Understanding the mechanisms for the lower nitrous oxide emissions from fodder beet urine compared with kale urine from dairy cows
Understanding the mechanisms for the lower nitrous oxide emissions from fodder beet urine compared with kale urine from dairy cows
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了解饲料甜菜尿中一氧化二氮排放量低于奶牛羽衣甘蓝尿中一氧化二氮排放量的机制
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Ji‐Zheng He
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作者:
B. Yao;H. Di;K. Cameron;A. Podolyan;Ju;Ji‐Zheng He
PurposeNitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas and is produced in the soil by nitrification and denitrification processes. Previous studies have reported apparent lower N2O emissions from dairy cow urine from fodder beet plants than from kale plants, although the underpinning mechanisms were poorly understood. Here, we report a laboratory incubation study to improve understanding of possible mechanisms underpinning different N2O emissions from two different forage plants, fodder beet (FB) and kale.Materials and methodsThe treatments included two urine sources from cows grazing FB or kale and two soils (FB soil and kale soil): FB soil control, FB soil + FB urine, FB soil + kale urine, kale soil control, kale soil + FB urine and kale soil + kale urine. The incubation temperature was 10 °C to simulate New Zealand autumn/winter soil temperatures.Results and discussionResults showed that the total N2O emissions from FB urine treatment and from urine treatments in the FB soil were lower than those from kale urine in the kale soil (P < 0.05). There was a delay in the ammonia-oxidising bacteria (AOB) growth in the FB soil + urine compared with that in kale soil with urine and this led to slower ammonia oxidation in the FB soil. Denitrifier communities were not significantly affected by the urine or soil treatments.ConclusionsThese results suggest that there are plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) in the FB urine or root exudates in the FB soil, which might have inhibited the AOB growth and the nitrification process which led to lower N2O emissions in the FB soil or urine. Further research is needed to determine the chemical composition of urine from different forage plants and to identify potential PSMs or root exudates in the urine or soil from different forage plants.