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Tan J, Wei N, Turcotte MM. Trophic interactions in microbiomes influence plant host population size and ecosystem function. Proc Biol Sci 2024; 291:20240612. [PMID: 38772419 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.0612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024] Open
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Plant microbiomes that comprise diverse microorganisms, including prokaryotes, eukaryotes and viruses, are the key determinants of plant population dynamics and ecosystem function. Despite their importance, little is known about how species interactions (especially trophic interactions) between microbes from different domains modify the importance of microbiomes for plant hosts and ecosystems. Using the common duckweed Lemna minor, we experimentally examined the effects of predation (by bacterivorous protists) and parasitism (by bacteriophages) within microbiomes on plant population size and ecosystem phosphorus removal. Our results revealed that the addition of predators increased plant population size and phosphorus removal, whereas the addition of parasites showed the opposite pattern. The structural equation modelling further pointed out that predation and parasitism affected plant population size and ecosystem function via distinct mechanisms that were both mediated by microbiomes. Our results highlight the importance of understanding microbial trophic interactions for predicting the outcomes and ecosystem impacts of plant-microbiome symbiosis.
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- Jiaqi Tan
- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisianan State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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- The Holden Arboretum, Kirtland, OH 44094, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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Luo J, Hu S, Li T, He F, Tian C, Han Y, Mao Y, Jing L, Yang L, Wang Y. A Preliminary Study of the Impacts of Duckweed Coverage during Rice Growth on Grain Yield and Quality. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:57. [PMID: 38202364 PMCID: PMC10781075 DOI: 10.3390/plants13010057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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The overuse and misuse of fertilizers have been causing duckweed outbreaks in irrigation ditches and paddy fields in many rice-growing areas. However, how duckweed coverage in a paddy field affects the rice yield and grain quality is under debate because duckweed may act as either a weed, competing with rice for mineral nutrients, or a "nutrient buffer", providing significant ecological and economic benefits. To understand the effects of duckweed coverage throughout rice growth on the yield and quality of rice grains, an experiment with three Japonica rice cultivars was conducted with fertile lotus-pond bottom soil as a growth medium to provide sufficient mineral nutrients for both the duckweed and rice. Averaged across three rice cultivars, duckweed coverage decreased the panicle density but increased the spikelet density and grain weight, resulting in no significant change in the rice yield. Duckweed coverage had no impact on the processing and appearance quality in general, but significant duckweed-by-cultivar interactions were detected in the head rice percentage and grain chalkiness, indicating different sensitivities of different cultivars in response to the duckweed treatment. The decrease in breakdown and increase in setback values in the rapid visco analyzer (RVA) profile of rice flour suggested that duckweed coverage during rice growth worsened the cooking quality of the rice. However, no significant change in the palatability of the cooked rice was found. The most profound change induced by the duckweed was the nutritional quality; duckweed coverage increased the protein concentration but decreased the concentrations of Mg, Mn, Cu, and Zn in rice grains. This preliminary study suggested that duckweed coverage during rice growth has profound effects on the rice nutrient uptake and grain nutritional quality under the circumstances, and further research on the responses of the rice quality to the duckweed coverage in paddy fields in multiple locations and years is needed.
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- Jingsheng Luo
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China; (J.L.)
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China; (J.L.)
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Quality Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China; (J.L.)
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
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Iboko MP, Dossou-Yovo ER, Obalum SE, Oraegbunam CJ, Diedhiou S, Brümmer C, Témé N. Paddy rice yield and greenhouse gas emissions: Any trade-off due to co-application of biochar and nitrogen fertilizer? A systematic review. Heliyon 2023; 9:e22132. [PMID: 38045115 PMCID: PMC10692810 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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Combined application of biochar and nitrogen (N) fertilizer could offer opportunities to increase rice yield and reduce methane emissions from paddy fields. However, this strategy may increase nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, hence its interactive effects on GHG emissions, global warming potential (GWP) and GHG intensity (GHGI) remained poorly understood. We conducted a systematic review to i) evaluate the overall effects of combined application of biochar and N fertilizer rates on GHGs emissions, GWP, rice yield, and GHGI, ii) determine the quantities of biochar and N-fertilizer application that increase rice yield and reduce GHGs emissions and GHGI, and iii) examine the effects of biochar and different types of nitrogen fertilizers on rice yield, GHGs, GWP, and GHGI using data from 45 research articles and 183 paired observations. The extracted data were grouped based on biochar and N rates used by researchers as well as N fertiliser types. Accordingly, biochar rates were grouped into low (≤9 tons/ha), medium (>9 and ≤ 20 ton/ha) and high (>20 tons/ha), while N rates were grouped into three categories: low (≤140 kg N/ha), medium (>140 and ≤ 240 kg N/ha), and high (>240 kg N/ha). For fertiliser types, N rates were grouped as: low (≤150 kg N/ha), medium (>150 and ≤250 kg N/ha), and high (>250 kg N/ha) and N types into: urea, NPK, NPK plus urea (NPK_urea) and NPK plus (NH4)2SO4 (NPK_(NH4)2SO4). Results showed that biochar and N fertiliser significantly affected GHGs emissions, GWP, GHGI and rice yield. Compared to control (i.e., sole N application), co-application of high biochar and medium N rates significantly decreased CH4 emission (82 %) while low biochar with low N rates enhanced CH4 emission (114 %). In contrast, high biochar combined with low N decreased N2O emission by 91 % whereas medium biochar and high N rates resulted in 82 % increase in N2O emission relative to control. The highest GWP and GHGI were observed under co-application of medium biochar and low N rates. Highest rice yield was observed under low biochar rate and high N rate. Regardless of N fertiliser type and biochar rates, increasing N rates increased rice yield and N2O emissions. The highest GWP and GHGI were recorded under sole NPK application. Combination of low biochar and medium N produced low GHGs emissions, high grain yield, and the lowest GHGI, and could be recommended to smallholder farmers to increase rice yield and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from paddy rice field. Further studies should be conducted to evaluate the effects of biochar properties on soil characteristics and greenhouse gas emissions.
