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Impact of nitrogen management and tillage practices on nitrous oxide emissions from rainfed corn
Author(s) -
Arango Miguel A.,
Rice Charles W.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.1002/saj2.20285
Subject(s) - environmental science , tillage , agronomy , nitrous oxide , compost , greenhouse gas , agriculture , soil carbon , nitrogen , soil water , fertilizer , conventional tillage , chemistry , soil science , ecology , biology , organic chemistry
More than 85% of anthropogenic N 2 O emissions are associated with N enrichment of agricultural soils. Improving management strategies can reduce N 2 O emissions in agricultural systems by limiting optimal soil N and water conditions for the production of N 2 O. The objective of this study was to assess N 2 O emissions from different N management strategies under long‐term tillage systems. Two N management strategies were evaluated: (a) source (compost and urea) and (b) placement (broadcast and surface‐banded application of urea under conventional till and no‐till systems). Overall, soil N 2 O emissions were affected by the availability of inorganic N and precipitation rather than tillage. Conventional till and no‐till emissions were not significantly different. Banded application of N increased overall N 2 O emissions by 30% compared with broadcast N application without affecting yield and N uptake. In general, synthetic N fertilizers increased N 2 O emissions more than organic fertilizers, but organic fertilizer characteristics, such as the carbon content, could increase emissions.

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