Wheat straw and its biochar had contrasting effects on soil C and N cycling two growing seasons after addition to a Black Chernozemic soil planted to barley

Application of crop residues and its biochar produced through slow pyrolysis can potentially increase carbon (C) sequestration in agricultural production systems. The impact of crop residue and its biochar addition on greenhouse gas emission rates and the associated changes of soil gross N transformation rates in agricultural soils are poorly understood. We evaluated the effect of wheat straw and its biochar applied to a Black Chernozemic soil planted to barley, two growing seasons or 15 months (at the full-bloom stage of barley in the second growing season) after their field application, on CO₂ and N₂O emission rates, soil inorganic N and soil gross N transformation rates in a laboratory incubation experiment. Gross N transformation rates were studied using the ¹⁵N isotope pool dilution method. The field experiment included four treatments: control, addition of wheat straw (30 t ha^?1), addition of biochar pyrolyzed from wheat straw (20 t ha^?1), and addition of wheat straw plus its biochar (30 t ha^?1 wheat straw + 20 t ha^?1 biochar). Fifteen months after their application, wheat straw and its biochar addition increased soil total organic C concentrations (p?=?0.039 and <0.001, respectively) but did not affect soil dissolved organic C, total N and NH₄ ⁺-N concentrations, and soil pH. Biochar addition increased soil NO₃ ^?-N concentrations (p?=?0.004). Soil CO₂ and N₂O emission rates were increased by 40 (p?p?=?0.03), respectively, after wheat straw addition, but were not affected by biochar application. Straw and its biochar addition did not affect gross and net N mineralization rates or net nitrification rates. However, biochar addition doubled gross nitrification rates relative to the control (p?2 and N₂O emissions and enhance soil C sequestration. However, the implications of the increased soil gross nitrification rate and NO₃ ^?-N in the biochar addition treatment for long-term NO₃ ^?-N dynamics and N₂O emissions need to be further studied.     

Rice straw biochar affects water retention and air movement in a sand-textured tropical soil

Despite the current global attention on biochar (BC) as a soil amendment, knowledge is limited on how BC impacts the physical properties of coarse-textured soils (sand > 95%), particularly in tropical regions. A two-season field-study was conducted to investigate the effect of rice straw BC (3% w/w) on water retention, gas transport and structure of a sand-textured tropical soil. We sampled 3 months and 15 months after BC application and measured wet- and dry-region soil water retention, air permeability and gas diffusivity at selected matric potentials. At all measured potentials and for both sampling times, soil water retention was significantly higher (20–150%) for the BC treatment due to increased fraction of smaller pores (< 30 µm) at the expense of macropores (< 100 µm). Although there was no consistent effect of BC on air-filled porosity, BC significantly reduced air permeability and gas diffusivity (~20%) at ?30 kPa matric potential. After 15-months, air permeability decreased by ~15% after BC amendment, but analyses of the pore structure revealed a more tortuous and complex soil structure. Thus, application of rice straw BC to similar coarse-textured soils will improve soil-water relations and over time provide better structure for agricultural purposes.     

Contrasting effects of wheat straw and its biochar on greenhouse gas emissions and enzyme activities in a Chernozemic soil

Biochar produced from plant biomass through pyrolysis has been shown to be much more resistant to biodegradation in the soil as compared with the raw biomass, such as cereal straw that is routinely shredded and discharged on to farm fields in large amounts. Biochar application to soil has also been reported to decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, although the mechanisms are not fully understood. In this study, the emissions of three main GHGs (CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O) and enzyme activities (urease, β-glycosidase, and dehydrogenase) were measured during a 100-day laboratory incubation of a Chernozemic soil amended with either straw or its biochar at rates of 0.67 and 1.68 % (based on the amount of C added) for the low and high rates, respectively. The biochar application dramatically reduced N₂O emissions, but CO₂ or CH₄ emissions were not different, as compared with the un-amended soil. At the same C equivalent application rate, CO₂ and N₂O emission rates were greater while CH₄ emission rates were lower in straw than in biochar application treatments. The activities of both the dehydrogenase and β-glycosidase significantly declined while that of urease significantly increased with the biochar as compared with the straw treatment. We conclude that pyrolysis of cereal straw prior to land application would significantly reduce CO₂ and N₂O emissions, in association with changed enzyme activities, while increasing the soil C pool through the addition of stable C in the form of biochar.     

