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Effects of reduced chemical fertilizer combined with straw retention on greenhouse gas budget and crop production in double rice fields

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A two-year field investigation was conducted in a typical double rice region in South China. The treatments included conventional dose of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers (NPKc); reduced chemical fertilizer combined with straw retention (NPKr+S); and no fertilizer as a control (CK). The global warming potential (GWP) was evaluated with nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) emissions. The results showed that fertilization enhanced not only CH4 but also N2O emissions. For CK, NPKc, and NPKr+S, respectively, annual N2O emissions were 0.09, 0.47, and 0.33 kg ha−1; and annual CH4 emissions were 562.4, 657.9, and 882.2 kg ha−1. Consequently, the GWPs were 19,146, 22,507, and 30,094 kg CO2-eqv ha−1 year−1 for CK, NPKc, and NPKr+S, respectively. As rice grain yields were comparable between NPKc (9332 kg ha−1 year−1) and NPKr+S (9261 kg ha−1 year−1), the greenhouse gas intensity (GHGI) was significantly lower in NPKc compared with that in NPKr+S which induced more GWP. Overall, this study showed the potential of straw retention to reduce chemical fertilizer use. But it increased the GWP by 33.7% and GHGI by 34.7% in double rice systems under continuous flooding regime.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant numbers 41503081 and 41401292), the National Key Research and Development Plan (grant number 2016YFD0201205-4), and the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China (grant number 2018JJ3878).

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    Wei Wang, Chunlan Chen, Chunmei Yin, Haijun Hou & Xiaoli Xie

  2. College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, Hunan, China

    Xiaohong Wu

  3. Hunan Agricultural Resources and Environmental Protection Management Station, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China

    Kejun Xie

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Wang, W., Chen, C., Wu, X. et al. Effects of reduced chemical fertilizer combined with straw retention on greenhouse gas budget and crop production in double rice fields. Biol Fertil Soils 55, 89–96 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-018-1330-5

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