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。     

施肥方式对冬小麦季紫色土N2O排放特征的影响

利用紫色土养分循环长期定位施肥试验平台,通过静态箱-气相色谱法,于2012年11月至2013年5月,研究了单施氮肥(N)、猪厩肥(OM)、常规氮磷钾肥(NPK)、猪厩肥配施氮磷钾肥(OMNPK)、秸秆还田配施氮磷钾肥(CRNPK)及对照不施肥(NF)6种施肥方式下,紫色土冬小麦季土壤N2O的排放特征。结果表明,在相同施氮水平[130 kg(N)·hm-2]下,施肥方式对N2O排放量有显著影响(P0.05)。N、OM、NPK、OMNPK和CRNPK处理下,土壤N2O排放量[kg(N)·hm-2]分别为0.38、0.36、0.29、0.33和0.19,N2O排放系数分别为0.25%、0.23%、0.18%、0.21%和0.10%。NF的土壤N2O排放量为0.06 kg(N)·hm-2。土壤无机氮含量(NO3--N和NH4+-N)是N2O排放的主要影响因子,降雨能有效激发N2O排放。基于小麦产量评价不同施肥方式下的N2O排放,结果表明,N、OM、NPK、OMNPK和CRNPK单位小麦产量N2O的GWP值[yield-scaled GWP,kg(CO2 eq)·t-1]分别为132.57、45.70、49.07、48.92和26.41。CRNPK的小麦产量与6种施肥方式中获得最大产量的OM间没有显著差异,但显著高于其他处理。而且,CRNPK的yield-scaled GWP比紫色土地区冬小麦种植中常规施肥方式(NPK)显著减少46%,并显著低于其他4种施肥方式。可见,秸秆还田配施氮磷钾肥在保证小麦产量的同时,能有效减少因施肥引发的N2O排放,可作为紫色土地区推荐的最佳施肥措施。     

施肥对紫色土农田土壤有机碳损失过程的影响

农田土壤有机碳气体交换与径流损失的研究大都相对孤立,对二者之间的同步观测研究较少。本文利用紫色土坡地可测壤中流的径流小区,开展了不同施肥处理下紫色土农田土壤有机碳土-气交换和土-水界面迁移过程的同步观测试验。试验处理包括:无肥对照(CK)、常规氮磷钾(NPK)、猪厩肥配施氮磷钾(OMNPK)、秸秆配施氮磷钾(RSDNPK)。结果表明:1)不同施肥处理的土壤异养呼吸速率与通量均呈现:RSDNPKOMNPKNPKCK,表明施加无机肥、有机肥和秸秆还田均会增加紫色土的土壤CO_2排放,其中秸秆还田配施氮磷钾肥的CO_2排放通量为4155.87 kg(C)·hm~(-2),显著大于其他施肥处理。2)不同施肥处理的土壤有机碳径流损失通量表现为:RSDNPKOMNPKCKNPK,径流损失途径也存在差异,与CK相比, RSDNPK处理在降低紫色土泥沙损失通量的同时,显著增加了壤中流可溶性有机碳(DOC)损失通量,达8.29 kg(C)·hm~(-2),各施肥处理的壤中流DOC损失通量占径流碳损失总通量的49.82%～92.11%,说明壤中流DOC损失是紫色土有机碳径流损失的主要方式。3) RSDNPK处理的土壤有机碳损失总通量显著大于其他施肥处理, OMNPK与NPK处理的总通量没有显著差异;各施肥处理的CO_2排放通量占总通量的比例均大于99%,说明气态损失是紫色土有机碳损失的主要途径。4)本文计算了不同施肥处理的单位产量碳损失通量,将作物经济效益与生态环境负荷相结合,结果表明CK的单位产量碳损失通量显著大于其他3个施肥处理。OMNPK处理的土壤有机碳含量为5.86 g·kg~(-1),大于NPK处理,说明施加有机肥有利于土壤有机碳的积累,因此在紫色土地区可以优先考虑施加有机肥配施氮磷钾肥。     

