Fertilizer nitrogen loss via N_2 emission from calcareous soil following basal urea application of winter wheat

冬小麦基肥尿素氮的N_2排放损失（英文）

The ratio of nitrous oxide(N2O)to N2O plus nitrogen gas(N2)emitted from soils(N2O/(N2O+N2))is regarded as a key parameter for estimating fertilizer nitrogen(N)loss via N2emission at local,regional or global scales.However,reliable measurement of soil N2emissions is still difficult in fertilized soil-crop systems.In this study,the N loss via N2emission following basal urea application(with a dose of 150 kg N ha-1)to a calcareous soil cultivated with winter wheat was quantified using the helium-based gas-flow-soil-core technique.Emissions of N2and N2O from sampled fresh soils were measured under simulated field soil temperature and oxygen conditions.Our observation performed on the first day after irrigation and rainfall events showed the highest N2and N2O emissions,which amounted to approximately 11.8 and 3.8μg N h-1kg-1dry soil,corresponding to 3304 and 1064μg N m-2h-1,respectively.The N2O/(N2O+N2)molar ratios within about 10 days following fertilization ranged from 0.07 to 0.25,which were much larger than those at the other time.During the one-month experimental period,the urea-N loss via emissions of N2,N2O,and N2+N2O was 1.6%,0.6%,and 2.2%,respectively.Our study confirms that the widely applied acetylene-inhibition method substantially underestimates fertilizer N losses via N2emissions from calcareous soils cultivated with winter wheat.

准确定量施肥农田土壤的N_2排放仍然困难。本研究基于华北冬小麦季的一次基肥(尿素150 kg N ha^(–1))施用事件,采用氦培养-直接测定N_2法,在与田间土壤温度和氧气含量一致的条件下测定鲜土的N_2和N_2O排放。结果显示:施肥和灌溉/降雨事件共同促进N_2和N_2O出现峰值排放;施肥导致N_2O/(N_2O+N_2)摩尔比增加至0.25;基肥施用后的一个月内,土壤N_2和N_2+N_2O排放损失分别占肥料氮投入的1.6%和2.2%。我们的结果证实了广泛采用的乙炔抑制法极大的低估了冬小麦田石灰性土壤N_2排放造成的肥料氮素损失。