中国农田秸秆还田土壤N_2O排放及其影响因素的Meta分析

农田N2O排放是全球人为温室气体主要的来源之一,了解农作措施对其排放的影响对中国农田减排具有重要的意义。该研究采用Meta分析方法,定量分析了秸秆还田对中国农田土壤N2O排放的影响,并对其影响因素进行解析。研究结果表明,在中国不同区域秸秆还田对土壤N2O排放有一定的差异,其中华东地区显著减排18.61%(P0.05),而华中和华北地区则分别显著增加排放62.3%和27.73%(P0.05)。同时,施氮量介于0~240 kg/hm2(以N计,下同)时,随着施氮量的增加,秸秆还田对土壤N2O影响的效应值逐渐由负值增加为正值;当施氮量介于241~300 kg/hm2时,秸秆还田有显著降低土壤N2O排放的趋势。当土壤p H值介于6.5~7.5时,秸秆还田对N2O排放影响的效应值为正值;当黏粒质量分数为15%~25%时,秸秆还田对N2O排放影响的效应值为正值,当黏粒质量分数15%时,秸秆还田显著降低土壤N2O排放。秸秆的碳氮比与秸秆还田量对N2O的排放也有不同程度的影响,另外,秸秆还田下不同的种植制度间N2O的排放也有差异。因此,秸秆还田下实施农田N2O减排措施应综合考虑区域农业资源特点、种植制度、土壤类型和水肥管理因素。研究可为科学管理秸秆与减少农田N2O排放提出理论支撑。     

Effects of tillage systems and rotations on crop production for a thin Black Chernozem in the Canadian Prairies

Soil degradation is the single most important threat to global food production and security. Wind and water erosion are the main forms of this degradation, and conservation tillage represents an effective method for controlling this problem. The objective of this study was to quantify the effects of three tillage methods [zero (ZT), minimum (MT) and conventional (CT)] and three four-year crop sequences [spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)–spring wheat–winter wheat–fallow; spring wheat–spring wheat–flax (Linum usitatissimum L.)–winter wheat; spring wheat–flax–winter wheat–field pea (Pisum sativum L.] on crop establishment, plant height, seed weight, soil water storage, crop water use, crop water use efficiency and grain yield over a 12-year period under Canadian growing conditions. Plant establishment was not adversely affected by tillage systems or crop sequences except for flax, where a small reduction was observed with ZT and MT. Conservation tillage showed a yield benefit over CT of 7%, 12.5% and 7.4% for field pea, flax and spring wheat grown on cereal stubble, respectively over the 12 years of the study. Much of the yield increase was due to an increase in soil water in the 0–30 cm soil layer with ZT and MT. However, tillage systems had no effect on grain yield for spring wheat grown on fallow and field pea stubble due to a lack of differences in spring soil water content. Flax grown in sequence with cereals only yielded higher than when it was grown in the sequence which included field pea, even though flax was seeded on spring wheat stubble in both cases. Winter wheat yielded higher when grown on flax stubble than on spring wheat stubble. The results indicate that a one-year non-cereal break crop was enough to alleviate the negative effects of consecutive cereal crops on winter wheat. Spring wheat grown on field pea stubble always yielded more than when grown on cereal stubble. A 10% increase in water use efficiency was observed with flax grown with ZT and MT management. Crop sequence improved water use efficiency in flax and spring wheat. Growing spring wheat on field pea stubble as opposed to growing it on cereal stubble resulted in a 10% increase in water use efficiency. Overall, rainfall accounted for 73%, 72%, 67% and 65% of total water used by field pea, flax, winter wheat and spring wheat, respectively. This explains the large year effect as a result of variation in growing (May–August) season precipitation. The non-significant tillage system by year interaction implies that the positive benefits of ZT and MT occur over a wide range of growing conditions, while the absence of a tillage system by crop sequence interaction suggests that knowledge developed under CT management also applies to ZT and MT. The results of this study support the large shifts towards in conservation tillage being observed in the Canadian prairies.     

