EFFECT OF WATER-FILLED PORE-SPACE ON CARBON-DIOXIDE AND NITROUS-OXIDE PRODUCTION IN TILLED AND NONTILLED SOILS
EFFECT OF WATER-FILLED PORE-SPACE ON CARBON-DIOXIDE AND NITROUS-OXIDE PRODUCTION IN TILLED AND NONTILLED SOILS
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DOI:
10.2136/sssaj1984.03615995004800060013x
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
DORAN, JW
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作者:
LINN, DM;DORAN, JW
The percentage of soil pore space filled with water (percent water-filled pores, % WFP), as determined by water content and total porosity, appears to be closely related to soil microbial activity under different tillage regimes. Soil incubated in the laboratory at 60% WFP supported maximum aerobic microbial activity as determined by CO2 production and O2 uptake. In the field, % WFP of surface no-tillage soils (0-75 mm) at four USA locations averaged 62% at time of sampling, whereas that for plowed soils was 44%. This difference in % WFP was reflected in 3.4 and 9.4 times greater CO2 and N2O production, respectively, from surface no-tillage soils over a 24-h period as compared to plowed soils. At a depth of 75 to 150 mm, % WFP values increased in both no-tillage and plowed soils, averaging approximately 70% for no tillage compared with 50 to 60% for plowed soils. Production of CO2 in the plowed soils was enhanced by the increased % WFP, resulting in little or no difference in CO2 production between tillage treatments. Nitrous oxide production, however, remained greater under no-tillage conditons. Substantially greater amounts of N2O were produced from the N-fertilized soils, regardless of tillage practice. Production of CO2 and N2O was primarily related to the % WFP of tillage treatments although, in several instances, soil-water-soluble C and NO3- levels were important as well. Calculations of relative aerobic microbial activity between no-tillage and plowed soils, based on differences in % WFP relative to maximum activity at 60%, indicated linear relationships for CO2 and N2O production between WFP values of 30 to 70%. Below 60% WFP, water limits microbial activity, but above 60%, aerobic microbial activity decreases apparently the result of reduced aeration.