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- Maduabuchi P. Iboko
- Graduate Research Program, Climate Change and Agriculture, Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako (USTTB), Mali
- Graduate Research Program, Climate Change and Agriculture, Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée, Katibougou, Mali
- School of Agriculture, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of Soil Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001, Nigeria
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- Global Station for Food, Land & Water Resources, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Kita 9 Nishi 9 Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8589, Japan
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- Graduate Research Program, Climate Change and Agriculture, Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako (USTTB), Mali
- Graduate Research Program, Climate Change and Agriculture, Institut Polytechnique Rural de Formation et de Recherche Appliquée, Katibougou, Mali
- School of Agriculture, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture, Bundesallee 50, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Labo Biotechnologie, Institute D'Economie Rurale, Sotuba, Mali
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Li X, Li Y, Wu J. Different in root exudates and rhizosphere microorganisms effect on nitrogen removal between three emergent aquatic plants in surface flow constructed wetlands. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 337:139422. [PMID: 37422212 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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Swine wastewater contains high concentration of nitrogen (N), causing pollution of surrounding water bodies. Constructed wetlands (CWs) are considered as an effective ecological treatment measure to remove nitrogen. Some emergent aquatic plants could tolerate high ammonia, and play a crucial part in CWs to treat high concentration N wastewater. However, the mechanism of root exudates and rhizosphere microorganisms of emergent plants on nitrogen removal is still unclear. Effects of organic and amino acids on rhizosphere N cycle microorganisms and environmental factors across three emergent plants were investigated in this study. The highest TN removal efficiency were 81.20% in surface flow constructed wetlands (SFCWs) plant with Pontederia cordata. The root exudation rates results showed that organic and amino acids were higher in 56 d than that in 0 d in SFCWs plants with Iris pseudacorus and P. cordata. The highest ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) gene copy numbers were found in I. pseudacorus rhizosphere soil, while the highest nirS, nirK, hzsB and 16S rRNA gene copy numbers were detected in P. cordata rhizosphere soil. Regression analysis results demonstrated that organic and amino acids exudation rates were positive related to rhizosphere microorganisms. These results indicated that organic and amino acids secretion could stimulate growth of emergent plants rhizosphere microorganisms in SFCWs for swine wastewater treatment. In addition, the EC, TN, NH4+-N and NO3--N were negatively correlated with organic and amino acids exudation rates, and abundances of rhizosphere microorganisms via Pearson correlation analysis. These results imply that organic and amino acids, and rhizosphere microorganisms synergically affected on the nitrogen removal in SFCWs.
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- Xi Li
- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan, 410125, China; Changsha Research Station for Agricultural & Environmental Monitoring, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan, 410125, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan, 410125, China; Changsha Research Station for Agricultural & Environmental Monitoring, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan, 410125, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Regions, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan, 410125, China; Changsha Research Station for Agricultural & Environmental Monitoring, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hunan, 410125, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Ma S, Wang G, Su S, Lu J, Ren T, Cong R, Lu Z, Zhang Y, Liao S, Li X. Effects of optimized nitrogen fertilizer management on the yield, nitrogen uptake, and ammonia volatilization of direct-seeded rice. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2023; 103:4553-4561. [PMID: 36852749 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Direct-seeded rice has been developed rapidly because of labor savings. Changes in rice cultivation methods put forward new requirements for nitrogen (N) fertilizer management practices. Field experiments with five different fertilizer ratios of basal, tillering and panicle fertilizer, namely N1 (10:0:0), N2 (6:2:2), N3 (4:3:3), N4 (2:4:4) and N5 (0:5:5), were conducted to investigate the effects of different N fertilizer management practices on yield formation, N uptakes, and ammonia (NH3 ) volatilization from paddy fields in direct-seeded rice. RESULTS The results showed that the N4 treatment improved grain yield by 5.1% while decreasing NH3 volatilization by 20.4% compared with that of conventional fertilizer treatment (N2). The panicle number per unit area was the key factor to determine the yield of direct-seeded rice (72%). Excessive N application of basal fertilizer (N1) reduced seedling emergence, N use efficiency, and yield by 45.3%, 160.6%, and 6.9% respectively and increased NH3 volatilization by 28.1% compared with that of the N4 treatment. Removal of basal N fertilizer (N5) N reduced spike number and yield by 13.0% and 6.9% respectively, minimizing NH3 volatilization while affecting the construction of high-yielding populations compared with that of the N4 treatment. CONCLUSION Optimized N fertilizer management achieved delayed senescence (maintenance of higher leaf Soil Plant Analysis Development meter values in late reproduction), higher canopy photoassimilation (suitable leaf area), higher N fertilizer use efficiency, and less N loss (lower cumulative NH3 volatilization). © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Shihao Ma
- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, China
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Chen S, Xu J, Peng L, Cheng Z, Kuang X, Li D, Peng C, Song H. Cadmium accumulation in rice grains is mitigated by duckweed-like hydrophyte through adsorption and increased ammonia nitrogen. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 890:164510. [PMID: 37257595 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Although increasing attention has been paid to agronomic measures for reducing the heavy metal load in rice grain, the effects of duckweed-paddy co-cropping technology on the accumulation of cadmium (Cd) in rice grains remain unclear. To investigate its specific effects on Cd accumulation in paddy fields, three types of duckweed-like hydrophyte (DH), Azolla imbricata, Spirodela polyrrhiza, and Lemna minor were chosen for study. Their use resulted in a reduction of Cd content in rice grains from 0.40 mg/kg to <0.20 mg/kg, with A. imbricata yielding the best results (0.15 mg/kg). The three types of DH reduced the available Cd content in the soil by 10 % to 35 % after the paddy tillering stage. The reduction of available Cd content was attributed to the absorption, high pH, and increase of relative abundance of special bacteria of immobilizing Cd. In addition, DH could regulate soil nitrogen leading to ammonium nitrogen increased from 75 mg/kg to 100 mg/kg, while nitrate nitrogen decreased from 0.55 to 0.1-0.3 mg/kg. The increase of ammonium nitrogen content might induce the low Cd transfer ability in rice plant and then low Cd content in rice grain. This study demonstrated that DH has a good effect on the reduction of the Cd concentration in rice grains. Consequently, duckweed-paddy co-cropping technology offers a potential solution to heavy metal pollution and agricultural non-point source pollution, as it not only reduces Cd levels in rice plants, but also fixes nitrogen, reducing the need for nitrogen application.
