Journal article
Nitrous oxide and nitric oxide emissions from an irrigated cotton field in Northern China
Chunyan Liu, Xunhua Zheng, Zaixing Zhou, Shenghui Han, Yinghong Wang, Kai Wang, Wangguo Liang, Ming Li, Deli Chen, Zhiping Yang
Plant and Soil | SPRINGER | Published : 2010
Abstract
Cotton is one of the major crops worldwide and delivers fibers to textile industries across the globe. Its cultivation requires high nitrogen (N) input and additionally irrigation, and the combination of both has the potential to trigger high emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitric oxide (NO), thereby contributing to rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Using an automated static chamber measuring system, we monitored in high temporal resolution N2O and NO fluxes in an irrigated cotton field in Northern China, between January 1st and December 31st 2008. Mean daily fluxes varied between 5.8 to 373.0 μg N2O-N m-2 h-1 and -3.7 to 135.7 μg NO-N m-2 h-1, corresponding to an ann..
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Awarded by Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China
Awarded by Ministry of Science and Technology of P.R. China
Awarded by European Union
Awarded by Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) (kzcx2-yw-204), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (40711130636), the Ministry of Science and Technology of P.R. China (2008BAD95B13), the European Union (NitroEurope IP 017841), the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (LWR/2003/039) and the Helmholtz-CAS joint laboratory project "ENTRANCE". Special thanks go to Guangren Liu, Pushan Zheng, Huajun Tong and Rui Wang for their technical support and help during field measurements. Thanks also go to two anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments.