Denitrification and Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Annual Croplands, Perennial Grass Buffers, and Restored Perennial Grasslands
dc.contributor.author | Iqbal, Javed | |
dc.contributor.author | Parkin, Timothy | |
dc.contributor.author | Castellano, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Zhou, Xiaobo | |
dc.contributor.author | Helmers, Matthew | |
dc.contributor.department | Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture | |
dc.contributor.department | Agronomy | |
dc.contributor.department | Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | |
dc.date | 2018-02-15T19:22:55.000 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-29T23:04:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-29T23:04:01Z | |
dc.date.embargo | 2015-01-29 | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-01-13 | |
dc.description.abstract | <p>Inclusion of perennial vegetation filter strips (PFSs) in the toeslope of annual cropland watersheds can decrease NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>–N losses to ground and surface waters. Although PFSs are similar to riparian buffers, the processes responsible for NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>–N removal from PFSs are not well understood. Our objectives were to (i) determine the importance of denitrification as a sink for NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>–N loss from PFSs and (ii) evaluate how PFSs alter the biophysical processes that affect the relative importance of N<sub>2</sub>O and N<sub>2</sub> emissions. To address our objectives, we used a coupled field laboratory approach with experimental watersheds that included the following treatments: (i) PFSs covering the bottom 10% of the watershed and an annual corn–soybean crop rotation covering the remaining upslope 90% (PFS); (ii) 100% corn–soybean rotation (CORN); and (iii) 19-yr-old 100% restored native grassland (RNG). In situ N<sub>2</sub>O flux rates and laboratory N<sub>2</sub>O/(N<sub>2</sub> + N<sub>2</sub>O) ratios were highest in CORN watersheds followed by PFS and RNG watersheds. In contrast, potentially mineralizable C and denitrification enzyme activity (DEA) were highest in PFS and RNG watersheds and lowest in CORN watersheds. Furthermore, there was a negative correlation between N<sub>2</sub>O/(N<sub>2</sub> + N<sub>2</sub>O) ratio and DEA. In the laboratory, N<sub>2</sub> fluxes were highest in PFS followed by RNG and CORN. These results indicate that PFS watersheds support greater total denitrification while emitting less N<sub>2</sub>O than croplands. Greater potentially mineralizable C in PFS and RNG suggest C availability is an important factor affecting more complete denitrification. These results suggest PFSs function similar to riparian buffers and have potential to reduce NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>–N losses from annual croplands by denitrification to N<sub>2</sub>.</p> | |
dc.description.comments | <p>This article is from <em>Soil Science Society of America Journal</em> 79 (2015): 239–250, doi:<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2014.05.0221" target="_blank">10.2136/sssaj2014.05.0221</a>.</p> | |
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dc.identifier | archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/agron_pubs/29/ | |
dc.identifier.articleid | 1028 | |
dc.identifier.contextkey | 6583501 | |
dc.identifier.s3bucket | isulib-bepress-aws-west | |
dc.identifier.submissionpath | agron_pubs/29 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/4631 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
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dc.source.uri | 10.2136/sssaj2014.05.0221 | |
dc.subject.disciplines | Agricultural Science | |
dc.subject.disciplines | Agriculture | |
dc.subject.disciplines | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | |
dc.subject.disciplines | Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering | |
dc.subject.disciplines | Water Resource Management | |
dc.subject.keywords | Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | |
dc.subject.keywords | Leopold Center | |
dc.supplemental.bitstream | 2015_Iqbal_DenitrificationNitrous_Supp.pdf | |
dc.title | Denitrification and Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Annual Croplands, Perennial Grass Buffers, and Restored Perennial Grasslands | |
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dc.type.genre | article | |
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