m⁻² h⁻¹). There was a large temporal variation in N₂O and NO emissions. Maximum N₂O emissions were measured a few weeks after dung or urine application, whereas the maximum NO emissions were detected the following year. NO was responsible on average 14% (autumn) and 34% (summer) of total (NO+N₂O)N emissions from the pasture soil. NO emissions increased with increasing soil temperature and with decreasing soil moisture. N₂O emissions increased with increasing soil moisture, but did not correlate with soil temperature. Therefore we propose that N₂O and NO were produced mainly during different microbial processes, i.e., nitrification and denitrification, respectively. The results show that the overall conditions and mechanism especially for emissions of NO are still poorly understood but that there are differences in the mechanisms regulating N₂O and NO production.     

Carbon potentials of different biochars derived from municipal solid waste in a saline soil

There are numerous studies conducted on biochar for its carbon (C) sequestration potential;however,there are limited studies available on the behavior of salt-affected soils related to biochar application.Therefore,more studies are needed to elucidate the mechanisms through which biochar affects saline soil properties.In this study,biochars were produced from solid waste at pyrolysis temperatures of 300,500,and 700?C (BC300,BC500,and BC700,respectively)and applied to a saline soil to evaluate their impacts on soil carbon dioxide (CO₂) efflux,C sequestration,and soil quality.A soil incubation experiment lasting for 107 d was conducted.The results showed that soil CO₂ efflux rate,cumulative CO₂ emission,active organic C (AOC),and organic matter (OM)significantly increased with BC300 application to a greater extent than those with BC500 and BC700 as compared to those in the no-biochar control (CK).However,soil C non-lability did not significantly increase in the treatments with biochars,except BC700,as compared to that in CK.Besides improving the soil quality by increasing the soil AOC and OM,BC300 showed positive impacts in terms of increasing CO₂ emission from the saline soil,while BC500 and BC700 showed greater potentials of sequestering C in the saline soil by increasing the soil non-labile C fraction.The recalcitrance index (R50) values of BC500 and BC700 were>0.8,indicating their high stability in the saline soil.It could be concluded that biochars pyrolyzed at high temperatures (?500?C)could be suitable in terms of C sequestration,while biochars pyrolyzed at low temperatures (?300?C) could be suitable for improving saline soil quality.     

外加碳酸盐增加石灰性土壤密闭培养过程中CO2的释放量

The closed-jar incubation method is widely used to estimate the mineralization of soil organic C. There are two C pools (i.e., organic and inorganic C) in calcareous soil. To evaluate the effect of additional carbonates on CO2 emission from calcareous soil during closed-jar incubation, three incubation experiments were conducted by adding different types (CaCO3 and MgCO3 ) and amounts of carbonate to the soil. The addition of carbonates significantly increased CO2 emission from the soil; the increase ranged from 12.0% in the CaCO3 amended soil to 460% in the MgCO3 amended soil during a 100-d incubation. Cumulative CO2 production at the end of the incubation was three times greater in the MgCO3 amended soil compared to the CaCO3 amended one. The CO2 emission increased with the amount of CaCO3 added to the soil. In contrast, CO2 emission decreased as the amount of MgCO3 added to the soil increased. Our results confirmed that the closed-jar incubation method could lead to an overestimate of organic C mineralization in calcareous soils. Because of its effect on soil pH and the dissolution of carbonates, HgCl2 should not be used to sterilize calcareous soil if the experiment includes the measurement of soil CO2 production.     

Effluxed CO2-C from sterilized and unsterilized treatments of a calcareous soil

Soil inorganic carbon (C) represents a substantial C pool in arid ecosystems, yet little data exist on the contribution of this pool to ecosystem C fluxes. A closed jar incubation study was carried out to test the hypothesis that CO₂-¹³C production and response to sterilization would differ in a calcareous (Mojave Desert) soil and a non-calcareous (Oklahoma Prairie) soil due to contributions of carbonate-derived CO₂. In addition to non-sterilized controls, soils were subjected to sterilization treatments (unbuffered HgCl₂ addition for Oklahoma soil and unbuffered HgCl₂ addition, buffered HgCl₂ addition, and autoclaving for Mojave Desert soil) to decrease biotic respiration and more readily measure abiotic CO₂ flux. Temperature and moisture treatments were also included with sterilization treatments in a factorial design.The rate of CO₂ production in both soils was significantly decreased (36-87%) by sterilization, but sterilization treatments differed in effectiveness. Sterilization had no significant effect on effluxed CO₂-¹³C values in the non-calcareous Oklahoma Prairie soil and autoclaved Mojave Desert soil as compared to their respective non-sterilized controls. However, sterilization significantly altered CO₂-¹³C values in Mojave Desert soil HgCl₂ sterilization treatments (both buffered and non-buffered). Plots of 1/CO₂ versus CO₂-δ¹³C (similar to Keeling plots) indicated that the source CO₂-δ¹³C value of the Oklahoma Prairie soil treatments was similar to the δ¹³C value of soil organic matter [(SOM); −17.76‰ VPDB] whereas the source for the (acidic) unbuffered-HgCl₂ sterilized Mojave Desert soil was similar to the δ¹³C value of carbonates (−0.93‰ VPDB). The source CO₂-δ¹³C value of non-sterilized and autoclaved (−18.4‰ VPDB) Mojave Desert soil treatments was intermediate between SOM (−21.43‰ VPDB) and carbonates and indicates up to 13% of total C efflux may be from abiotic sources in calcareous soils.