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Behavior of carbon dioxide in soils affected by tillage systems

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Agricultural management plays an important role in the storage of carbon in soils. The behavior of soil CO2 in an Andisol in two different tillage systems (no tillage and tillage) was studied. Soil-column incubation experiments were performed for a period of 150 days to conduct this study. Soil CO2 flux, under no-tillage and tillage treatments, was observed to be 0.557 and 0.616 gCO2-C m−2 d−1, respectively. The cumulative CO2 flux under tillage treatment was observed to be higher than that under no-tillage treatment, but no distinct difference in the soil carbon stock was observed between both treatments. The soil CO2 concentration under no-tillage treatment was clearly much higher than that under tillage treatment, except at a depth of 2.5 cm. Tillage decreased soil dry bulk density and enhanced soil air-filled porosity. Soil gas diffusivity, which depends on air-filled porosity, was increased by tillage at a depth of 0–15 cm, which contributed to their lower soil CO2 concentration. CO2 flux through the soil profile, calculated from the CO2 concentration, decreased with depth. Compared to the deep soils, the surface soil (0–5 cm) showed greater variation in CO2 flux. The CO2 production at depths of 0–10 cm accounted for 62.2 and 51.7 % of the whole CO2 production of the 0–30-cm soil profile for no-tillage and tillage treatments. CO2 production was higher for soil under no tillage at depths of 0–10 cm, but contrary results were observed for soil at depths of 10–30 cm.

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This study was partly supported by Grants-in-Aid for Science Research no. 24380130 from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and by Institute for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services (ISAS), the University of Tokyo for soil sampling.

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    Lin-lin Guo, Taku Nishimura, Tsuyoshi Miyazaki & Hiromi Imoto

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Guo, Ll., Nishimura, T., Miyazaki, T. et al. Behavior of carbon dioxide in soils affected by tillage systems. Paddy Water Environ 13, 291–301 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-014-0440-4

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