Mineral N suppressed priming effect while increasing microbial C use efficiency and N2O production in sandy soils under long-term conservation management
Mineral N suppressed priming effect while increasing microbial C use efficiency and N2O production in sandy soils under long-term conservation management
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DOI:
10.1007/s00374-022-01665-6
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发表时间:
2022-09
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Binaya Parajuli;R. Ye;A. Szogi
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作者:
Binaya Parajuli;R. Ye;A. Szogi
Restoring soil organic carbon (SOC) with residue incorporation is an important component of soil health management. In the present study, we investigated the interactive impacts of residue amendment and mineral nitrogen (N) additions on preserving the added residues and SOC in a sandy Ultisols. Soil samples were collected from fields under long-term reduced tillage and incubated with either13C-labelled crop residues, ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3), both, or neither for 55 days. Respiration, microbial biomass C, enzyme activities, and C use efficiency (CUE) were measured along with nitrous oxide (N2O) production. Residue amendment increased CO2production by 206% at the end of the incubation, inducing positive priming effects (PE). Mineral N reduced the positive impacts of residue amendment on CO2production and PE, resulting in higher microbial CUE. However, the N addition had no effects on the measured enzyme activities involved in organic C reactions, except for β-glucosidase activity when residues were present. Additions of mineral N reduced residue decomposition by 89% at the end of the experiment. Total CO2(R2= − 0.56), residue-derived CO2(R2= − 0.62), SOC-derived CO2(R2= − 0.53), and the primed production (R2= − 0.52) were all negatively correlated to soil NH4+concentrations. Residue amendment instantly stimulated N2O production, which was augmented by mineral N addition. Denitrification was seemingly the main N2O production pathway. The results reinforced the concept that N can regulate SOC dynamics through direct and indirect impacts on soil microbial activities. Combining N fertilization and residue management is seemingly promising to increase SOC stability and preservation in sandy soils. However, the trade-offs of N2O production need to be considered.