Lower soil nitrogen-oxide emissions associated with enhanced denitrification under replacing mineral fertilizer with manure in orchard soils

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Emerging evidence suggests that replacing mineral fertilizers with organic livestock manure can effectively suppress reactive gaseous nitrogen (N) emissions from soils. However, the extent of this mitigation potential and the underlying microbial mechanisms in orchards remain unclear. To address this knowledge gap, we measured nitrous and nitric oxide (N2O and NO) emissions, microbial N cycling gene abundance, and N2O isotopomer ratios in pear and citrus orchards under three different fertilization regimes: no fertilization, mineral fertilizer, and manure plus mineral fertilizer. The results showed that although manure application caused large transient peaks of N2O, it reduced cumulative emissions of N2O and NO by an average of 20 % and 17 %, respectively, compared to the mineral fertilizer treatment. Partial replacement of mineral fertilizers with manure enhanced the contribution of AOA to nitrification and reduced the contribution of AOB, thus reducing N2O emissions from nitrification. Isotope analysis suggested that the pathway for N2O production in the soils of both orchards was dominated by bacterial denitrification and nitrifier denitrification. The manure treatment reduced the ratio of denitrification products. Additionally, the dual isotope mixing model results indicated that partially replacing mineral fertilizers with manure could promote soil denitrification, resulting in more N2O being reduced. N-oxide emissions were on average 67 % higher in the pear orchard than in the citrus orchard, probably due to the differences in soil physicochemical properties and growth habits between the two orchards. These findings underscore the potential of partially replacing mineral fertilizers with organic manure in orchards to reduce gaseous N emissions, contributing to the transition towards environmentally sustainable and climate-smart agricultural practices.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:921

Enthalten in:

The Science of the total environment - 921(2024) vom: 15. März, Seite 171192

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xu, Pinshang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Zhutao [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Shumin [VerfasserIn]
Jones, Davey L [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jinyang [VerfasserIn]
Han, Zhaoqiang [VerfasserIn]
Zou, Jianwen [VerfasserIn]

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Climate change
Climate-smart agriculture
Greenhouse gas
Journal Article
Mitigation option
Soil nitrogen cycle

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Date Revised 09.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171192

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NLM36891707X