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Green Manure Amendment in Paddies Improves Soil Carbon Sequestration but Cannot Substitute the Critical Role of N Fertilizer in Rice Production

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Evangelos Petropoulos

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Abstract

© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Clarifying the benefits of carbon sequestration and crop production of continuous green manure amendment is crucial for sustainable agricultural development. Here, using a long-term located experiment, we assessed the effects of 18 years’ ryegrass/milk vetch amendment with (NF, 150 kg N ha−1) or without nitrogen (N) fertilizer input (CK), on soil carbon management indices, paddy methane (CH4 ) emissions and rice yields. The results showed that green manure, rather than fertilization, played a critical role in soil CMI, increasing the carbon pool index but reducing the carbon management index. The increased soil organic carbon and the reduced labile organic carbon were the main causes for this performance. Additionally, the effects of both fertilization and green manure amendment on CH4 emissions were insignificant; however, fertilization significantly increased grain yield by 39.30% compared to CK. As a result, the methane emission intensity under fertilization treatment was notably lower than that from CK. The findings suggest that green manure amendment is a profitable manipulation for enhancing carbon sequestration without increasing paddy CH4 emissions. However, this cannot substitute the critical role of N fertilizer in rice production.


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Author(s): Hou P, Xue L, Wang J, Petropoulos E, Xue L, Yang L

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Agronomy

Year: 2022

Volume: 12

Issue: 7

Online publication date: 28/06/2022

Acceptance date: 26/06/2022

Date deposited: 18/07/2022

ISSN (electronic): 2073-4395

Publisher: MDPI

URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12071548

DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12071548


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Funder referenceFunder name
2017YFD0300104
2021YFD1700803
42077092
BE2022308

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