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NITROUS OXIDE AND CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION FROM MAIZE (Zea mays L.) UNDER FERTILISER APPLICATION AND ELEVATED CARBON DIOXIDE IN NORTHWEST INDIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 June 2014

A. DARIPA ,
A. BHATIA ,
R. TOMER ,
S. D. SINGH ,
N. JAIN  and
H. PATHAK
A. DARIPA
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Sciences, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
A. BHATIA*
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Sciences, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
R. TOMER
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Sciences, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
S. D. SINGH
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Sciences, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
N. JAIN
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Sciences, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
H. PATHAK
Affiliation:
Division of Environmental Sciences, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
*
†Corresponding author E-mail: [email protected]
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Summary

A field experiment was carried out at the farm of Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi to quantify the effect of elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) and different levels of N fertiliser application on nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from soil under maize. The experiment included five treatments: 60 kg N ha−1 under ambient CO2 (385 ppm) in open plots, 120 kg N ha−1 under ambient CO2 (385 ppm) in open plots, 160 kg N ha−1 under ambient CO2 (385 ppm) in open plots, 120 kg N ha−1 under ambient CO2 (385 ppm) in open top chambers (OTC) and 120 kg N ha−1 under elevated CO2 (500 ± 50 ppm) in the OTC. Peaks of N2O flux were observed after every dose of N application. Cumulative N2O emission was 13% lower under ambient CO2 as compared to the elevated CO2 concentrations. There was an increase in CO2 emissions with application of N from 60 kg ha−1 to 160 kg ha−1. Higher yield and root biomass was observed under higher N treatment (160 kg N ha−1). There was no significant increase in maize yield under elevated CO2 as compared to ambient CO2. The carbon emitted was more than the carbon fixed under elevated CO2 as compared to ambient CO2 levels. The carbon efficiency ratio (C fixed/C emitted) was highest in ambient CO2 treatment in the OTC.

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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 50 , Issue 4 , October 2014 , pp. 625 - 643
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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