Greenhouse gas emissions and water-carbon cost-adjusted yield of drought-tolerant rice under varying irrigation amounts in the Jianghan Plain of China

Enhancing resource use efficiency of alfalfa with appropriate irrigation and fertilization strategy mitigate greenhouse gases emissions in the arid region of Northwest China

Assessment of greenhouse gases emissions, global warming potential and net ecosystem economic benefits from wheat field with reduced irrigation and nitrogen management in an arid region of China

To understand the effects of different irrigation amounts on soil CO2, N2O, and CH4 emission characteristics and tomato yield, and further put forward effective reduction measures, we carried out an experiment with three irrigation levels: full irrigation (1.0W, W1.0; W meant irrigation amount needed to provide the adequate water), 20% deficit irrigation (0.8W, W0.8) and 40% deficit irrigation (0.6W, W0.6). We used static closed chamber and gas chromatography method to measure greenhouse gas emission in two consecutive greenhouse tomato rotation cycles from April to December, 2017. The results showed that cumulative soil CO2, N2O and CH4 emissions increased with increasing irrigation amounts in the two growing seasons (W1.0＞W0.8＞W0.6), and significant difference of N2O between W0.6 and W1.0 was observed, while other treatment effects on soil gas emissions were not obvious. Compared to W1.0, cumulative soil CO2 emissions were decreased by 12.2% and 8.3%, cumulative soil N2O emissions were decreased by 19.1% and 8.0%, and cumulative soil CH4 emissions were reduced by 11.0% and 6.2% for W0.6 and W0.8, respectively. Tomato yield and global warming potential of soil N2O and CH4 emissions (GWP) increased as irrigation amount increasing. Compared with W1.0, W0.6 significantly decreased tomato yield by 17.0% and GWP by 22.9%, while the difference between the effects of W0.8 and W1.0 on these two parameters was not significant. Global warming potential per tomato yield presented an increase then a decrease as irrigation amount increasing (W0.8＞W1.0＞W0.6), but without stanificance. Irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) showed a decrease with increasing irrigation amount. Compared with W1.0, IWUE under W0.6 and W0.8 was increased by 38.3% and 9.4%, respectively. Soil CO2 flux was nega-tively and exponentially correlated with soil moisture. The dependence of soil CH4 flux on soil moisture showed a significantly positive correlation. An exponential negative correlation was observed between the soil N2O ux and soil temperature when soil temperature was below or above 18 ℃. Irrigation increased tomato yield and soil greenhouse gas emissions, but decreased IWUE. Therefore, W0.8 was the best mode of irrigation management when synthetically considering tomato yield, IWUE, and greenhouse effect.

Paddy rice yield and greenhouse gas emissions: Any trade-off due to co-application of biochar and nitrogen fertilizer? A systematic review