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- Shaoning Chen
- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- Agriculture and Rural Bureau of Heshan District, Yiyang City, Hunan Province Yiyang 413002, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China.
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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Castillo J, Kirk GJD, Rivero MJ, Fabini G, Terra JA, Ayala W, Roel A, Irisarri P, Haefele SM. Measured and modeled nitrogen balances in lowland rice-pasture rotations in temperate South America. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2023. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1103118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Rotational rice systems, involving pastures, other crops and/or livestock, are common in temperate South America, exemplified by the rice-pasture-livestock system of Uruguay which combines very high rice yields with tight nitrogen (N) balances. The generally good nutrient use efficiency in these systems provides a template for nutrient management in other mixed farming systems, if the underlying processes can be sufficiently well quantified and understood. Here, we studied N balances in rice–non-rice rotations in a long-term experiment in Uruguay, with the aim of parameterizing and testing the DNDC model of N dynamics for such systems for use in future work. The experiment includes three rotations: continuous rice (RI-CONT), rice-soybean (RI-SOY) and rice-pasture (RI-PAST). We considered 9 years of data on N balances (NBAL), defined as all N inputs minus all N outputs; N surplus (NSURP), defined as all N inputs minus only N outputs in food products; and N use efficiency (NUE), defined as the fraction of N inputs removed in food products. We parameterized DNDC against measured yield and input and output data, with missing data on N losses inferred from the N balance and compared with literature values. The model performance was assessed using standard indices of mean error, agreement and efficiency. The model simulated crop yields and rice cumulative N uptake very well, and soil N reasonably well. The values of NBAL were +45 and−20 kg N ha−1 yr−1 in RI-CONT and RI-SOY, respectively, and close to zero in RI-PAST (−6 kg N ha−1 yr−1). Values of NSURP decreased in the order RI-CONT >> RI-SOY > RI-PAST (+115, +25 and +13 kg N ha−1 yr−1, respectively). Values of NUE (84, 54, and 48% for RI-SOY, RI-PAST, and RI-CONT, respectively) decreased as NBAL increased. The sensitivity of DNDC's predictions to the agronomic characteristics of the different crops, rotations and water regimes agreed with expectations. We conclude that the DNDC model as parameterized here is suitable for exploring how to optimize N management in these systems.
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Wang Y, Chen X, Guo B, Liu C, Liu J, Qiu G, Fu Q, Li H. Alleviation of aqueous nitrogen loss from paddy fields by growth and decomposition of duckweed (Lemna minor L.) after fertilization. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 311:137073. [PMID: 36332733 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Runoff loss of nitrogen from paddy fields has received increasing attention in recent years. Duckweed is an aquatic plant frequently found in paddy fields. In this study, the effects of duckweed (Lemna minor L.) in floodwater on aqueous nitrogen losses from paddy fields were systematically investigated. Results demonstrated that the growth of duckweed decreased total nitrogen concentrations in floodwater and nitrogen runoff loss from paddy fields by 16.7%-18.3% and 11.2%-13.6%, respectively. Moreover, compared with NO3-, NH4+ was preferentially removed by duckweed. 15N isotope tracer experiments revealed that the growth and decomposition of duckweed acted as a "buffer" against the nitrogen variation in floodwater after fertilization. During the growth of duckweed, leaves were found to be the principal organ to assimilate NH4+ and release NO3- by using non-invasive micro-test technology. Duckweed degradation increased the content of hydrophobic acids and marine humic-like substances in floodwater, which promoted the migration of nitrogen from floodwater to soil. Redundancy analysis and structural equation models further illustrated that pH and temperature variation in floodwater caused by duckweed played a greater role in aqueous nitrogen loss reduction than the nitrogen accumulation in duckweed. This study suggested that the growth of duckweed in paddy fields was an effective supplementary method for controlling aqueous nitrogen loss during agricultural production.
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- Yuan Wang
- Institute of Environment, Resource, Soil and Fertilizer, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Environment, Resource, Soil and Fertilizer, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Environment, Resource, Soil and Fertilizer, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Environment, Resource, Soil and Fertilizer, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Environment, Resource, Soil and Fertilizer, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Environment, Resource, Soil and Fertilizer, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Environment, Resource, Soil and Fertilizer, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China
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- Institute of Environment, Resource, Soil and Fertilizer, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, China.
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Sun H, Yi Z, Jeyakumar P, Xia C, Feng Y, Lam SS, Sonne C, Wang H, Shi W. Citric acid modified biochar application at a low dosage can synchronically mitigate the nitrogenous gas pollutants emission from rice paddy soils. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 312:120068. [PMID: 36057329 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Raw biochar with high pH possibly stimulated ammonia (NH3) volatilization in the agricultural soil. We hypothesized that the modified biochar (MBC) with low pH can synchronically decrease the NH3 and nitrous oxide (N2O) losses. We performed a two-year experiment to clarify how citric acid MBC influence the NH3 volatilization and N2O emission as well as the underlying mechanisms. Two typical paddy soils, i.e., Hydragric Anthrosol and Haplic Acrisol, receiving equal urea N with 240 kg ha-1 but varied rates of MBC with 0, 5, 10, and 20 t ha-1 (named Urea, Urea + MBC5, Urea + MBC10, and Urea + MBC20, respectively) were studied. The results showed that MBC-amended treatments effectively mitigated the NH3 volatilization from Hydragric Anthrosol and Haplic Acrisol by 29.6%-57.9% and 30.5%-62.4% in 2017, and by 16.5%-21.0% and 24.5%-35.0% in 2018, respectively, compared to Urea treatment. In addition, significantly lower N2O emissions with averaged 38.3% and 43.1% in 2017, and 51.7% and 26.7% were recorded under Hydragric Anthrosol and Haplic Acrisol, respectively, following the MBC application (P < 0.05). Increased MBC addition performed higher efficacy on mitigating NH3 volatilization, particularly in the first rice season, while this "dosage effect" was not found for N2O reduction. Lowered pH in overlying water, enhanced adsorption of NH4+-N and its nitrification rate likely contributed to the lower NH3 volatilization as result of MBC addition. The nirS and nosZ gene copies were not changed by MBC, while the nirK gene copies were decreased as result of MBC amendment by 8.3%-25.2% under Hydragric Anthrosol and by 21.8%-24.9% under Haplic Acrisol. Consequent lower ratio of nirK/(nirS + nosZ) explained the mitigation effect of MBC on N2O emission. In conclusion, the present two-year study recommends that MBC applied at a low dosage can perform positive effect on controlling the nitrogenous gas pollutants from paddy soil.
