N2O fluxes as a function of incubation time from soil with different available N contents and pH were determined. Cumulative carbon dioxide （CO2） emissions were measured to indicate soil respiration. A 144-hr incuba...N2O fluxes as a function of incubation time from soil with different available N contents and pH were determined. Cumulative carbon dioxide （CO2） emissions were measured to indicate soil respiration. A 144-hr incubation experiment was conducted in a slightly acidic agricultural soil （PHH2o 5.33） after the pH was adjusted to four different values （3.65, 5.00, 6.90 and 8.55）. The experiments consisted of a control without added N, and with NH^-N and NO^-N fertilization. The results showed that soil pH contributed significantly to N20 flux from the soils. There were higher N20 emissions in the period 0-12 hr in the four pH treatments, especially those enhanced with N- fertilization. The cumulative NEO-N emission reached a maximum at pH 8.55 and was stimulated by NO3-N fertilization （70.4 μg/kg）. The minimum emissions appeared at pH 3.65 and were not stimulated by NO3^--N or NH4^＋-N fertilization. Soil respiration increased significantly due to N-fertilization. Soil respiration increased positively with soil pH （R2 = 0.98, P 〈 0.01）. The lowest CO2-C emission （30.2 mg/kg） was presented in pH 3.65 soils without N-fertilization. The highest CO2-C emissions appeared in the pH 8.55 soils for NH4^＋-N fertilization （199 mg/kg）. These findings suggested that N20 emissions and soil respiration were significantly influenced by low pH, which strongly inhibits soil microbial nitrification and denitrification activities. The content of NO3^--N in soil significantly and positively affected the N2O emissions through denitrification.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40971145,40601045)the Open Foundation from State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture (No. 0812000050)the Chinese Scholarship Council
文摘N2O fluxes as a function of incubation time from soil with different available N contents and pH were determined. Cumulative carbon dioxide （CO2） emissions were measured to indicate soil respiration. A 144-hr incubation experiment was conducted in a slightly acidic agricultural soil （PHH2o 5.33） after the pH was adjusted to four different values （3.65, 5.00, 6.90 and 8.55）. The experiments consisted of a control without added N, and with NH^-N and NO^-N fertilization. The results showed that soil pH contributed significantly to N20 flux from the soils. There were higher N20 emissions in the period 0-12 hr in the four pH treatments, especially those enhanced with N- fertilization. The cumulative NEO-N emission reached a maximum at pH 8.55 and was stimulated by NO3-N fertilization （70.4 μg/kg）. The minimum emissions appeared at pH 3.65 and were not stimulated by NO3^--N or NH4^＋-N fertilization. Soil respiration increased significantly due to N-fertilization. Soil respiration increased positively with soil pH （R2 = 0.98, P 〈 0.01）. The lowest CO2-C emission （30.2 mg/kg） was presented in pH 3.65 soils without N-fertilization. The highest CO2-C emissions appeared in the pH 8.55 soils for NH4^＋-N fertilization （199 mg/kg）. These findings suggested that N20 emissions and soil respiration were significantly influenced by low pH, which strongly inhibits soil microbial nitrification and denitrification activities. The content of NO3^--N in soil significantly and positively affected the N2O emissions through denitrification.
