Abstract:
In order to investigate the effects of reduced nitrogen application on greenhouse emission from the wheat fields in Huang-huai-hai area, using static chamber-gas chromatograph technique, we explored the changes of greenhouse gases emissions and intensity from the wheat fields with the different N treatments:CK, a routine amount for farmers, 300 kg·N·hm
-2; N
1,270 kg·N·hm
-2; N
2, 240 kg·N·hm
-2;N
3, 210 kg·N·hm
-2 and N
4,180 kg·N·hm
-2. The results showed that the greenhouse gas fluxes had obvious seasonal changes with the different reduced rates of N fertilizer application. The effects of reduced N fertilizer application on the emissions of CO
2 and N
2O were significant while that of CH
4 was not significant. The cumulative emissions of CO
2 and N
2O were in the order of CK>N
1>N
2>N
4>N
3 and CK>N
1>N
2>N
3>N
4, respectively, with the significant difference among different treatments (
p<0.05); and that of CH
4 was in the order of N
2>CK>N
4>N
3>N
1 without significant difference among different treatments (
p>0.05).Compared with CK, the cumulative emissions of CO
2 with the treatments of N
1,N
2,N
3 and N4 was decreased by 4.9%,18.7%,36.5% and 31.2%,respectively; and the cumulative emissions of N
2O with the treatments of N
1,N
2,N
3 and N4 was decreased by 21.9%,32.5%,40.4% and 53.5%, respectively. There was a significant positive correlation between the amount of N fertilizer application and N
2O emissions(
r=0.939,
p<0.05).The effects of reduced N fertilizer application on the greenhouse gas intensity (GHGI) were also significant, and the GHGI was in the order of CK>N
1>N
2>N
4>N
3 with significant difference among treatments (
p<0.05).Compared with CK, the GHGI with the treatments of N
1,N
2, N
3 and N4 was decreased by 7.7%,11.5%,34.6% and 19.2%, respectively. Wheat yield had no statistical significant difference with reduced N fertilizer rates. Therefore, the optimal rate of N fertilizer was 210 kg·N·hm
-2 economically and environmentally, with stable wheat yield and the lowest GHGI. The study would provide the basic data for the establishment of reasonable fertilization system in Huang-huai-hai area.