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- Haijun Sun
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
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- Environmental Sciences, School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand.
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China; Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China; Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Arctic Research Centre (ARC), Frederiksborgvej 399, PO Box 358, DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark.
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, China.
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Li T, Wang Z, Wang C, Huang J, Feng Y, Shen W, Zhou M, Yang L. Ammonia volatilization mitigation in crop farming: A review of fertilizer amendment technologies and mechanisms. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 303:134944. [PMID: 35577135 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 05/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Good practices in controlling ammonia produced from the predominant agricultural contributor, crop farming, are the most direct yet effective approaches for mitigating ammonia emissions and further relieving air pollution. Of all the practices that have been investigated in recent decades, fertilizer amendment technologies are garnering increased attention as the low nitrogen use efficiency in most applied quick-acting fertilizers is the main cause of high ammonia emissions. This paper systematically reviews the fertilizer amendment technologies and associated mechanisms that have been developed for ammonia control, especially the technology development of inorganic additives-based complex fertilizers, coating-based enhanced efficiency fertilizers, organic waste-based resource fertilizers and microbial agent and algae-based biofertilizers, and their corresponding mechanisms in farmland properties shifting towards inhibiting ammonia volatilization and enhancing nitrogen use efficiency. The systematic analysis of the literature shows that both enhanced efficiency fertilizers technique and biofertilizers technique present outstanding ammonia inhibition performance with an average mitigation efficiency of 54% and 50.1%, respectively, which is mainly attributed to the slowing down in release and hydrolysis of nitrogen fertilizer, the enhancement in the adsorption and retention of NH4+/NH3 in soil, and the promotion in the microbial consumption of NH4+ in soil. Furthermore, a combined physical and chemical means, namely membrane/film-based mulching technology, for ammonia volatilization inhibition is also evaluated, which is capable of increasing the resistance of ammonia volatilization. Finally, the review addresses the challenges of mitigating agricultural ammonia emissions with the aim of providing an outlook for future research.
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- Tianling Li
- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210044, PR China; Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Gold Coast campus, QLD, 4222, Australia
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- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210044, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210044, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210044, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, PR China
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- Collaborative Innovation Centre of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210044, PR China
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- Centre for Clean Environment and Energy, Griffith University, Gold Coast campus, QLD, 4222, Australia.
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, PR China
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Wang F, Wang S, Xu S, Shen J, Cao L, Sha Z, Chu Q. A non-chemical weed control strategy, introducing duckweed into the paddy field. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2022; 78:3654-3663. [PMID: 35613133 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Herbicide resistance in weeds and environmental pollution resulting from excessive application of chemical herbicides keeps increasing. Development of environment-friendly and effective weed management strategies are required for sustainable agricultural production. In this study we investigated the effects of duckweeds (Landoltia punctata (G. Meyer) Les & D. J. Crawford and Spirodela polyrhiza (Linnaeus) Schle iden) introduction on the weed community and rice growth in paddy fields. RESULTS The study was conducted in the two rice-growing seasons (2018 and 2019) with three treatments: rice grown without duckweed introduction (CK), with L. punctata introduction (LP), and with S. polyrhiza introduction (SP). On average, LP and SP significantly reduced total weed density by more than 90% and 97%, respectively. Early in the rice-growing season, both duckweed species completely prevented weed growth. Further, both species significantly promoted rice plant growth in the advanced stages. SP significantly improved grain yield of rice by 23%. Light transmittance, temperature of the floodwater and soil, floodwater pH, and dissolved oxygen content significantly decreased following introduction of the duckweeds, indicating that the duckweeds introduction might inhibit weeds growth by altering environmental factors. CONCLUSION This study provides a possible environment-friendly way to inhibit weed biomass in the paddy field by introducing duckweeds and interpreted the possible reasons of the impacts of duckweed on environmental variables. Weed control is beneficial for rice growth. Duckweed coverage might be limited in open fields and the associated practice requires additional investigation. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Feng Wang
- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Key Laboratory of Technology and Model for Cyclic Utilization from Agricultural Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural, China
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Zhao Y, Zhai P, Li B, Jin X, Liang Z, Yang S, Li C, Li C. Banana, pineapple, cassava and sugarcane residue biochars cannot mitigate ammonia volatilization from latosols in tropical farmland. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 821:153427. [PMID: 35090906 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ammonia (NH3) volatilization is a major pathway of soil nitrogen loss in tropical farmland, causing many environmental issues. Biochar can improve soil quality and affect soil NH3 volatilization. However, little is known about the effects of tropical crop residue biochar on soil NH3 volatilization in tropical farmland. Therefore, a laboratory incubation study was conducted using four kinds of tropical crop residue biochar (pineapple straw (stem and leaves), banana straw, cassava straw and sugarcane bagasse pyrolyzed at 500 °C) with five addition rates (0.5%, 1%, 2%, 4%, and 6%) to evaluate their impact on NH3 volatilization from tropical latosols. The results showed that NH3 volatilization peaked twice under biochar application, once at 1-5 days and again at 12-16 days. The cumulative NH3 volatilization (0.14-0.47 mg kg-1) of the 20 biochar treatments was higher than that of the control (0.12 mg kg-1). With the increase in the biochar addition rate, the soil pH, soil organic matter (SOM), urease activity, nitrate nitrogen content (NO3--N), nitrification rate and cumulative NH3 volatilization increased gradually, and the 6% biochar treatment resulted in the highest NH3 volatilization loss (0.19-0.47 mg kg-1). The type of biochar is also a main factor affecting soil NH3 volatilization. The cumulative NH3 volatilization was the highest under pineapple straw biochar, as it was 19-43% higher than when the other three biochars were applied. However, sugarcane bagasse biochar had the lowest cumulative NH3 volatilization due to its low quartz, sylvite and calcite contents, lack of -OH hydroxyl groups and high adsorbability. NH3 volatilization was positively correlated with the soil pH, SOM, urease activity, NO3--N and nitrification rate. In conclusion, four tropical crop residue biochars can increase NH3 volatilization in tropical latosols, so reducing NH3 volatilization needs to be further considered in tropical crop residue biochar applications.
