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Efflux of Soil Nitrous Oxide from Applied Fertilizer Containing Organic Materials in Citrus unshiu Field in Southwestern Japan

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  • Yo Toma

    (Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7, Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8566, Japan)

  • Takeshi Higuchi

    (Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7, Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8566, Japan)

  • Osamu Nagata

    (Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, JAPAN, 1-2-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8950, Japan)

  • Yasuhiko Kato

    (Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering, 1-5-1, Oosaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo 141-8604, Japan)

  • Tooru Izumiya

    (Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering, 1-5-1, Oosaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo 141-8604, Japan)

  • Shingo Oomori

    (Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7, Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8566, Japan)

  • Hideto Ueno

    (Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7, Tarumi, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8566, Japan)

Abstract

Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions from agricultural fields are an important source of the increasing atmospheric N 2 O concentration. We conducted a two-year investigation of soil N 2 O emissions induced by the application of combined organic and synthetic fertilizer (COS) and distilled silage waste (DSW). Three experimental treatments were applied to a Citrus unshiu field in January 2013 in Ehime, Japan: no fertilizer (NF), COS, and DSW. The applied nitrogen (N) from DSW was 192 and 244 kg N ha −1 in the first and second years, respectively, although the N application in COS was 192 kg N ha −1 in both years. The main N forms in COS and DSW were ammonium- and nitrate-N, respectively. Soil N 2 O and carbon dioxide fluxes, soil chemical properties, and mineral N leaching from topsoil were measured. The soil N 2 O flux increased after fertilization in COS and DSW, and a higher N 2 O efflux after supplemental fertilization was induced by warm and wet soil conditions. The emission factor of N 2 O was higher in COS (2.02%) than in DSW (1.18%), while N leaching was higher in DSW than in COS. The organic materials remaining after the application possibly increased the N 2 O emissions in the summer season. Therefore, to mitigate N 2 O emissions in citrus orchards, fertilizer containing organic materials should be applied during a cool and dry season.

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  • Yo Toma & Takeshi Higuchi & Osamu Nagata & Yasuhiko Kato & Tooru Izumiya & Shingo Oomori & Hideto Ueno, 2017. "Efflux of Soil Nitrous Oxide from Applied Fertilizer Containing Organic Materials in Citrus unshiu Field in Southwestern Japan," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 7(2), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:7:y:2017:i:2:p:10-:d:89581
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