Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(5), P. 887 - 887
Published: April 24, 2024
Nitrogen
(N)
fertilizer
and
crop
residue
amendments
are
important
agricultural
practices
that
could
increase
soil
health,
fertility,
yield.
Such
may
also
change
denitrification
processes
where
contradictory
observations
have
been
reported
on
N2O
emissions
with
fewer
studies
N2
due
to
its
large
atmospheric
background
concentrations
limiting
soil-borne
measurement.
This
study
aims
investigate
production
reduction
of
under
a
conducive
denitrifying
environment
(like
anaerobic
microsites,
80%
WFPS,
available
N
C)
after
rice
straw
amendment
KNO3
application
three
different
types
(fluvo-aquic,
black,
paddy
soils).
In
this
regard,
treatments
for
were
set
consisting
(a)
non-amended
treatment
(control),
(b)
(KNO3,
20
mM
KNO3),
(c)
plus
(2.5
g
kg−1
dry
which
incubated
WFPS.
Moreover,
direct
fluxes
measured
over
17
days
in
the
current
incubation
experiment
robotized
system
using
helium
atmosphere.
Results
showed
combined
increased
both
compared
control
or
all
types.
Overall,
black
soils,
higher
fluvo-aquic
soil,
maximum
234.2
±
6.3
590.1
27.3
ha−1
from
F_SK
treatment,
respectively,
during
period.
The
general
trends
<
treatments.
Straw
combination
can
stimulate
high
rate
(less
N2),
whereas
their
effect
stoichiometric
ratios
N2O/(N2O
+
N2)
highly
depends
nitrate
concentration,
oxygen
level,
moisture
content,
labile
C.
underscores
trigger
less
increment
but
conditions
favoring
denitrification.
Biology and Fertility of Soils,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 20, 2025
Abstract
The
special
issue
summarises
and
highlights
key
findings
of
the
research
unit
DASIM
funded
by
German
Research
Foundation
(DFG)
on
process
denitrification.
Progress
was
made
in
several
areas
including
development
new
advanced
methods
to
quantify
N
2
fluxes
such
as
a
15
gas
flux
method,
enhanced
Raman
spectroscopy
incubation
system
study
plant-soil
interactions
He-O
atmosphere.
Understanding
denitrification
disturbed
structured
soil
gained
combining
X-ray
CT
scanning
microbial
ecology
methods.
High
resolution
models
developed
part
were
able
successfully
simulate
experimental
data
provide
valuable
insights
for
improvement
existing
ecosystem
models.
Improved
tracing
tools
analysis
soil-plant
systems
have
been
that
are
extensively
used
associated
partners.
brought
together
an
interdisciplinary
network
researchers
interested
analytical
but
also
modelling
aspects.
This
includes
close
collaboration
with
FAO/IAEA
centre
Nuclear
Techniques
Food
Agriculture
United
Nations
which
resulted
open
access
book
describes
DASIM.
impact
scientific
community
is
manifold
will
most
likely
lasting
understanding
nitrogen
cycling
terrestrial
ecosystems.
Biology and Fertility of Soils,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 3, 2024
Abstract
Acid-sulphate
sugarcane
soils
in
the
subtropics
are
known
hot-spots
for
nitrous
oxide
(N
2
O)
emissions,
yet
reduction
of
reactive
N
O
to
non-reactive
dinitrogen
)
via
specific
pathways
remains
a
major
uncertainty
nitrogen
(N)
cycling
and
loss
from
these
soils.
This
study
investigated
magnitude
O:N
partitioning
losses
subtropical
acid-sulphate
soil
under
production
using
15
gas
flux
method,
establishing
contribution
hybrid
(co-
chemo-denitrification)
heterotrophic
denitrification
losses.
Soils
were
fertilised
with
potassium
nitrate,
equivalent
25
50
kg
ha
−1
,
watered
close
saturation
then
incubated
over
30
days.
An
innovative,
fully
automated
incubation
system
coupled
an
isotope-ratio
mass-spectrometer
enabled
real
time
analysis
at
sub-diel
resolution.
Peak
reached
6.5
day
totalling
>
O+N
-N
.
Emissions
dominated
by
accounting
more
than
57%
losses,
demonstrating
that
proceeded
even
highly
acidic
conditions.
Over
40%
O,
but
only
2%
produced
pathways.
These
findings
demonstrate
generally
limited
production,
likely
driven
high
organic
matter
content
low
pH,
promoting
both
biotic,
abiotic
nitrosation.