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- Yan Zhao
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical crops, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical crops, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical crops, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical crops, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical crops, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical crops, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical crops, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, College of Tropical crops, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, China.
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Liu Y, Wang K, Liao S, Ren T, Li X, Cong R, Lu J. Differences in responses of ammonia volatilization and greenhouse gas emissions to straw return and paddy-upland rotations. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:25296-25307. [PMID: 34839441 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17239-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Paddy-upland rotation and/or straw return could improve soil structure and soil nutrient availability. Different previous crops (wheat and/or oilseed rape) and straw return methods (straw mulching and/or returning) might increase soil organic carbon (C) and total nitrogen (N) content, and further affected the ammonia (NH3) volatilization, nitrous oxide (N2O), and methane (CH4) emissions. A comparison study was carried out in a located field experiment started from 2014 in Central China, aiming to exam seasonal and annual NH3, N2O, and CH4 emissions under the wheat-rice (WR) and oilseed rape-rice (OR) rotations. Three treatments were chosen, i.e., (i) no chemical N fertilizer application (PK), (ii) chemical nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium combination (NPK), and (iii) chemical NPK with straw returning (NPK+St). We found that after 3 years of cultivation, treatment with straw return increased soil total N content and organic C by 15.57% and 17.11% on average as compared with the NPK treatment, respectively. Straw return did not generate additional NH3 and N2O losses during the rice season after improving soil fertility. However, CH4 emissions increased by 45.35% on average after straw return in summer. In winter, straw return increased NH3, N2O, and CH4 emissions by 70.12-85.23%, 16.93-22.97%, and 7.18-9.17%, respectively. The stimulation of NH3 volatilization mainly occurred in the topdressing stage. Compared with WR rotation, OR rotation had no significant effect on NH3 and CH4 emissions, and the change of N2O emission might be related to the increase of soil C and N pools. The retention of residues in the process of straw decomposition may be the main factor leading to the difference of gas emission between the paddy-upland rotation and straw return.
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- Yu Liu
- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Health and Green Remediation, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Health and Green Remediation, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Health and Green Remediation, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Health and Green Remediation, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Health and Green Remediation, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Health and Green Remediation, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Wuhan, 430070, China.
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- Microelement Research Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Health and Green Remediation, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Zhang X, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Wang K, Tan Y, Xiao G, Meng F. Various quantification methods for estimating ammonia volatilization from wheat-maize cropping system. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 311:114818. [PMID: 35247758 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ammonia volatilization (AV) dominates the pathway of nitrogen (N) fertilizer losses in crops throughout the world. However, different methods are highly responsible for the different measurements of AV. The existing techniques were separated into static chamber methods (SCM), dynamic chamber methods (DCM), calibrated Dräger-tube method (DTM) and micrometeorological methods (MMM), which were analyzed by a meta-study of 595 observations from 33 published studies. An exponential relationship (P < 0.01) was found between AV and the N fertilizer applied to wheat and maize using all the methods. The amount of AV using SCM was the lowest. The AV monitored by DCM was 24.5%-55.0% (wheat) and 46.9%-65.0% (maize) lower than that for the DTM. Additionally, the AV measured by DTM did not differ significantly in the wheat season but was 58.9% lower (P < 0.05) in the maize season than that in the MMM. To reveal the influencing factors responsible that were for DCM and DTM, a field experiment was conducted during the period of Oct. 2016 to Oct. 2017. The study indicated that the AV was 15.8%-28.3% (wheat, P < 0.05) and 36.7%-44.2% (maize, P < 0.05) lower when monitored by the DCM than when estimated by DTM. The concentration of soil NH4+-N, air temperature, and wind speed positively correlated with the NH3 fluxes. In addition, there was a significant linear correlation (P < 0.01) between the AV measured by DCM and DTM when the wind speed was <1.5 m s-1. This study highlighted the fact that wind speed was the main factor that caused the large difference between DCM and DTM. Herein, DTM or MMM was first recommended, and DCM was accepted when wind speed was <1.5 m s-1 for quantitative estimates of AV. However, only a straight comparison between DCM and DTM under the same field experiment was done, the other comparisons only being based on similar fertilization and environmental conditions. Consequently, the differences between methods have to be treated carefully.