Paddy soils are widely considered a main source of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O). Comprehensively evaluating CH4 and N2O emissions from double-rice systems in tropical regions with different water irrigation and fertilizer applications is of great significance for addressing greenhouse gas emissions from such systems in China. In this study, eight treatments were evaluated:conventional irrigation-PK fertilizer (D-PK), conventional irrigation-NPK fertilizer (D-NPK), conventional irrigation-NPK+organic fertilizer (D-NPK+M), conventional irrigation-organic fertilizer (D-M), continuous flooding-PK fertilizer (F-PK), continuous flooding-NPK fertilizer (F-NPK), continuous flooding-NPK+organic fertilizer (F-NPK+M), and continuous flooding-organic fertilizer (F-M). CH4 and N2O emissions in double-rice fields in tropical region of china were monitored in situ by closed static chamber-chromatography method and crop yields as well as global warming potential (GWP) and greenhouse gas intensity (GHGI) were determined. The results show that:① The cumulative CH4 emissions from early rice and late rice are 10.3-78.9 kg·hm-2and 84.6-185.5 kg·hm-2, respectively. Compared with F-PK and F-NPK treatments, F-NPK+M and F-M treatments significantly increased the cumulative emissions of CH4 from early rice season. Under the same fertilizer conditions, the cumulative CH4 emissions under continuous flooding condition were significantly higher than that under conventional irrigation condition. Irrigation and fertilization had extremely significant effects on CH4 emission in the early rice season. ② The cumulative N2O emissions across all treatments were 0.18-0.76 kg·hm-2 in early rice season and 0.15-0.58 kg·hm-2in late rice season, respectively. During early rice season, compared with F-PK, F-NPK significantly increased the cumulative N2O emission; however, compared with D-PK, D-NPK, D-NPK+M, and D-M treatments significantly increased the cumulative N2O emissions. Compared with F-PK, other three treatments under continuous flooding condition significantly increased N2O cumulative emission in late rice season; compared with D-PK, D-NPK, and D-M treatment significantly increased the cumulative N2O emission. Irrigation and fertilization had significant impacts on N2O emissions in late rice season, and fertilization had significant impacts on N2O emission in early rice season. ③ Early and late rice yields were 7310.7-9402.4 kg·hm-2 and 3902.8-7354.6 kg·hm-2, respectively. Early rice yields in both F-NPK and F-M treatments were significantly higher than those in F-PK, D-PK, and D-NPK treatments. Compared with PK, the other three fertilization treatments under the same irrigation condition significantly increased late rice yield. The GWP and GHGI in early rice season were 580.8-2818.5 kg·hm-2and 0.08-0.30 kg·kg-1, respectively. There was no significant difference in GWP among four fertilizer treatments under conventional irrigation condition in the early rice season. However, F-NPK+M and F-M treatments had a significant increase in GWP compared with F-PK. The GHGI in F-NPK+M and F-M treatments were significantly higher than that in other treatments. The GWP and GHGI in late rice season were 3091.6-6334.2 kg·hm-2 and 0.50-1.23 kg·kg-1, respectively. Irrigation significantly affected GWP and GHGI in both early and late rice seasons but fertilization had no significant impact on GWP and GHGI in late rice season. ④ Correlation analysis results showed that soil NH4+-N content and soil temperature below 5 cm soil layer had an extremely significant negative correlation with CH4 emissions. Soil pH was extremely significant positive correlated with CH4 emissions but significantly negatively correlated with N2O emission. Soil NH4+-N and NO3--N concentrations were extremely significantly negatively correlated with N2O emission. Given crop yield, GWP, GHGI, and D-NPK+M can be recommended for local water and fertilizer management to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining rice yields.

Optimizing irrigation frequency and amount to balance yield, fruit quality and water use efficiency of greenhouse tomato

Effects of tillage practices and straw returning methods on greenhouse gas emissions and net ecosystem economic budget in rice–wheat cropping systems in central China

Ammonia (NH3) volatilization and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from rice (Oryza sativa L.) fields contaminate the atmospheric environment and lead to global warming. Field trials (2013-2015) were conducted to estimate the influences of different types of fertilization practices on grain yield, NH3 volatilization, and methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in a double rice cropping system in Central China. Results showed that grain yields of rice were improved significantly by using slow/controlled-release urea (S/C-RU). Compared with farmers' fertilizer practice (FFP) treatment, average annual grain yield with application of polymer-coated urea (CRU), nitrapyrin-treated urea (CP), and urea with effective microorganism (EM) treatments was increased by 18.0%, 16.2%, and 15.4%, respectively. However, the effects on NH3 volatilization and CH4 and N2O emissions differed in diverse S/C-RU. Compared with that of the FFP treatment, the annual NH3 volatilization, CH4 emission, and N2O emissions of the CRU treatment were decreased by 64.8%, 19.7%, and 35.2%, respectively; the annual CH4 and N2O emissions of the CP treatment were reduced by 33.7% and 40.3%, respectively, while the NH3 volatilization was increased by 18.5%; the annual NH3 and N2O emissions of the EM treatment were reduced by 6.3% and 28.7%, while the CH4 emission was improved by 4.3%. Overall, CP showed the best emission reduction with a decrement of 34.3% in global warming potential (GWP) and 44.4% in the greenhouse gas intensity (GHGI), followed by CRU treatment with a decrement of 21.1% in GWP and 31.7% in GHGI, compared with that of the FFP treatment. Hence, it is suggested that polymer-coated urea can be a feasible way of mitigating NH3 volatilization and CH4 and N2O emission from rice fields while maintaining or increasing the grain yield in Chinese, the double rice cropping system.