秸秆生物质炭对稻田土壤剖面N2O和N2浓度的影响*

氧化亚氮（N2O）和氮气（N2）是淹水稻田土壤剖面反硝化过程的重要气态产物,可通过土水界面向大气排放,也可随水向下淋溶。秸秆生物质炭施入稻田后会改变土壤理化及微生物学性质,影响反硝化过程及N2O和N2产排。本研究依托2010年夏建立的连续秸秆生物质炭还田的稻麦轮作农田试验,通过埋设淋溶管收集土壤剖面溶液,采用气相色谱和膜进样质谱分别定量溶液中N2O和exN2（反硝化产生N2量）,观测了2018和2019年水稻季不同秸秆生物质炭施用量（CK：每季0 t·hm-2;1BC：每季2.25 t·hm-2;5BC：每季11.3 t·hm-2;10BC：每季22.5 t·hm-2）下0~1 m土壤剖面溶液中N2O和exN2浓度的时空变化,评估了长期施用秸秆生物质炭对稻田土壤剖面反硝化作用及其主要气态氮产物exN2随水流失的影响。结果表明,两个稻季CK处理N2O浓度以60 cm处较高,exN2浓度则随土壤深度增加呈降低趋势。秸秆生物质炭处理能降低剖面N2O和exN2浓度,以10BC处理最为明显。其中,N2O浓度降低以60 cm处较大,exN2浓度降低随土壤深度增加而加大。施用秸秆生物质炭对土壤剖面溶液无机氮（NO3-+NH4+）含量无明显影响,但5BC和10BC处理增加了可溶性有机碳（DOC）和溶解氧（DO）浓度以及氧化还原电位（Eh）。CK处理下土壤剖面溶液N2O和exN2浓度变化与DOC、硝态氮（NO3-）及DO有关;秸秆生物质炭处理下则主要受DO和Eh控制。exN2淋溶量（按1 m深度计算）CK处理下为2.3 ~5.5 kg·hm-2,相当于无机氮和有机氮（DON）淋溶量的32%~34%,5BC和10BC处理则降低为1.7 ~3.7 kg·hm-2和1.1~1.9 kg·hm-2,上述结果表明,反硝化产生N2随水淋溶量不容忽视,秸秆生物质炭还田可改善淹水稻田土壤剖面的通气状况,增加DO,提高Eh,进而有效减少深层反硝化及其主要气态产物exN2随水流失的风险。     

Effect of different biochar and fertilizer types on N2O and NO emissions

The use of biochar as soil improver and climate change mitigation strategy has gained much attention, although at present the effects of biochar on soil properties and greenhouse gas emissions are not completely understood. The objective of our incubation study was to investigate biochar's effect on N₂O and NO emissions from an agricultural Luvisol upon fertilizer (urea, NH₄Cl or KNO₃) application. Seven biochar types were used, which were produced from four different feedstocks pyrolyzed at various temperatures. At the end of the experiment, after 14 days of incubation, soil nitrate concentrations were decreased upon biochar addition in all fertilizer treatments by 6–16%. Biochar application decreased both cumulative N₂O (52–84%) and NO (47–67%) emissions compared to a corresponding treatment without biochar after urea and nitrate fertilizer application, and only NO emissions after ammonium application. N₂O emissions were more decreased at high compared to low pyrolysis temperature.Several hypotheses for our observations exist, which were assessed against current literature and discussed thoroughly. In our study, the decreased N₂O and NO emissions are expected to be mediated by multiple interacting phenomena such as stimulated NH₃ volatilization, microbial N immobilization, non-electrostatic sorption of NH₄⁺ and NO₃⁻, and biochar pH effects.     

The amelioration effects of canola straw biochar on Ultisol acidity varied with the soil in which the feedstock crop was cultivated

Journal of Soils and Sediments - Regional differences in the alkaline properties and base cation richness of canola straw biochars, and their amelioration effects on an acidic Ultisol, were studied...     