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- Xin Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China; College of Information Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China
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- Zibo Center of Rural and Agricultural Affairs Service, Zibo, 255033, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Institute of Wetland Research, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science Shijiazhuang, 050051, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Xu J, Min J, Sun H, Singh BP, Wang H, Shi W. Biostimulants decreased nitrogen leaching and NH 3 volatilization but increased N 2O emission from plastic-shed greenhouse vegetable soil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:6093-6102. [PMID: 34431054 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16039-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Biostimulant application is an effective strategy to enhance soil fertility and plant growth. However, its comprehensive impacts on nitrogen (N) uptake and reactive N (Nr) losses via leaching, ammonia (NH3) volatilization, and nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from plastic-shed greenhouse vegetable system are still little known. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted with cauliflower-tomato growth rotation (from September 6, 2018, to July 17, 2019) receiving three biostimulants, i.e., humic acid (HA), algae extract (AE), and chitosan (CT), as well as a control without stimulant. The cumulative Nr losses over the cauliflower-tomato growth cycle via leaching, NH3 volatilization, and N2O emission were 104-175 kg N ha-1, 2.32-3.85 kg N ha-1, and 0.70-0.85 kg N ha-1, respectively. Biostimulant application significantly (P < 0.05) retarded the total N leaching by 17-44% in tomato season, while suppressed the NH3 volatilization by 18-38% in cauliflower season. Overall, AE showed the best inhibition efficiency on Nr losses by significantly (P < 0.05) decreasing total N leaching and NH3 volatilization by 36-44% and 38-52% in both vegetable seasons, compare to the control. However, all three biostimulants stimulated the N2O emission under both vegetable cycles. Interestingly, all biostimulant-added treatments promote the cauliflower and tomato yield, particularly following the HA and AE amendments, which bring local farmers approximately 4,384-10,035 yuan RMB ha-1 more income. Enhanced yield under biostimulant treatments was due to higher N uptake capacity and enhanced root morphology. In summary, biostimulants have a contrasting influence on three major Nr lost pathways in greenhouse vegetable production. We recommend that AE is the most optimal biostimulant as it increases vegetable yield and decreases total N leaching and NH3 volatilization while not dramatically increase the N2O emission.
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- Jiyuan Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
- Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Restoration of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Menangle, NSW, 2568, Australia
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- Biochar Engineering Technology Research Center of Guangdong Province, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, China
- Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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Lu Y, Kronzucker HJ, Shi W. Stigmasterol root exudation arising from Pseudomonas inoculation of the duckweed rhizosphere enhances nitrogen removal from polluted waters. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 287:117587. [PMID: 34182390 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Rhizospheric microorganisms such as denitrifying bacteria are able to affect 'rhizobioaugmention' in aquatic plants and can help boost wastewater purification by benefiting plant growth, but little is known about their effects on the production of plant root exudates, and how such exudates may affect microorganismal nitrogen removal. Here, we assess the effects of the rhizospheric Pseudomonas inoculant strain RWX31 on the root exudate profile of the duckweed Spirodela polyrrhiza, using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Compared to untreated plants, inoculation with RWX31 specifically induced the exudation of two sterols, stigmasterol and β-sitosterol. An authentic standard assay revealed that stigmasterol significantly promoted nitrogen removal and biofilm formation by the denitrifying bacterial strain RWX31, whereas β-sitosterol had no effect. Assays for denitrifying enzyme activity were conducted to show that stigmasterol stimulated nitrogen removal by targeting nitrite reductase in bacteria. Enhanced N removal from water by stigmasterol, and a synergistic stimulatory effect with RWX31, was observed in open duckweed cultivation systems. We suggest that this is linked to a modulation of community composition of nirS- and nirK-type denitrifying bacteria in the rhizosphere, with a higher abundance of Bosea, Rhizobium, and Brucella, and a lower abundance of Rubrivivax. Our findings provide important new insights into the interaction of duckweed with the rhizospheric bacterial strain RWX31 and their involvement in the aquatic N cycle and offer a new path toward more effective bio-formulations for the purification of N-polluted waters.
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- Yufang Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada; School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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Stewart JJ, Adams WW, López-Pozo M, Doherty Garcia N, McNamara M, Escobar CM, Demmig-Adams B. Features of the Duckweed Lemna That Support Rapid Growth under Extremes of Light Intensity. Cells 2021; 10:1481. [PMID: 34204703 PMCID: PMC8231585 DOI: 10.3390/cells10061481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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This study addresses the unique functional features of duckweed via comparison of Lemna gibba grown under controlled conditions of 50 versus 1000 µmol photons m-2 s-1 and of a L. minor population in a local pond with a nearby population of the biennial weed Malva neglecta. Principal component analysis of foliar pigment composition revealed that Malva was similar to fast-growing annuals, while Lemna was similar to slow-growing evergreens. Overall, Lemna exhibited traits reminiscent of those of its close relatives in the family Araceae, with a remarkable ability to acclimate to both deep shade and full sunlight. Specific features contributing to duckweed's shade tolerance included a foliar pigment composition indicative of large peripheral light-harvesting complexes. Conversely, features contributing to duckweed's tolerance of high light included the ability to convert a large fraction of the xanthophyll cycle pool to zeaxanthin and dissipate a large fraction of absorbed light non-photochemically. Overall, duckweed exhibited a combination of traits of fast-growing annuals and slow-growing evergreens with foliar pigment features that represented an exaggerated version of that of terrestrial perennials combined with an unusually high growth rate. Duckweed's ability to thrive under a wide range of light intensities can support success in a dynamic light environment with periodic cycles of rapid expansion.
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- Jared J. Stewart
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; (W.W.A.III); (M.L.-P.); (N.D.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; (W.W.A.III); (M.L.-P.); (N.D.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; (W.W.A.III); (M.L.-P.); (N.D.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; (W.W.A.III); (M.L.-P.); (N.D.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; (W.W.A.III); (M.L.-P.); (N.D.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA;
- Space Lab Technologies, LLC, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; (W.W.A.III); (M.L.-P.); (N.D.G.); (M.M.)