With growing concerns about global warming, it is crucial to adopt agronomic practices that enhance rice yields from paddy fields while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for sustainable agriculture. An optimal nitrogen (N) fertilization rate and planting density are vital to ensure high rice yields, minimize GHG emissions, and understand emission behavior for better field management. We hypothesized that optimizing N application rates and planting density to improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in rice cultivation would reduce resource losses and GHG emissions. To test this hypothesis, we implemented five treatments with a rice straw return cultural system: two planting densities (16 hills m−2 (traditional density, D1) and 20 hills m−2 (25% higher density, D2)) and three N application rates (no N fertilizer (N0), 180 kg N ha−1 (N1), and 144 kg N ha−1 (N2)). The control treatment (CK) was traditional planting density with no N fertilizer. The four new cropping modes were N1D1, N1D2, N2D1, and N2D2. We investigated the effects of N application rates and planting density on rice grain yield, NUE, and GHG emissions in multiple rice-growing seasons. The N1D2 treatment exhibited the highest grain yield over the three years, with a value of 10,452 kg ha−1, representing an increase of 12.2% compared to CK. Moreover, N uptake in N1D2 was the highest, averaging 39.2% (p < 0.05) higher than CK, and 8.5%, 3.5%, and 2.8% (p < 0.05) higher than N1D1, N2D1 and N2D2, respectively. N2D2 exhibited the highest NUE, with a value of 58.99 kg kg−1, surpassing all other treatments over the three years. GHG emissions, global warming potential (GWP), and greenhouse gas intensity (GHGI) in N2D2 were lower than in N1D1, N1D2, and N2D1. Additionally, reducing N application (comparing N1D1 to N2D1) and increasing plant density (comparing N1D1 to N1D2) improved N agronomic efficiency (NAE) and N partial productivity (PFPN). The negative correlation between the NAE and PFPN with GWP and GHG emissions further supports the potential for optimized N management and denser planting density to reduce environmental impact. These findings have important implications for sustainable rice cultivation practices in Southwest China and similar agroecosystems, emphasizing the need for integrated nutrient management strategies to achieve food security and climate change mitigation goals.

Effects of nitrogen fertilizer sources and tillage practices on greenhouse gas emissions in paddy fields of central China

Trade-offs between crop production and GHG emissions following organic material inputs in wheat-maize systems.

<p>Biochar is a carbon-rich black stable solid substance that when utilized as soil amendment can effectively mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. However, during the pyrolysis process of organic feedstock (i.e. manure) greenhouse gases are released as the feedstock undergo thermochemical degradation. Many studies were reported with regards to the effectiveness of biochar to mitigate greenhouse gas emission and to maintain soil quality via carbon sequestration. However, no clear investigation was done regarding biochar utilization on reducing GHG emission in an integrated perspective that starts from pyrolysis (production) to field application (utilization). To evaluate the integrated influence of biochar utilization on the overall Global Warming Potential (GWP) and (Greenhouse Gas Intensity) GHGI at different temperature, the fluxes of GHGs during feedstock pyrolysis to soil application were calculated. The key components include GHGs released during production processes and biogenic GHG emissions taking place in the soil via short-term incubation experiment in lowland and upland condition treated with biochar pyrolyzed at different temperature. Highest pyrolysis temperature of 700<sup>o</sup>C emitted 6.92 Mg CO<sub>2</sub>-eq ton<sup>-1</sup> biochar, wherein 8.7% and 91.2% was contributed by Carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) and Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>) effluxes, respectively, during pyrolysis. This GHG emission during pyrolysis at 700<sup>o</sup>C was 5.6, 2.2, and 1.5 times higher than at 400<sup>o</sup>C, 500<sup>o</sup>C and 600<sup>o</sup>C, respectively. Meanwhile, biochar produced at lowest temperature (Biochar400) when utilized as soil amendment emitted 43.4 and 38.2 Mg CO<sub>2</sub>-eq ha<sup>-1</sup> in lowland and upland condition, respectively. In addition, this emission value under lowland (and upland) condition was 1.38 (1.36), 1.51 (1.56) and 1.86 (1.91) times higher than Biochar500, Biochar600 and Biochar700, respectively. Combining the GWP during the production and the utilization processes in lowland and upland condition reveal that at 400<sup>o</sup>C emanates the lowest overall GWP of 93.3 and 88.1 Mg CO<sub>2</sub>-eq ha<sup>-1</sup>, respectively.  Moreover, under lowland (and upland) condition, overall GWP at 400<sup>o</sup>C was noted to be 65.7% (71.7%), 131.6% (140.4%) and 221.9% (237.1%), lower than at 500<sup>o</sup>C, 600<sup>o</sup>C and 700<sup>o</sup>C, respectively. In conclusion, the use of lower temperature during biomass pyrolysis and utilization of its derived biochar could be a practical approach to mitigate GHG emissions.</p><p> </p><p>Keywords: Biochar, Pyrolysis, Greenhouse gas, Methane, Global warming potential, Greenhouse gas intensity</p>

Exploring a sustainable rice-cropping system to balance grain yield, environmental footprint and economic benefits in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China

Modeling of energy consumption and related GHG (greenhouse gas) intensity and emissions in Europe using general regression neural networks

A global meta-analysis of crop yield and agricultural greenhouse gas emissions under nitrogen fertilizer application