Challenges of accounting nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural crop residues

作者：Jørgen E. Olesen, Robert M. Rees, Sylvie Recous, Marina Azzaroli Bleken, Diego Ábalos, Ishita Ahuja, Klaus Butterbach‐Bahl, Marco Carozzi, Chiara De Notaris, Maria Ernfors, Edwin Haas, Sissel Hansen, Baldur Janz, Gwenaëlle Lashermes, Raia Silvia Massad, Søren O. Petersen, Tatiana Rittl, Clemens Scheer, Kate E. Smith, Pascal Thiébeau, Arezoo Taghizadeh‐Toosi, R. E. Thorman, K. Topp · 发表于：Global Change Biology · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1111/gcb.16962 · 被引用次数：59 · 研究领域：Environmental Impact and Sustainability

Abstract Crop residues are important inputs of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) to soils and thus directly and indirectly affect nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions. As the current inventory methodology considers N inputs by crop residues as the sole determining factor for N 2 O emissions, it fails to consider other underlying factors and processes. There is compelling evidence that emissions vary greatly between residues with different biochemical and physical characteristics, with the concentrations of mineralizable N and decomposable C in the residue biomass both enhancing the soil N 2 O production potential. High concentrations of these components are associated with immature residues (e.g., cover crops, grass, legumes, and vegetables) as opposed to mature residues (e.g., straw). A more accurate estimation of the short‐term (months) effects of the crop residues on N 2 O could involve distinguishing mature and immature crop residues with distinctly different emission factors. The medium‐term (years) and long‐term (decades) effects relate to the effects of residue management on soil N fertility and soil physical and chemical properties, considering that these are affected by local climatic and soil conditions as well as land use and management. More targeted mitigation efforts for N 2 O emissions, after addition of crop residues to the soil, are urgently needed and require an improved methodology for emission accounting. This work needs to be underpinned by research to (1) develop a...