竹叶及其生物质炭输入对板栗林土壤N2O通量的影响

【目的】氧化亚氮(N2O)是温室气体的主要组成部分,其增温效应极强,陆地生态系统是N2O的主要排放源之一。人工林生态系统是陆地生态系统的重要组成部分,但目前关于经营措施对人工林生态系统土壤N2O通量的影响研究较少。本文研究了竹叶及其生物质炭输入对板栗林土壤N2O排放通量的影响,为调控亚热带人工林土壤N2O排放通量提供理论基础与科学依据。【方法】定位试验于2012年7月~2013年7月在浙江省临安市三口镇典型板栗林区进行,设对照、输入竹叶、输入生物质炭3个处理,利用静态箱-气相色谱法测定板栗林土壤N2O通量的动态变化以及土壤温度、土壤含水量、水溶性有机碳(WSOC)、水溶性有机氮(WSON)、微生物量碳(MBC)、微生物量氮(MBN)、NH+4-N和NO-3-N含量。【结果】不同处理条件下,板栗林土壤N2O排放通量均呈显著的季节性变化特征,最高值出现在7月,最低值出现在1月。与对照相比,竹叶处理的土壤N2O年平均通量和年累积排放量分别增加了17.2%和12.8%,而生物质炭处理的土壤N2O年平均通量和年累积排放量分别降低了27.4%和20.5%。竹叶处理的土壤WSON、MBN、NH+4-N及NO-3-N含量增加12.4%、19.1%、8.3%和13%,而生物质炭处理的NH+4-N和NO-3-N含量分别降低了14.1%和18%。在对照、竹叶以及生物质炭处理条件下,板栗林土壤N2O排放通量与土壤温度(表层5 cm处)和WSOC含量均有显著相关性(P 0.05),与土壤MBC含量均无显著相关性。竹叶处理土壤N2O通量与NH+4-N、NO-3-N及WSON含量均有显著相关性(P0.05)。【结论】在不同处理条件下,板栗林土壤N2O排放通量均呈现明显的季节性变化特征,表现为夏季高、 冬季低。输入竹叶可显著增加板栗林土壤N2O排放通量,而输入生物质炭N2O排放通量显著降低;输入竹叶和生物质炭可能是通过影响土壤碳库与氮库特征而影响土壤N2O的排放通量。     

Application of biochar to soil and N2O emissions: potential effects of blending fast‐pyrolysis biochar with anaerobically digested slurry

Soil applications of recalcitrant biochar offer the possibility of mitigating climate change effects through long‐term carbon sequestration and potentially also by reducing emissions of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N₂O). This laboratory study examined the effect of combining a fast‐pyrolysis biochar at small (1% by mass) and large (3%) concentrations with anaerobically digested slurry on soil N₂O and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions over a period of 55 days. The results showed that fast‐pyrolysis biochar applied on its own increased N₂O emissions from soil. However, when biochar was applied together with slurry, the larger biochar concentration decreased N₂O emissions by 47%, relative to those from the slurry treatment with the smaller biochar concentration. Reduced N₂O emissions coincided with enhanced soil microbial activity and immobilization of nitrogen. A combined application of biochar and anaerobic digested slurry could therefore be beneficial for cropping systems in terms of soil nitrogen retention while concurrently mitigating N₂O fluxes and sequestering carbon in soil.     

Short-term effects of raw rice straw and its derived biochar on greenhouse gas emission in five typical soils in China

Abstract

A short-term study was conducted to investigate the greenhouse gas emissions in five typical soils under two crop residue management practices: raw rice straw (Oryza sativa L., cv) and its derived biochar application. Rice straw and its derived biochar (two biochars, produced at 350 and 500°C and referred to as BC350 and BC500, respectively) were incubated with the soils at a 5% (weight/weight) rate and under 70% water holding capacity for 28 d. Incorporation of BC500 into soils reduced carbon dioxide (CO₂) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) emission in all five soils by 4?40% and 62?98%, respectively, compared to the untreated soils, whereas methane (CH₄) emission was elevated by up to about 2 times. Contrary to the biochars, direct return of the straw to soil reduced CH₄ emission by 22?69%, whereas CO₂ increased by 4 to 34 times. For N₂O emission, return of rice straw to soil reduced it by over 80% in two soils, while it increased by up to 14 times in other three soils. When all three greenhouse gases were normalized on the CO₂ basis, the global warming potential in all treatments followed the order of straw > BC350 > control > BC500 in all five soils. The results indicated that turning rice straw into biochar followed by its incorporation into soil was an effective measure for reducing soil greenhouse gas emission, and the effectiveness increased with increasing biochar production temperature, whereas direct return of straw to soil enhanced soil greenhouse gas emissions.     