适宜施氮量降低京郊小麦-玉米农田N2O排放系数增加产量

为明确京郊地区小麦-玉米轮作农田的N_2O排放特征,寻求既能减少N_2O排放又保证粮食产量的切实有效措施,以京郊地区冬小麦-夏玉米轮作农田为研究对象,运用静态箱法对8个施氮水平的农田N_2O交换通量进行了连续一年对比研究,每季作物施肥量分别为N0(0 kg/hm~2),N1(50 kg/hm~2),N2(100 kg/hm~2),N3(150 kg/hm~2),N4(200 kg/hm~2),N5(250 kg/hm~2),N6(300 kg/hm~2),和N7(400 kg/hm~2)。在N0-N7施氮量条件下冬小麦季N_2O排放量为0.08~0.52 kg/hm~2;夏玉米季0.26~3.70 kg/hm~2。整个轮作周期,小麦季各处理N_2O排放损失率为0.05%~0.13%;玉米季0.78%~1.02%。在京郊地区冬小麦-夏玉米轮作体系中夏玉米季氮肥施入农田土壤后,土壤N_2O排放通量高于小麦季。京郊农田土壤N_2O排放通量表现出明显的季节性和日变化规律。综合考虑本试验条件下施肥量、N_2O排放量和京郊地区潮土农田小麦-玉米产量,研究认为该轮作体系中每季作物的施肥量为N4(200 kg/hm~2)比较合理,可为合理施肥及估算中国农田温室气体排放量提供参考。     

施肥制度对川中丘陵区玉米不同生育期土壤反硝化酶活性的影响

通过对川中典型紫色土区玉米坡耕地进行不施肥(CK)、单施氮肥(N)、单施有机肥(OM)、NPK肥配施(NPK)、有机肥+NPK肥配施(OMNPK)和秸秆+NPK肥配施(RSDNPK)6种施肥处理,测定了玉米拔节期、灌浆期和成熟期土壤硝酸还原酶(NR)、亚硝酸还原酶(NiR)和羟胺还原酶(HyR)活性。结果表明,在玉米拔节期、灌浆期和成熟期,N、OM、NPK、OMNPK和RSDNPK处理均提高了土壤NR、NiR和HyR活性,且RSDNPK和OMNPK处理的效果最好。这表明,秸秆+NPK肥配施和有机肥+NPK肥配施能有效提高紫色土区坡耕玉米地土壤NR、NiR和HyR活性,能有效提高作物对氮元素的利用率。     

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。     

减量化施肥对大豆和玉米产量及效益影响

为明确黑土耕地生产力、施肥情况及肥料利用率状况,本研究在逊克、爱辉、北安、海伦和巴彦进行大豆、玉米减量化施肥试验,结果表明,不施肥大豆产量为1 370kg·hm~(-2)~3 586kg·hm~(-2),变异系数达35%,2014年施肥大豆增产2%~45%,仅爱辉达到显著增产,大豆氮磷钾肥利用率偏低,分别为13.7%~20.9%、5.1%~10.5%、8.0%~20.4%2015年爱辉、逊克、北安施肥处理(NPK、N_2PK和N_2P_2K)均比对照显著增加了大豆产量,然而除爱辉外,与NPK相比增施肥料处理(N_2PK和N_2P_2K)对大豆产量及经济效益增加不显著,单一肥料经济效益氮肥高于钾肥和磷肥,其中磷肥为负效益,大豆N_2PK(N61.5kg·hm~(-2),P_2O_569kg·hm~(-2),K_2O46kg·hm~(-2)处理获得经济效益最高。施肥后玉米增产幅度更高,可达32%~148%,但不同施肥处理间玉米产量差异不显著,增施肥料未能继续增加玉米产量,玉米施磷肥经济效益高于氮肥和钾肥。总之黑土区北部大豆施肥量可减少25%,主要降低磷肥和钾肥施用量,建议为N 60 kg·hm~(-2)P_2O570 kg·hm~(-2),K_2O40 kg·hm~(-2),玉米施肥可减少30%,主要降低氮肥和钾肥施用量,建议为N 150 kg·hm~(-2)P_2O_560 kg·hm~(-2),K_2O 40 kg·hm~(-2)。     