Regardless
underlying
process,
emissions
demonstrates
environmental,
also
potential
agronomic
significance,
formation
Biology and Fertility of Soils,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 24, 2024
Abstract
The
15
N
gas
flux
(
NGF)
method
allows
for
direct
in
situ
quantification
of
dinitrogen
(N
2
)
emissions
from
soils,
but
a
successful
cross-comparison
with
another
is
missing.
objectives
this
study
were
to
quantify
wheat
rotation
using
the
NGF
method,
compare
these
those
obtained
lysimeter-based
fertilizer
mass
balance
approach,
and
contextualize
enrichment
soil
air.
For
four
sampling
periods,
fertilizer-derived
losses
method)
similar
unaccounted
fates
as
approach.
Total
amounted
21
±
3
kg
ha
−
1
,
13
(7.5%
applied
N)
originating
fertilizer.
In
comparison,
approach
overall
indicated
11%,
equivalent
18
.
Nitrous
oxide
O)
small
(0.15
0.01
or
0.1%
N),
resulting
large
mean
:(N
O
+
ratio
0.94
0.06.
Due
drip
fertigation,
ammonia
accounted
<
1%
fertilizer-N,
while
leaching
was
negligible.
temporal
variability
well
explained
by
δ
air
down
50
cm
depth.
We
conclude
provides
realistic
estimates
field
should
be
more
widely
used
better
understand
losses.
Moreover,
combining
measurements
diffusion
modeling
might
an
alternative
constraining
emissions.
Biology and Fertility of Soils,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 12, 2024
Abstract
This
study
presents
a
novel
plant-soil
mesocosm
system
designed
for
cultivating
plants
over
periods
ranging
from
days
to
weeks
while
continuously
measuring
fluxes
of
N
2
,
O
and
CO
.
For
proof
concept,
we
conducted
33-day
incubation
experiment
using
six
soil
mesocosms,
with
three
containing
germinated
wheat
left
plant-free.
To
validate
the
magnitude
fluxes,
used
15
N-enriched
fertilizer
mass
balance
approach.
The
inherent
leakage
rate
was
about
55
µg
m
−
h
1
rates
were
below
detection
limit
(<
).
In
our
experiment,
found
higher
cumulative
gaseous
+
losses
in
sown
(0.34
±
0.02
g
)
as
compared
bare
(0.23
0.01
accounted
approximately
94–96%
total
both
planted
unplanted
mesocosms.
losses,
determined
by
approach,
be
1.7
0.5
0.6
soil,
indicating
an
inconsistency
between
two
assessment
methods.
Soil
respiration
also
aboveground
biomass
reaching
4.8
0.1
4.0
C
period,
respectively.
Overall,
this
measured
effect
growth
on
denitrification,
highlighting
sensitivity
utility
advanced
such
studies.
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
329, P. 109287 - 109287
Published: Dec. 27, 2022
Global
warming
is
considered
to
impact
the
fluxes
of
methane
(CH4)
and
nitrous
oxide
(N2O)
between
forest
soils
atmosphere,
but
it
unclear
whether
responses
change
over
time.
In
this
study
response
soil
CH4
N2O
field
(+4
°C)
were
determined
during
years
2–5
14–16
in
a
experiment
temperate
forest.
second
sixteenth
year
warming,
temperature
sensitivities
assessed
in-situ
by
gradually
rising
temperatures
∼10
°C
above
ambient
within
short
period
three
four
days.
Production
dinitrogen
(N2)
was
measured
ex-situ
warming.
Soil
significantly
reduced
uptake
(-19.5%)
increased
emissions
(+41.6%)
first
whereas
no
effects
on
observed
later
years.
Dinitrogen
production
up
ten
times
higher
than
production,
though
high
spatiotemporal
variability
masked
any
significant
N2
fluxes.
Temperature
(Q10)
for
2.07
4.06,
respectively,
1.52
1.79,
The
diminishing
likely
caused
longer-term
changes
N
availability
and/or
simultaneous
acclimation
microbial
community
moisture
largely
unaffected
alone
only
weak
predictor
Methane
therefore
can
be
expected
generally
less
affected
Overall,
our
results
suggest
that
has
limited
transient
type
AGU Advances,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4(6)
Published: Oct. 29, 2023
Abstract
Biogeochemical
models
simulate
soil
nitrogen
(N)
turnover
and
are
often
used
to
assess
N
losses
through
denitrification.
Though
a
complete
budget,
only
subset
of
pools/fluxes
(i.e.,
2
O,
,
NH
3
NO
x
)
published
since
the
full
budget
cannot
be
validated
with
measured
data.
Field
studies
rarely
include
balances,
especially
fluxes,
which
difficult
quantify.
Limiting
publication
modeling
results
based
on
available
field
data
represents
missed
opportunity
improve
understanding
modeled
processes.
We
propose
that
modeler
community
support
all
simulated
pools
processes
in
future
studies.