Effects of Enhanced UV-B Radiation on N2O Emission in a Soil-Winter Wheat System

An outdoor pot experiments was conducted to investigate the effects of enhanced ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation on nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from soil-winter wheat systems. The enhanced UV-B radiation treatments were simulated by 20% increase in its intensity. N₂O fluxes were measured with a static opaque chamber-gas chromatograph method. The results showed that enhanced UV-B radiation did not change the seasonal patterns of N₂O emissions. Compared to the controls, the enhanced UV-B radiation reduced N₂O fluxes by 16.4% (p?=?0.015) during the elongation-booting stage, while it had no significant effects on N₂O fluxes in the turning-green and heading-maturity phases. During the turning green-overall heading span, the accumulative N₂O was largely decreased by the enhanced UV-B radiation (p?<?0.05). From the overall heading to maturity, however, the effects of enhanced UV-B on N₂O emissions were not pronounced (p?>?0.10). At the elongation-booting stage, enhanced UV-B increased soluble proteins content in leaves, NO ₃ ^- -N and NO ₄ ⁺ -N content in rhizosphere soil, and soil microbial biomass C (C _mic) and N (N _mic; p?<?0.05), as well as microbial biomass C:N ratio changing from 5.0 to 6.8. Our findings suggest that the effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on N₂O emissions differed with winter wheat developmental stages. To assess the overall effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on N₂O emissions from agroecosystems, nevertheless, more field measurements deserve to be carried out in various cropping systems.     

陇东旱塬麦黑豆-冬小麦轮作条件下施氮水平对土壤N2O和CH4排放的影响

为给我国旱地低碳农业可持续发展提供科学依据,2018 — 2020年在陇东黄土高原雨养区冬小麦田设置夏闲期种植绿肥和不同施氮量田间试验,通过测定土壤N2O和CH4排放通量,计算N2O和CH4累积排放量等指标,分析不同处理对土壤N2O和CH4排放通量和累积排放量的影响。结果表明,在2个轮作周期内,不同处理的N2O排放峰主要出现在冬小麦播种施肥后,峰值范围平均11.24～31.85 μg N2O-N/(m2·h)。土壤CH4排放无明显峰谷变化趋势,而围绕着零值上下波动,变化范围-46.8～24.5 μg CH4-C/(m2·h)。与休闲-冬小麦处理相比,麦黑豆-冬小麦轮作处理在绿肥填闲期和冬小麦生长期土壤N2O累积排放分别显著增加了26.8%～44.2%和6.2%～52.3%,土壤CH4累积吸收分别显著减少了7.9%～76.3%和4.0%～28.4%。可见,豆科绿肥填闲种植可增加土壤N2O排放,减少土壤CH4的吸收。     

综合产量和土壤N2O排放的马铃薯施氮量分析

施氮可提高作物产量,但同时也增加温室气体N_2O的土壤排放量。研究施氮量与产量和土壤N_2O排放的关系,对保障作物产量并兼顾环境效应的农业生产实践具有重要指导意义。该研究设置N0(0)、N1(67.5 kg/hm~2)、N2(125 kg/hm~2)、N3(187.5 kg/hm~2)4个施氮水平,采用静态箱-气相色谱法对土壤N_2O排放进行田间原位测定,研究施氮量对马铃薯产量、土壤N_2O排放的影响,分析综合产量与土壤N_2O排放的合理施氮量。结果表明:施氮显著增加马铃薯产量和土壤N_2O累积排放量,较不施氮(N0)处理,N1、N2和N3处理马铃薯产量增加78.5%、93.1%和95.6%;生育期N1、N2和N3处理马铃薯土壤N_2O累积排放量分别是N0处理的2.3、4.4和6.7倍。同时,随施氮量增加,N_2O排放系数、硝态氮强度和单产N_2O排放量均显著增加。在低氮处理(N0、N1)时,土壤N_2O排放通量与土壤温度、湿度显著正相关,而在高氮水平时,土壤N_2O排放通量与土壤硝态氮含量显著正相关。施氮67.5 kg/hm~2可确保研究区马铃薯产量并有效降低土壤N_2O排放。     

Long-term straw management and N fertilizer rate effects on quantity and quality of organic C and N and some chemical properties in two contrasting soils in Western Canada

