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Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilized upland fields in Thailand

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Nitrous oxide (N2O) emission from fertilized maize fields was measured using a closed chamber at four experimental sites in Thailand. The average measured N2O flux from unfertilized plots through crop season was 4.16 ± 1.52, 5.05 ± 1.65, 5.25 ± 1.68 and 6.74 ± 2.95 μg N2O-N m-2 h-1, at Nakhon Sawan, Phra Phutthabat, Khon Kaen and Chiang Mai, respectively. Increased N2O emissions by the application of nitrogen fertilizer were 0.22–0.44, 0.19–0.38%, 0.12–0.24 and 0.08–0.15% of the applied N, respectively. Compared to other data, N2O emission rate to applied nitrogen was not significantly different between the data of Thailand and the Temperate Zone.

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  1. Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Owashi 1-2, Tsukuba, 305, Japan

    T. Watanabe

  2. Department of Agriculture, Chatuchak, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand

    P. Chairoj & W. Cholitkul

  3. National Institute of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Kannondai 3-1-1, Tsukuba, 305, Japan

    H. Tsuruta & K. Minami

  4. Nakhon Sawan Field Crop Research Center, Amphoe Tak-Fa, Nakhon Sawan, 60190, Thailand

    W. Masarngsan

  5. Khon Kaen Field Crop Research Center, Amphoe Muang, Khon Kaen, 40000, Thailand

    C. Wongwiwatchai

  6. Chiang Mai Field Crop Research Center, Sansai, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand

    S. Wonprasaid

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Watanabe, T., Chairoj, P., Tsuruta, H. et al. Nitrous oxide emissions from fertilized upland fields in Thailand. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 57, 55–65 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009764421174

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