施肥对夏玉米季紫色土N2O排放及反硝化作用的影响

采用原状土柱-乙炔抑制培养法研究了施肥对紫色土玉米生长季土壤N2O排放通量和反硝化作用的影响.结果表明:玉米季施肥显著增加土壤N2O排放和反硝化损失,同时,各施肥处理间N2O排放与反硝化损失量差异显著.猪厩肥、猪厩肥配施氮磷钾肥、氮肥、氮磷钾肥和秸秆配施氮磷钾肥等处理的土壤N,O排放量分别为3.01、2.86、2.51、2.19和1.88 kg hm-2,分别占当季氮肥施用量的1.63％、1.53％、1.30％、1.09％和0.88％,反硝化损失量分别为6.74、6.11、5.23、4.69和4.12 kg hm-2,分别占当季氮肥施用量的3.97％、3.55％、2.97％、2.61％和2.23％,不施肥土壤的N2O排放量和反硝化损失量仅为0.56和0.78 kg hm-2.施肥是紫色土玉米生长前期(2周内)土壤N2O排放和反硝化速率出现高峰的主要驱动因子,土壤铵态氮和硝态氮含量是影响土壤N2O排放、土壤硝化和反硝化作用的限制因子,土壤含水量是重要影响因子,降雨是主要促发因素.土壤N2O排放量与反硝化损失量的比值介于0.45 ～0.72之间,土壤反硝化损失量极显著高于土壤N2O排放量,说明土壤反硝化作用是紫色土玉米生长季氮肥损失的重要途径.     

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。     

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。     

Impact of Long-Term Application of Fertilizers on N2O and NO Production Potential in an Intensively Cultivated Sandy Loam Soil

Literature reports on N₂O and NO emissions from organic and mineral agricultural soil amended with N-containing fertilizers have reached contradictory conclusions. To understand the influence of organic manure (OM) and chemical fertilizer application on N₂O and NO emissions, we conducted laboratory incubation experiments on an agricultural sandy loam soil exposed to different long-term fertilization practices. The fertilizer treatments were initiated in 1989 at the Fengqiu State Key Agro-ecological Experimental Station and included a control without fertilizer (CK), OM, mineral NPK fertilizer (NPK), mineral NP fertilizer (NP), and mineral NK fertilizer (NK). The proportion of N emitted as NO and N₂O varied considerably among fertilizer treatments, ranging from 0.83% to 2.50% as NO and from 0.08% to 0.36% as N₂O. Cumulative NO emission was highest in the CK treatment after NH ₄ ⁺ -N was added at a rate of 200 mg N kg^?1 soil during the 612-h incubation period, whereas the long-term application of fertilizers significantly reduced NO emission by 54–67%. In contrast, the long-term application of NPK fertilizer and OM significantly enhanced N₂O emission by 95.6% and 253%, respectively, compared to CK conditions. The addition of NP fertilizer (no K) significantly reduced N₂O emission by 25.5%, whereas applications of NK fertilizer (no P) had no effect. The difference among the N-fertilized treatments was due probably to discrepancies in the N₂O production potential of the dominant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) species rather than AOB abundance. The ratio of NO/N₂O was approximately 24 in the CK treatment, significantly higher than those in the N-fertilized treatments (3–11), and it decreased with increasing N₂O production potential in N-fertilized treatments. Our data suggests that the shift in the dominant AOB species might produce reciprocal change in cumulative NO and N₂O emissions.     

