Tillage Effects on Carbon Fluxes in Continuous Wheat and Fallow–Wheat Rotations

Curtin, D.; Wang, H.; Selles, F.; McConkey, B.G.; Campbell, C. A.

doi:10.2136/sssaj2000.6462080x

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“…Conventional tillage has influence on soil aggregate turnover, improves soil aeration, infiltration, water holding capacity, and increases the contact between soil and crop residues, which results in increased soil CO2 emissions compared to no-tillage. Lower soil C-CO2 emissions at no-tillage compared to conventional tillage have also been determined by many other authors [15,[18][19][20][21]. Similar results were reported by Franzluebbers et al [26], who found that CO2 emissions in some years were higher in no-tillage than in conventional tillage, but in other years, the tillage effect was not observed.…”

Section: Influence Of Tillage Treatment On Soil C-co2 Emissionssupporting

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Influence of Tillage Practices and Crop Type on Soil CO2 Emissions

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Nonsustainable agricultural practices often lead to soil carbon loss and increased soil carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions into the atmosphere. A research study was conducted on arable fields in central lowland Croatia to measure soil respiration, its seasonal variability, and its response to agricultural practices. Soil C-CO 2 emissions were measured with the in situ static chamber method during corn (Zea mays L.) and winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) growing seasons (2012 and 2013, n = 288) in a field experiment with six different tillage treatments. During corn and winter wheat growing season, average monthly soil C-CO 2 emissions ranged, respectively, from 6.2-33.6 and 22.1-36.2 kg ha´1 day´1, and were decreasing, respectively, from summer > spring > autumn and summer > autumn > spring. The same tillage treatments except for black fallow differed significantly between studied years (crops) regarding soil CO 2 emissions. Significant differences in soil C-CO 2 emissions between different tillage treatments with crop presence were recorded during corn but not during winter wheat growing season. In these studied agroecological conditions, optimal tillage treatment regarding emitted C-CO 2 is plowing to 25 cm along the slope, but it should be noted that CO 2 emissions involve a complex interaction of several factors; thus, focusing on one factor, i.e., tillage, may result in a lack of consistency across studies.

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Section: Influence Of Tillage Treatment On Soil C-co2 Emissionssupporting

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Influence of Tillage Practices and Crop Type on Soil CO2 Emissions

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“…9). This more pronounced aggregation increase does, however, not seem to lead to an [3,26,[30][31][32]35,38,59,65,77,79,109,111,113,114,139,164,172,173,177,194,Paustian and Elliott,unpublished,214,219,220,241] for (sub)tropical soils and from [2,11,22,42,50,[54][55][56]58,67,72,78,84,85,89,93,95,96,104,105,133,134,136,146,…”

Section: Mechanisms Of C Sequestration Under No-tillagementioning

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Soil organic matter, biota and aggregation in temperate and tropical soils - Effects of no-tillage