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Sun H, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Chen Y, Jeyakumar P, Shao Q, Zhou Y, Ma M, Zhu R, Qian Q, Fan Y, Xiang S, Zhai N, Li Y, Zhao Q, Wang H. Effect of biofertilizer and wheat straw biochar application on nitrous oxide emission and ammonia volatilization from paddy soil. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 275:116640. [PMID: 33556733 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Biofertilizer can improve soil quality, especially the microbiome composition, which potentially affect soil nitrogen (N) cycling. However, little is known about the responses of nitrous oxide (N2O) emission and ammonia (NH3) volatilization from biochar-amended paddy soil to the biofertilizer application. Therefore, we conducted a soil column experiment using four 240 kg N ha-1 (equivalent to 1.7 g N pot-1) treatments consisting of biofertilizer (3 t ha-1, equivalent to 21.2 g pot-1), biochar (7.5 t ha-1, equivalent to 63.6 g pot-1), and a mixture of biofertilizer and biochar at the same rate and a control (CK). The results showed that the N2O emissions and NH3 volatilizations were equivalent to 0.15-0.28% and 18.0-31.5% of rice seasonal N applied to the four treatments, respectively. Two treatments with biofertilizer and biochar individual amendment significantly increased (P < 0.05) the N2O emissions to same degree by 30.2%, while co-application of biochar and biofertilizer further increased the N2O emission by 74.4% compared to the control. The higher N2O emission was likely attributed to the increased gene copies of AOA, nirK, and nirS. Applying biofertilizer significantly increased (P < 0.05) NH3 volatilization by 24.7% relative to the control, while applying biochar had no influence on NH3 volatilization. Co-application of biofertilizer and biochar significantly decreased (P < 0.05) NH3 volatilization by 12.3% compared to the control. Overall, the net global warming potential based on NH3 and N2O in current study increased by 13.0-26.0% in both the individual- and co-application of biofertilizer and biochar. Interestingly, both individual- and co-applications of biofertilizer and biochar increased the rice grain yield by 16.5-38.3%. Therefore, applications of biofertilizer and biochar did not increase the GHGI. Particularly, the co-applying of them significantly lowered (P < 0.05) the GHGI by 15.2%. In conclusion, biofertilizer and biochar should be co-applied to achieve the goals of environment protection and food security.
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- Haijun Sun
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China; Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Conservation and Ecological Restoration of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecological Environment, Nanjing, 210042, China.
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- Environmental Sciences, School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Shandong Qihong Biological Technology Co., Ltd., Weifang, 262400, Shandong, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, China
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Yang G, Ji H, Liu H, Feng Y, Zhang Y, Chen L, Guo Z. Nitrogen fertilizer reduction in combination with Azolla cover for reducing ammonia volatilization and improving nitrogen use efficiency of rice. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11077. [PMID: 33777536 PMCID: PMC7986579 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Excessive nitrogen (N) application rate with low N use efficiency (NUE) caused a considerable amount of N losses, especially ammonia volatilization (AV). Proper N fertilizer reduction (RN) could significantly reduce AV. However, continuous RN led to a nutrient deficiency in the soil and therefore negatively impacted the NUE and rice yield. Paddy Azolla, a good green manure, is considered as a promising measure to decrease AV and improve NUE and grain yield of rice. However, there is limited information on the integrated effects of RN and Azolla cover on the AV, NUE, and rice yield, especially in the highly fertilized rice-growing systems. Methods The experiment was conducted including eight treatments: the control (without N fertilizer and Azolla cover), Azolla cover without N fertilizer (A), farmer’s N application rate (FN), FN + Azolla cover (FNA), 15% RN from FN (RN15), RN15 + Azolla cover (RN15A). 30% RN from FN (RN30), RN30 + Azolla cover (RN30A). The integrated effects of N fertilizer reduction and Azolla cover on AV, NUE, and rice grain was evaluated. Results RN15A and RN30A substantially reduced total AV by 50.3 and 66.9% compared with FN, respectively, primarily due to the lower surface water ammonia concentrations and pH. RN improved the efficiency of Azolla cover on reducing AV, with 4.1–9.9% higher than for FN. Compared with the FN, RN15A and RN30A enhanced apparent N recovery efficiency (ANRE) by 46.5 and 39.1%, which might be responsible for the lower NH3 emission and the increased total N uptake / total chemical N applied. Furthermore, RN15A and RN30A reduced yield-scaled volatilization by 52.3 and 64.3% than for FN, respectively. Thus, combining 15–30% RN with Azolla cover may be a way to reduce AV and improve ANRE without decreasing rice grain yield.
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- Guoying Yang
- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Hilly Area, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Gujre N, Soni A, Rangan L, Tsang DCW, Mitra S. Sustainable improvement of soil health utilizing biochar and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 268:115549. [PMID: 33246313 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 07/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Conservation of soil health and crop productivity is the central theme for sustainable agriculture practices. It is unrealistic to expect that the burgeoning crop production demands will be met by a soil ecosystem that is increasingly unhealthy and constrained. Therefore, the present review is focused on soil amendment techniques, using biochar in combination with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which is an indispensable biotic component that maintains plant-soil continuum. Globally significant progress has been made in elucidating the physical and chemical properties of biochar; along with its role in carbon sequestration. Similarly, research advances on AMF include its evolutionary background, functions, and vital roles in the soil ecosystem. The present review deliberates on the premise that biochar and AMF have the potential to become cardinal to management of agro-ecosystems. The wider perspectives of various agronomical and environmental backgrounds are discussed. The present state of knowledge, different aspects and limitations of combined biochar and AMF applications (BC + AMF), mechanisms of interaction between biochar and AMF, effects on plant growth, challenges and future opportunities of BC + AMF applications are critically reviewed. Given the severely constrained nature of soil health, the roles of BC + AMF in agriculture, bioremediation and ecology have also been examined. In spite of the potential benefits, the functionality and dynamics of BC + AMF in soil are far from being fully elucidated.
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- Nihal Gujre
- Agro-ecotechnology Laboratory, Centre for Rural Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Agro-ecotechnology Laboratory, Centre for Rural Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Agro-ecotechnology Laboratory, Centre for Rural Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), Guwahati, Assam 781039, India.
