Nitrogen leakages and vegetable dry matter yield in a subtropical wetland soil amended with cattle manure and mineral nitrogen fertiliser

The response of nitrous oxide emission and nitrate leaching to increased nitrogen (N) fertiliser and cattle manure applications to wetland vegetable cropping in subtropical Africa have significant impacts on the atmospheric and terrestrial environments. Two field experiments were carried out in a we...

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Main Authors: Masaka, Johnson, Chivandi, Eliton
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02571862.2016.1198968
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4563
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description The response of nitrous oxide emission and nitrate leaching to increased nitrogen (N) fertiliser and cattle manure applications to wetland vegetable cropping in subtropical Africa have significant impacts on the atmospheric and terrestrial environments. Two field experiments were carried out in a wetland in central Zimbabwe in order to determine the effects of N fertiliser and cattle manure applications on emissions of N2O, nitrate leaching and dry matter yield of rape and tomato. The static chamber and gas chromatography techniques were used to capture and measure fluxes of N2O. A station of buried lysimeters was employed to collect leachate for determining nitrate leaching losses. The experiments were in completely randomised block designs. The loss of N in nitrate leaching increased significantly with increasing rates of manure and mineral fertiliser applications. When the application rates of N fertiliser and manure were increased, the emissions of N2O per unit harvested dry matter yield significantly decreased. Losses of N in N2O emissions can be reduced by adopting agronomic practices that enhance N uptake and higher dry matter yield. The loss of N from applied fertilisers in nitrate leaching was 6–20 times greater than the loss of N in N2O emissions in wetland vegetable production.
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spelling ir-11408-45632022-10-15T21:02:36Z Nitrogen leakages and vegetable dry matter yield in a subtropical wetland soil amended with cattle manure and mineral nitrogen fertiliser Masaka, Johnson Chivandi, Eliton #PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE# #PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE# climate change environment wet agriculture The response of nitrous oxide emission and nitrate leaching to increased nitrogen (N) fertiliser and cattle manure applications to wetland vegetable cropping in subtropical Africa have significant impacts on the atmospheric and terrestrial environments. Two field experiments were carried out in a wetland in central Zimbabwe in order to determine the effects of N fertiliser and cattle manure applications on emissions of N2O, nitrate leaching and dry matter yield of rape and tomato. The static chamber and gas chromatography techniques were used to capture and measure fluxes of N2O. A station of buried lysimeters was employed to collect leachate for determining nitrate leaching losses. The experiments were in completely randomised block designs. The loss of N in nitrate leaching increased significantly with increasing rates of manure and mineral fertiliser applications. When the application rates of N fertiliser and manure were increased, the emissions of N2O per unit harvested dry matter yield significantly decreased. Losses of N in N2O emissions can be reduced by adopting agronomic practices that enhance N uptake and higher dry matter yield. The loss of N from applied fertilisers in nitrate leaching was 6–20 times greater than the loss of N in N2O emissions in wetland vegetable production. 2021-11-18T12:07:00Z 2021-11-18T12:07:00Z 2017 research article 257-1862 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02571862.2016.1198968 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4563 en South African Journal of Plant and Soil, Vol.34, Iss.2; open Taylor and Francis Ltd.
spellingShingle climate change
environment
wet agriculture
Masaka, Johnson
Chivandi, Eliton
Nitrogen leakages and vegetable dry matter yield in a subtropical wetland soil amended with cattle manure and mineral nitrogen fertiliser
title Nitrogen leakages and vegetable dry matter yield in a subtropical wetland soil amended with cattle manure and mineral nitrogen fertiliser
title_full Nitrogen leakages and vegetable dry matter yield in a subtropical wetland soil amended with cattle manure and mineral nitrogen fertiliser
title_fullStr Nitrogen leakages and vegetable dry matter yield in a subtropical wetland soil amended with cattle manure and mineral nitrogen fertiliser
title_full_unstemmed Nitrogen leakages and vegetable dry matter yield in a subtropical wetland soil amended with cattle manure and mineral nitrogen fertiliser
title_short Nitrogen leakages and vegetable dry matter yield in a subtropical wetland soil amended with cattle manure and mineral nitrogen fertiliser
title_sort nitrogen leakages and vegetable dry matter yield in a subtropical wetland soil amended with cattle manure and mineral nitrogen fertiliser
topic climate change
environment
wet agriculture
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02571862.2016.1198968
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4563
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