Linkage of N2O emissions to the abundance of soil ammonia oxidizers and denitrifiers in purple soil under long-term fertilization

Abstract

Microbial nitrification and denitrification are responsible for the majority of soil nitrous (N₂O) emissions. In this study, N₂O emissions were measured and the abundance of ammonium oxidizers and denitrifiers were quantified in purple soil in a long-term fertilization experiment to explore their relationships. The average N₂O fluxes and abundance of the amoAgene in ammonia-oxidizing bacteria during the observed dry season were highest when treated with mixed nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer (NPK) and a single N treatment (N) using NH₄HCO₃as the sole N source; lower values were obtained using organic manure with pig slurry and added NPK at a ratio of 40%:60% (OMNPK),organic manure with pig slurry (OM) and returning crop straw residue plus synthetic NH₄HCO₃fertilizer at a ratio of 15%:85% (SRNPK). The lowest N₂O fluxes were observed in the treatment that used crop straw residue(SR) and in the control with no fertilizer (CK). Soil NH₄⁺provides the substrate for nitrification generating N₂O as a byproduct. The N₂O flux was significantly correlated with the abundance of the amoA gene in ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (r = 0.984, p < 0.001), which was the main driver of nitrification. During the wet season, soil nitrate (NO₃^?) and soil organic matter (SOC) were found positively correlated with N₂O emissions (r = 0.774, p = 0.041 and r = 0.827, p = 0.015, respectively). The nirS gene showed a similar trend with N₂O fluxes. These results show the relationship between the abundance of soil microbes and N₂O emissions and suggest that N₂O emissions during the dry season were due to nitrification, whereas in wet season, denitrification might dominate N₂O emission.     

有机无机肥配施对酸性菜地土壤硝化作用的影响

通过室内培养和田间试验, 研究了有机无机肥配施对酸性菜地土硝化作用的影响。培养试验条件为60%土壤最大持水量和25 ℃。 结果表明,土壤硝化作用模式为指数方程,延滞期10天。与纯化肥处理（NPK）相比,鲜猪粪配施无机肥（FPM+NPK）和猪粪堆肥配施无机肥（CPM+NPK）均能降低土壤硝化势和氨氧化潜势,猪粪堆肥配施无机肥还能增加土壤微生物量碳、 氮。鲜猪粪配施无机肥和猪粪堆肥配施无机肥处理在硝化培养和田间试验期间N2O释放量均没有差异,但硝化培养期间鲜猪粪配施无机肥的N2O释放量显著低于纯化肥处理,田间试验期间猪粪堆肥配施无机肥的N2O释放量显著低于纯化肥处理。培养试验结束后的土壤pH值与土壤硝化势间,以及硝化培养期间N2O累积释放量与土壤硝化势间均存在显著正相关关系。本研究表明, 有机无机肥配施显著影响土壤硝化作用以及硝化培养期间和田间N2O释放。     

有机无机肥料配合施用对设施菜田土壤N2O排放的影响

采用静态箱气相色谱法研究了有机无机肥料配合施用对设施菜田土壤N2O排放的影响。结果表明: 1）设施芹菜和番茄施基肥后57 d（灌溉后13 d）出现土壤N2O排放通量峰值,追肥后（施肥与灌溉同步）1 d出现土壤N2O排放通量峰值; 芹菜季和番茄季施用基肥后20 d内N2O排放量分别占当季总排放量的40%65%左右,是土壤N2O主要排放期。2）施用基肥后至定植灌水前各处理土壤N2O排放量逐渐降低,灌水后N2O排放通量迅速上升。各处理土壤N2O排放通量与土壤含水量之间呈显著相关,相关系数在0.43~0.72之间。3）土壤N2O排放主要发生在番茄季,番茄生育期各处理土壤N2O总排放量是芹菜生育期的3.1倍; 各处理土壤N2O排放通量与5 cm土层温度之间总体上呈显著相关,相关系数在0.40~0.58之间。4）设施菜田大幅减施化肥的有机无机肥配合施用模式可显著降低土壤N2O排放量和肥料损失率,芹菜季和番茄季土壤N2O排放量较习惯施肥处理分别降低66.3%和85.1%,肥料损失率分别降低45.2%和74.9%。5）等氮量投入时,施用秸秆较施用猪粪可有效降低土壤N2O排放,芹菜季和番茄季分别降低43.4%和74.2%。     