Crop residue and fertilizer management practices alter some soil properties, but the magnitude of change depends on soil type and climatic conditions. Field experiments with mainly barley (and canola, wheat, triticale, or pea in a few years) under conventional tillage were conducted from 1983 to 2009 at Breton (Gray Luvisol (Typic Haplocryalf) loam) and Ellerslie (Black Chernozem (Albic Argicryoll) clay loam), Alberta, Canada, to determine the effects of straw management (straw removed (S _Rem) and straw retained (S _Ret)) and N fertilizer rate (0, 25, 50, and 75 kg N ha⁻¹) on total organic C (TOC) and N (TON), light fraction organic C (LFOC), and N (LFON) in the 0–7.5 and 7.5–15 cm, pH in the 0–7.5, 7.5–15, and 15–20 cm and extractable P, ammonium-N, and nitrate-N in the 0–15, 15–30, 30–60, and 60–90 cm soil layers. The S _Ret and N fertilizer treatments usually had higher mass of TOC, TON, LFOC, and LFON in soil at Breton, but only of LFOC and LFON in soil at Ellerslie compared with the corresponding S _Rem and zero-N control treatments. The responses of soil organic C and N to management practices were more pronounced for N fertilization than straw management. There were significant correlations among most soil organic C or N fractions, especially at Breton. Linear regressions between crop residue C or N input, or rate of fertilizer N applied and soil organic C or N were significant in most cases at Breton, but only for LFOC and LFON at Ellerslie. At Breton, compared with zero-N rate, the C sequestration efficiency of additional crop residue C input was 5.8%, 20.1%, and 20.4% in S _Ret and 17.2%, 28.0%, and 30.1% in S _Rem treatments at the 25, 50, and 75 kg N ha⁻¹ rates, respectively. The effects of crop residue management and N fertilization on chemical properties were generally similar for both contrasting soil types. There was no effect of crop residue management on soil pH, extractable P and residual nitrate-N. Extractable P and pH in the top 0–15 cm soil decreased significantly with N application in both soil types. Residual nitrate-N (though quite low in Breton soil) increased with application of N and also indicated some downward movement in the soil profile up to 90 cm depth in Ellerslie soil. There was generally no effect of any treatment on ammonium-N in soil. In conclusion, straw retention and N application improved organic C and N in soil, and generally differences were more pronounced for light fraction than total organic C and N, and between the most extreme treatments (S _Rem0 vs. S _Ret75). Application of N fertilizer reduced extractable P and pH in the surface soil, and showed accumulation and downward leaching of nitrate-N in the soil profile.     

Combined effects of nitrogen deposition and biochar application on emissions of N2O,CO2 and NH3 from agricultural and forest soils

Abstract

Both nitrogen (N) deposition and biochar can affect the emissions of nitrous oxide (N₂O), carbon dioxide (CO₂) and ammonia (NH₃) from different soils. Here, we have established a simulated wet N deposition experiment to investigate the effects of N deposition and biochar addition on N₂O and CO₂ emissions and NH₃ volatilization from agricultural and forest soils. Repacked soil columns were subjected to six N deposition events over a 1-year period. N was applied at rates of 0 (N0), 60 (N60), and 120 (N120) kg Nh a^?1 yr^?1 without or with biochar (0 and 30 t ha^?1 yr^?1). For agricultural soil, adding N increased cumulative N₂O emissions by 29.8% and 99.1% (p < 0.05) from the N60 and N120 treatments, respectively as compared to without N treatments, and N120 emitted 53.4% more (p < 0.05) N₂O than the N60 treatment; NH₃ volatilization increased by 33.6% and 91.9% (p < 0.05) from the N60 and N120 treatments, respectively, as compared to without N treatments, and N120 emitted 43.6% more (p < 0.05) NH₃ than N60; cumulative CO₂ emissions were not influenced by N addition. For forest soil, adding N significantly increased cumulative N₂O emissions by 141.2% (p < 0.05) and 323.0% (p < 0.05) from N60 and N120 treatments, respectively, as compared to without N treatments, and N120 emitted 75.4% more (p < 0.05) N₂O than N60; NH₃ volatilization increased by 39.0% (p < 0.05) and 56.1% (p < 0.05) from the N60 and N120 treatments, respectively, as compared to without N treatments, and there was no obvious difference between N120 and N60 treatments; cumulative CO₂ emissions were not influenced by N addition. Biochar amendment significantly (p < 0.05) decreased cumulative N₂O emissions by 20.2% and 25.5% from agricultural and forest soils, respectively, and increased CO₂ emissions slightly by 7.2% and NH₃ volatilization obviously by 21.0% in the agricultural soil, while significantly decreasing CO₂ emissions by 31.5% and NH₃ volatilization by 22.5% in the forest soil. These results suggest that N deposition would strengthen N₂O and NH₃ emissions and have no effect on CO₂ emissions in both soils, and treatments receiving the higher N rate at N120 emitted obviously more N₂O and NH₃ than the lower rate at N60. Under the simulated N deposition circumstances, biochar incorporation suppressed N₂O emissions in both soils, and produced contrasting effects on CO₂ and NH₃ emissions, being enhanced in the agricultural soil while suppressed in the forest soil.