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Biochar Incorporation into Pasture Soil Suppresses in situ Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Ruminant Urine Patches

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Taghizadeh‐Toosi, Arezoo, Clough, Tim J., Condron, Leo M., Sherlock, Robert R., Anderson, Craig R., Craigie, Robin A.·2011·Journal of Environmental Quality

Abstract

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from grazing animal excreta are estimated to be responsible for 1.5 Tg of the total 6.7 Tg of anthropogenic N2O emissions. This study was conducted to determine the in situ effect of incorporating biochar, into soil, on N2O emissions from bovine urine patches and associated pasture uptake of N. The effects of biochar rate (0-30 t ha(-1)), following soil incorporation, were investigated on ruminant urine-derived N2O fluxes, N uptake by pasture, and pasture yield. During an 86-d spring-summer period, where irrigation and rainfall occurred, the N2O fluxes from 15N labeled ruminant urine patches were reduced by >50%, after incorporating 30 t ha(-1) of biochar. Taking into account the N2O emissions from the control plots, 30 t ha(-1) ofbiochar reduced the N2O emission factor from urine by 70%. The atom% 15N enrichment of the N2O emitted was lower in the 30 t ha(-1) biochar treatment, indicating less urine-N contributed to the N2O flux. Soil NO3- -N concentrations were lower with increasing biochar rate during the first 30 d following urine deposition. No differences occurred, due to biochar addition, with respect to dry matter yields, herbage N content, or recovery of 15N applied in herbage. Incorporating biochar into the soil can significantly diminish ruminant urine-derived N2O emissions. Further work is required to determine the persistence of the observed effect and to fully understand the mechanism(s) of the observed reduction in N2O fluxes.

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  • Several studies have shown that addition of biochar to soils can mitigate N2O emissions in situ from soybean and grass ecosystems, following ruminant urine deposition, in wheat plots and during laboratory or greenhouse incubations under various conditions.

    “To date, several studies have shown that the addition of biochar to soils can mitigate N2O emissions in situ from soybean and grass ecosystems [48], following ruminant urine deposition [49], in wheat plots [50] and during laboratory or greenhouse incubations under various conditions [8,9,47,51-61]”

    From A Review of Biochar and Soil Nitrogen Dynamics (2013) · cites this paper as [49]

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Authors
Taghizadeh‐Toosi, A., Clough, T. J., Condron, L. M., Sherlock, R. R., Anderson, C. R., & Craigie, R. A.
Affiliations
  • Lincoln University (NZ)
  • Dep. of Soil and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, P.O. Box 84 Lincoln Univ. Lincoln 7647 NZ
  • Foundation for Arable Research P.O. Box 80 Lincoln 7640 NZ
Corresponding author
Taghizadeh‐Toosi, Arezoo
Venue
Journal of Environmental Quality
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-03
Volume
40
Issue
2
Pages
468-476
ISSN
  • 0047-2425 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-2537
OpenAlex
W2064440614
Cited by
283
References
43
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FWCI
48.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Environmental Quality (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lincoln University Research Archive (Lincoln University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil erosion and sediment transport
Keywords
biochar, nitrous oxide emissions, pasture soils, soil incorporation, 15N labeling, soil nitrate, pasture yield, greenhouse gas emissions reduction
MeSH terms
Animals, Cattle, Charcoal, Humans, Nitrogen, Nitrous Oxide, Soil, Urine, Volatilization, Weather

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