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Impact of Biochar Application on Ammonia Volatilization from Paddy Fields under Controlled Irrigation

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  • Suting Qi

    (College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
    State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China)

  • Jie Ding

    (People’s Government of Zhaoguan Town, Hanshan County, Maanshan 238184, China)

  • Shihong Yang

    (College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
    State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
    Cooperative Innovation Center for Water Safety & Hydro Science, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China)

  • Zewei Jiang

    (College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China)

  • Yi Xu

    (College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China)

Abstract

Ammonia volatilization is an important nitrogen loss pathway in the paddy field ecosystem which leads to low nitrogen-utilization efficiency and severe atmospheric pollution. To reveal the influence and the mechanism of biochar application on ammonia volatilization from paddy fields under controlled irrigation, field experiments were conducted in the Taihu Lake Basin in China. The experiment consisted of three levels of biochar application (0, 20, and 40 t·ha −1 ) and two types of irrigation management (controlled irrigation and flood irrigation). Increasing ammonia volatilization occurred after fertilization. Biochar application reduced the cumulative ammonia volatilization from controlled-irrigation paddy fields, compared with non-biochar treatment. The cumulative ammonia volatilization in controlled-irrigation paddy fields with 40 t·ha −1 biochar application was reduced by 12.27%. The decrease in ammonia volatilization was related to the change in soil physical and soil physical–chemical properties and soil microbial activities. The high biochar application (40 t·ha −1 ) increased the NH 4 + -N content in soil ( p < 0.01) and soil solution ( p <0.05), increased by 64.98% and 19.72%, respectively. The application also increased the soil urease activity ( p < 0.01), and high biochar application (40 t·ha −1 ) increased soil urease activity by 33.70%. Ammonia volatilization from paddy fields was significantly correlated with the nitrogen concentration ( p < 0.01) in the soil solution and soil urease activity ( p < 0.05). Meanwhile, the abundance of ammonia monooxygenase subunit A (AOA) and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) with biochar application under controlled irrigation showed an increasing trend with rice growth. The long-term application of biochar may have a relatively strong potential to inhibit ammonia volatilization. In general, the combined application of controlled irrigation and biochar provides an eco-friendly strategy for reducing farmland N loss and improving paddy field productivity.

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  • Suting Qi & Jie Ding & Shihong Yang & Zewei Jiang & Yi Xu, 2022. "Impact of Biochar Application on Ammonia Volatilization from Paddy Fields under Controlled Irrigation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-16, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:3:p:1337-:d:733085
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    1. Qi, Suting & Yang, Shihong & Lin, Xiuyan & Hu, Jiazhen & Jiang, Zewei & Xu, Yi, 2023. "The long-term effectiveness of biochar in increasing phosphorus availability and reducing its release risk to the environment in water-saving irrigated paddy fields," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 282(C).

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