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Yang G, Ji H, Sheng J, Zhang Y, Feng Y, Guo Z, Chen L. Combining Azolla and urease inhibitor to reduce ammonia volatilization and increase nitrogen use efficiency and grain yield of rice. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 743:140799. [PMID: 32673926 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Paddy Azolla is considered as a promising technical approach to reduce ammonia (NH3) volatilization and increase nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). However, it is not effective in highly fertilized paddy fields as the high ammonium N (NH4+-N) concentrations adversely inhibit the growth and N uptake of Azolla. Urease inhibitors could effectively decrease NH4+-N concentrations in surface water and NH3 volatilization. However, a lack of information still exists regarding the combined effects of Azolla and urease inhibitors on NH3 volatilization, NUE, and grain yield (GY) of rice. A two-year field experiment was conducted including five treatments (no urea application (control), urea (N), urea + Azolla (NA), urea + urease inhibitor (NUI), and urea + Azolla + urease inhibitor (NAUI)). Results showed that NA treatment (-25.2%) was not effective in reducing NH3 volatilization compared with NUI treatment (-43.3%). The NAUI treatment substantially reduced NH3 volatilization (-54.6%) more than that by NA and NUI treatments, primarily because of the lower NH4+-N concentrations, pH, and temperature in surface water. Furthermore, NAUI treatments significantly increased the grain yield (GY) and the apparent N recovery efficiency (ANRE) of rice by 9.0-9.7% and 66.0-71.3%, respectively. The significant increase in GY was mainly from the increased panicle number (4.0%), spikelet number per panicle (15.9%), and total biomass (22.9%), which caused by the enhanced total N uptake (35.8%). NAUI treatment also decreased the yield-scaled NH3 volatilization by 61.1-63.6%. Overall, the co-application of Azolla and urease inhibitor in the rice field substantially decreased NH3 volatilization, and increased NUE and rice yield.
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- Guoying Yang
- Circular Agriculture Research Center, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Hilly Area, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Circular Agriculture Research Center, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Circular Agriculture Research Center, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Circular Agriculture Research Center, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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- Circular Agriculture Research Center, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Wang H, Cao X, Rinklebe J. Biochar effects on environmental qualities in multiple directions. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 250:126306. [PMID: 32126333 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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- Hailong Wang
- Biochar Engineering Technology Research Center of Guangdong Province, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; Department of Environment, Energy & Geoinformatics, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea
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Chu Q, Xu S, Xue L, Liu Y, Feng Y, Yu S, Yang L, Xing B. Bentonite hydrochar composites mitigate ammonia volatilization from paddy soil and improve nitrogen use efficiency. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 718:137301. [PMID: 32105922 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Clay-hydrochar composites (CHCs) are of great significance in ammonium (NH4+) adsorption and have the potential to be applied to paddy fields to prevent ammonia (NH3) volatilization. In this study, three CHCs were produced by infusing different clays to poplar-sawdust-derived hydrochar, including a bentonite hydrochar composite (BTHC), montmorillonite hydrochar composite (MTHC), and kaolinite hydrochar composite (KTHC). These three CHCs were applied to a paddy soil column system growing rice. The temporal variations in NH3 volatilization and NH4+ loss in floodwater were monitored after three fertilization dates. The results showed that among the three CHCs, only the BTHC significantly reduced cumulative NH3 volatilization (by 41.8%), compared to that of the unamended control (without addition of hydrochar or clay-hydrochar-composite). In the unamended control, NH3 volatilization loss accounted for 31.4% of the applied N fertilizer; with the BTHC amendment, NH3 volatilization loss accounted for 17.4% of the applied N fertilizer. The reduced N loss via the BTHC amendment resulted in an increased N supply and further improved the N use efficiency and yield by 37.36% and 18.8% compared to that of the control, respectively. The inhibited NH3 volatilization was mainly attributed to the increased soil NH4+ retention as a result of BTHC's larger pore volume and specific surface area. In addition, the BTHC treatment significantly reduced the abundance of archaeal amoA genes (AOA), which possibly inhibited nitrification and increased soil NH4+ retention. This study, for the first time, screened BTHC as an excellent material for mitigating NH3 volatilization from paddy fields. The reduced NH3 volatilization loss might contribute to increased soil N retention and plant N use efficiency.
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- Qingnan Chu
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Nanjing Station of Quality Prtotection in Cultivated Land, Nanjing 210036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China; School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, China
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- Research Center of IoT Agriculture Applications/Institute of Agricultural Information, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China; School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, China; Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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Sun H, Feng Y, Xue L, Mandal S, Wang H, Shi W, Yang L. Responses of ammonia volatilization from rice paddy soil to application of wood vinegar alone or combined with biochar. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 242:125247. [PMID: 31896173 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Wood vinegar (WV) was applied alone or combined with biochar (BC) to observe their efficiency on suppressing the ammonia (NH3) volatilization from rice paddy soil. Five treatments, i.e., control (240 kg N ha-1 applied in urea), WV-5 and WV-10 (240 kg N ha-1 plus 5 and 10 t WV ha-1, respectively), and their counterparts WV-5-BC and WV-10-BC (WV-5 and WV-10 plus 7 t BC ha-1), were evaluated by a soil columns experiment. The N fertilizer was split applied as basal and two supplementary fertilizations (named BF, SF1 and SF2, respectively). The results showed that WV-5 treatment increased rice grain yield up to 11.2% compared to the control. Compared with the control, four WV-amended treatments, exhibited lower pH values of the floodwater (7.94-8.18 vs 8.47 and 7.85-7.91 vs 7.98) and the topsoil (6.52-6.76 vs 6.82 and 6.82-6.92 vs 6.99) during the BF and SF1 periods. Both WV-5 and WV-10 increased the NH4+-N contents of topsoil by 10.9-17.8% and 16.1-36.2% after BF and SF1, respectively, than control treatment. Additionally, the floodwater of the WV-amended treatments had higher NH4+-N concentration than control during the first three days after N fertilization, which can be attributed to the stimulating effect of WV on soil urease enzyme activity. WV did not effectively reduce NH3 volatilization as hypothesized. Interestingly, four WV-amended had relatively reduced the yield-scale NH3 volatilization by 13.6% than the control. It is suggested that WV needs to be applied with BC at a moderate rate to achieve optimum rice yield and mitigate NH3 volatilization.
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- Haijun Sun
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China; School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212001, China; Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China; School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212001, China.
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- Future Industries Institute, Building X, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia; Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK.
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination and Bioremediation, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China; Biochar Engineering Technology Research Center of Guangdong Province, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
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