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Nitrous oxide emissions during the non-rice growing seasons of two subtropical rice-based rotation systems in southwest China

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Title Nitrous oxide emissions during the non-rice growing seasons of two subtropical rice-based rotation systems in southwest China
 
Creator Minghua Zhou
Bo Zhu
Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
Xiaoguo Wang
Xunhua Zheng
 
Subject climate change
 
Description Background and aims High nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions may occur during the non-rice growing season of Chinese rice-upland crop rotation systems. However, our understanding of N2O emission during this season is poor due to a scarcity of available field N2O measurements. Methods Using the static manual chamber-GC technique, seasonal N2O emissions during the non-rice growing season were simultaneously measured at two adjacent rice-wheat and rice-rapeseed fields in southwest China for three consecutive annual rotation cycles (May 2005 to May 2008). Results Compared to the control, N fertilizer applications significantly enhanced soil N2O emissions from both wheat and rapeseed systems. Seasonal cumulative N2O fluxes from wheat systems were on average 2.6 kg N ha−1 for the recommended practice (RP [150 kg N ha−1]) and 5.0 kg N ha−1 for the conventional practice (CP [250 kg N ha−1]). Lower N2O emissions were observed from the adjacent rapeseed systems. Average cumulative seasonal N2O fluxes from rapeseed were 1.5 and 2.2 kg N ha−1 for the RP and CP treatments, respectively. The first 3 weeks after N fertilization were the “hot moment” of N2O emissions for both the wheat and rapeseed systems. The lowest yield-scaled N2O fluxes for wheat were obtained at the RP treatment (mean: 0.81 kg N Mg−1) while for rapeseed the CP treatment produced the lowest yield-scaled fluxes (mean: 0.79 kg N Mg−1). On average, the direct N2O emission factors (EFd) for the wheat system (1.76 %) were over two times higher than for the rapeseed system (0.73 %). Conclusions Intercropping of rapeseed tends to result in lower N2O emissions than wheat for rice-upland crop rotation systems of southwest China, indicating that either the N fertilization or the cropping system need to be considered not only for improving the estimate of regional and/or national N2O fluxes but also for proposing the climate-smart agricultural management practice to reduce N2O emissions from agricultural soils.
 
Date 2014-10-30
2015-01-09T13:12:46Z
2015-01-09T13:12:46Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Minghua Zhou, Bo Zhu, Butterbach-Bahl, K., Xiaoguo Wang and Xunhua Zheng. 2014. Nitrous oxide emissions during the non-rice growing seasons of two subtropical rice-based rotation systems in southwest China. Plant and Soil 383(1-2):401-414.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/52344
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-014-2174-x
 
Language en
 
Rights Limited Access
 
Format p. 401-414
 
Source Plant and Soil