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Effects of fertigation on N2O emissions and their mitigation in greenhouse vegetable fields
Received:January 22, 2016  
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KeyWord:fertigation;greenhouse vegetable;N2O emission;mitigation contribution;water and fertilizer utilization
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JIANG Yu-qian Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture
CAAS-UNH Joint Laboratory for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Research
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
 
LI Hu Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture
CAAS-UNH Joint Laboratory for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Research
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
lihu0728@sina.com 
WANG Yan-li Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture
CAAS-UNH Joint Laboratory for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Research
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
 
ZHANG Jing Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture
CAAS-UNH Joint Laboratory for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Research
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
 
SUN Yuan Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture
CAAS-UNH Joint Laboratory for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Research
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
 
WANG Li-gang Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture
CAAS-UNH Joint Laboratory for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Research
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
 
HUANG Cheng-cheng Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture
CAAS-UNH Joint Laboratory for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Research
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
 
ZHANG Jian-feng Key Laboratory of Non-point Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture
CAAS-UNH Joint Laboratory for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Research
Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China 
 
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Abstract:
      In this paper, four treatments, i.e. control(CK), farmers' practice(FP), farmers' practice with drip irrigation(FPD), and optimal fertilization with drip irrigation(OPTD), were conducted in the suburbs of Beijing. FPD consisted of drip irrigation with fertilizers dissolved in the irrigation water. OPTD had the same fertigation but N fertilizer was reduced by 40%. Soil N2O fluxes were measured year round by static chambers. Soil temperature, moisture, and nitrate levels were monitored in parallel with N2O measurements for all plots. Finally, the effects of fertigation on water and fertilizer use efficiency and soil N2O emissions in this system were analyzed. Results indicated that the N2O emission fluxes in the treatments ranged from -2.67 mg N·m-2·h-1 to 22.56 mg N·m-2·h-1. Fertilization and irrigation were the major factors inducing N2O emission peaks for a certain time. The N2O emission peaks lasted for 10 days after basic fertilization, and for 3 to 5 days after additional fertilization. The fertigation management reduced N2O emission peaks and lasting time. Soil temperature was a significant factor affecting the N2O emissions in cucumber season. Compared with the FP treatment, FPD and OPTD reduced the annual N2O emissions by 29.41% and 32.63%, whereas FPD treatment increased the nitrogen partial productivity and irrigation water use efficiency by 14.62% and 43.54%, respectively. It is concluded that the fertigation management practice could not only increase water and fertilizer use efficiency, but also reduce N2O emissions while maintaining or increasing crop yields from the greenhouse vegetable system.