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-The long-term stabilization of soil organic matter (SOM) in tropical and temperate regions is mediated by soil biota (e.g. fungi, bacteria, roots and earthworms), soil structure (e.g. aggregation) and their interactions. On average, soil C turnover was twice as fast in tropical compared with temperate regions, but no major differences were observed in SOM quality between the two regions. Probably due to the soil mineralogy dominated by 1:1 clay minerals and oxides in tropical regions, we found a higher aggregate stability, but a lower correlation between C contents and aggregate stability in tropical soils. In addition, a smaller amount of C associated with clay and silt particles was observed in tropical versus temperate soils. In both tropical and temperate soils, a general increase in C levels (≈ 325 ± 113 kg C·ha -1 ·yr -1 ) was observed under no-tillage compared with conventional tillage. On average, in temperate soils under no-tillage, compared with conventional tillage, CH 4 uptake (≈ 0.42 ± 0.10 kg C-CH 4 ·ha -1 ·yr -1 ) increased and N 2 O emissions increased (≈ 1.95 ± 0.45 kg N-N 2 O·ha -1 ·yr -1 ). These increased N 2 O emissions lead to a negative global warming potential when expressed on a CO 2 equivalent basis. La stabilisation à long terme de la matière organique du sol (MOS) dans les régions tempérées et intertropicales est sous la dépendance de l'activité biologique (champignons, bactéries, macrofaune et racines), de la structure du sol (agrégation) et de leurs interactions. En moyenne, si le turnover du carbone du sol (C) est environ deux fois plus rapide en régions intertropicales qu'en régions tempérées, peu de différences apparaissent toutefois quant à la qualité de la MOS sous ces climats différents. La stabilité de l'agrégation est plus élevée pour les sols des régions intertropicales, ceci étant probablement dû à leur minéralogie dominée par des argiles de type 1:1 associés à des oxihydroxides métalliques. Toutefois, pour les sols tropicaux, la corrélation entre teneur en C et stabilité de l'agrégation est plus faible et de moindres quantités de C sont associées avec les éléments fins (argile+limon). Aussi bien sous climats tempéré que tropical et subtropical, une augmentation générale des stocks de C du sol (≈ 325 ± 113 kg C·ha -1 ·an -1 ) est observée avec les pratiques de non labour. Pour les sols des régions tempérées, si une fixation de CH 4 (≈ 0.42 ± 0.10 kg C-CH 4 ·ha -1 ·an -1 ) est mesurée sous non-labour, parallèlement une émission de N 2 O est observée (≈ 1.95 ± 0.45 kg N-N 2 O·ha -1 ·an -1 ), conduisant finalement à un bilan négatif en terme de réchauffement global exprimé en équivalents de flux de C-CO 2 .carbone du sol / agrégation / émissions N 2 O / non-labour / régions tempérées et intertropicales INTRODUCTIONThe conservation of sufficient soil organic matter (SOM) levels is crucial for the biological, chemical and physical soil functioning in both temperate and tropical ecosystems. Appropriate levels of SOM ensure soil fertility and minimize agricultural impac...

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“…As fractal coefficient h increased due to soil aggregation, more carbon could be sequestered in the soil. The effect of conservation practices [28] and crop rotation [4] [29] on carbon sequestration can thus be compared using the h parameter.…”

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Fractal Kinetics Parameters Regulating Carbon Decomposition Rate under Contrasting Soil Management Systems

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2017

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Agricultural soils can sequester and release large amounts of carbon. Accessibility of soil carbon to microbial attacks depends on biological, chemical, and physical protection mechanisms such as organic matter composition and particle size, soil aggregation, and chemical protection through the silt-clayorganic matter complex. While soil and organic matter are fractal objects controlling exposure of reactive surfaces to the environment, soil aggregation and biomass production and quality are regulated by agricultural practices. Organic matter decomposition in soil is generally described by the classical first-order kinetics equations fitted to define distinct carbon pools. By comparison, fractal kinetics assigns a coefficient to adjust time-dependent decomposition rate of total soil carbon to protection mechanisms. Our objective was to relate fractal parameters of organic matter decomposition to soil management systems. Retrieving published data, the decomposition of organic matter was modeled in a silt loam soil maintained under pasture, annual cropping or bare fallow during 11 years. The classical first-order kinetics model returned quadratic relationships indicating that reactive carbon decreased with time. Fractal kinetics rectified the relationships successfully.Initial decomposition rate (k 1 at t = 1) was 7 × 10 −4 for pasture, 1 × 10 −4 for annual cropping, and 0.5 × 10 −4 for bare-soil fallow. Fractal coefficients h were 0.71, 0.45, and 0.25 for pasture, annual cropping and fallow, respectively. Due to aggregation, physical protection against microbial attacks was highest under pasture management, leading to higher carbon sequestration despite higher biomass production and "priming" effects. Parameters k 1 and h proved to be useful indicators for soil quality classification integrating the opposite effects of labile carbon decomposition and carbon protection mechanisms that regulate the decomposition rate of organic matter with time as driven by soil management practices.

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Tillage Effects on Carbon Fluxes in Continuous Wheat and Fallow–Wheat Rotations

Cited by 180 publications

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Influence of Tillage Practices and Crop Type on Soil CO2 Emissions

Influence of Tillage Practices and Crop Type on Soil CO2 Emissions

Soil organic matter, biota and aggregation in temperate and tropical soils - Effects of no-tillage

Fractal Kinetics Parameters Regulating Carbon Decomposition Rate under Contrasting Soil Management Systems

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