Long-term application of organic manure and nitrogen fertilizer on N2O emissions, soil quality and crop production in a sandy loam soil

A long-term field experiment was established to determine the influence of mineral fertilizer (NPK) or organic manure (composed of wheat straw, oil cake and cottonseed cake) on soil fertility. A tract of calcareous fluvo-aquic soil (aquic inceptisol) in the Fengqiu State Key Experimental Station for Ecological Agriculture (Fengqiu county, Henan province, China) was fertilized beginning in September 1989 and N₂O emissions were examined during the maize and wheat growth seasons of 2002-2003. The study involved seven treatments: organic manure (OM), half-organic manure plus half-fertilizer N (1/2 OMN), fertilizer NPK (NPK), fertilizer NP (NP), fertilizer NK (NK), fertilizer PK (PK) and control (CK). Manured soils had higher organic C and N contents, but lower pH and bulk densities than soils receiving the various mineralized fertilizers especially those lacking P, indicating that long-term application of manures could efficiently prevent the leaching of applied N from and increase N content in the plowed layer. The application of manures and fertilizers at a rate of 300 kg N ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ significantly increased N₂O emissions from 150 g N₂O-N ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ in the CK treatment soil to 856 g N₂O-N ha⁻¹ year⁻¹ in the OM treatment soil; however, there was no significant difference between the effect of fertilizer and manure on N₂O emission. More N₂O was released during the 102-day maize growth season than during the 236-day wheat growth season in the N-fertilized soils but not in N-unfertilized soils. N₂O emission was significantly affected by soil moisture during the maize growth season and by soil temperature during the wheat growth season. In sum, this study showed that manure added to a soil tested did not result in greater N₂O emission than treatment with a N-containing fertilizer, but did confer greater benefits for soil fertility and the environment.     

Nitrous oxide emissions under a four-year crop rotation system in northern Japan: impacts of reduced tillage,composted cattle manure application and increased plant residue input

In the context of their role in global warming, nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from agricultural soil under different management practices were studied in Hokkaido, northern Japan. To assess the impacts of reduced tillage, composted cattle manure-based fertilization and amendments with crop residues and green manure on N₂O emissions from soil, a field experiment was conducted under a four-year crop rotation on a well-drained Andisol. The crop rotation included potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) or sweet corn (Zea mays L.), winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L. subsp. vulgaris) and soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.). The cumulative N₂O emissions for the four-year study period differed widely (0.33 to 4.90?kg?N?ha^?1), depending on the treatments imposed, being the greatest for a combination of conventional moldboard plow tillage, composted cattle manure-based fertilization and increased plant residue input, and the lowest for a combination of conventional tillage, chemical fertilizer-based fertilization and normal plant residue input treatments. The cumulative N₂O emissions under reduced tillage were all small, irrespective of fertilization and plant residue input treatments. Composted cattle manure-based fertilization (P?≤?0.01) and increased plant residue input (P?≤?0.01) significantly increased cumulative N₂O emissions. Tillage showed a significant interaction with fertilization and plant residue input, indicating that N₂O emissions were enhanced when composted cattle manure, crop residues and green manure were incorporated by conventional tillage. In the present study, the N₂O emission factors for chemical fertilizer, composted cattle manure and crop residues were 0.26?±?0.44, 0.11?±?0.16 and ?0.03?±?0.52%, respectively, all much lower than the country-specific emission factor for Japan's well-drained soils (0.62%) and the default emission factor used in the IPCC guideline (1%).