Influence of Biogas Slurry and a Nitrification Inhibitor Application in Nitrous Oxide Emissions by Soil
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Soil and Biogas Slurry
2.2. Experimental Design
2.2.1. Soil Incubation
2.2.2. Gas Kinetics Analysis
2.3. Soil Properties Analysis
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Effect of BS Application Frequency on Soil pH, Dissolved Organic Carbon, and Mineral Nitrogen
3.2. Emission Characteristics of N2O and N2
3.3. Cumulative CO2 Emissions and O2 Consumption
3.4. Nitrification Inhibition and Cumulative N2O Emissions Inhibition Rate
3.5. The Relationship between Gas Emission Characteristics, DMPP Efficacy, and Soil Variables
4. Discussion
4.1. Regulation of Gas Emission Characteristics by Frequency of BS Application and Influencing Soil Factors
4.2. Factors Influencing DMPP Efficacy Under Different BS Application Frequencies
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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pH | EC (ms cm−1) | NO3− (mg L−1) | NH4+ (g L−1) | TP (mg L−1) | TOC (g L−1) | COD (g L−1) | Humic Acid (%) | TN (g L−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.58 | 41.8 | 86.8 | 4.78 | 286 | 8.09 | 24.4 | 1.03 | 5.71 |
Treatment | Cumulative N2O Emissions (nmol N g−1) | Cumulative N2 Emissions (nmol N g−1) | N2O/(N2O + N2) (×10−3) |
---|---|---|---|
CK0 | Not detected | 85.2 ± 4.25 ab | 0 d |
CK1 | Not detected | 73.8 ± 3.29 ab | 0 d |
CK2 | 0.15 ± 0.02 c | 89.5 ± 10.3 a | 1.81 ± 0.38 d |
B0 | 2.59 ± 0.06 a | 55.4 ± 13.8 b | 38.3 ± 2.31 a |
B1 | 0.63 ± 0.11 b | 84.1 ± 3.56 ab | 7.30 ± 0.96 c |
B2 | 0.54 ± 0.04 b | 71.2 ± 2.48 ab | 7.52 ± 0.25 c |
B0-DMPP | 0.14 ± 0.001 cd | 76.0 ± 10.7 ab | 1.91 ± 0.24 d |
B1-DMPP | 0.10 ± 0.001 cd | 70.2 ± 6.43 ab | 1.45 ± 0.20 d |
B2-DMPP | 0.53 ± 0.05 b | 43.3 ± 3.27 c | 12.1 ± 0.57 b |
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Lei, J.; Sun, Y.; Yin, J.; Liu, R.; Chen, Q. Influence of Biogas Slurry and a Nitrification Inhibitor Application in Nitrous Oxide Emissions by Soil. Agronomy 2024, 14, 1844. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081844
Lei J, Sun Y, Yin J, Liu R, Chen Q. Influence of Biogas Slurry and a Nitrification Inhibitor Application in Nitrous Oxide Emissions by Soil. Agronomy. 2024; 14(8):1844. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081844
Chicago/Turabian StyleLei, Jilin, Yingying Sun, Junhui Yin, Rui Liu, and Qing Chen. 2024. "Influence of Biogas Slurry and a Nitrification Inhibitor Application in Nitrous Oxide Emissions by Soil" Agronomy 14, no. 8: 1844. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081844