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Ammonia volatilization from fluvo-aquic clay soil and its influencing factors during wheat growing season under different fertilization
Received:March 02, 2016  
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KeyWord:winter wheat;fresh cow manure;composted cow manure;ammonia volatilization
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XIAO Jiao Key State Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China 
 
FAN Jian-ling Key State Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China  
YE Gui-ping Key State Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China 
 
LIU De-yan Key State Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China  
YAN Jing Fonterra-Farm Management Consulting(Beijing) Co. Ltd, Beijing 100006, China  
LUO Jia-fa Land and Environment, AgResearch, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand  
HOULBROOKE David J Land and Environment, AgResearch, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand  
DING Wei-xin Key State Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China wxding@issas.ac.cn 
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Abstract:
      Ammonia(NH3) volatilization is a major path of N losses from applied nitrogen fertilizers, which not only results in economic losses, but also poses risks to the environment. A field experiment was set up in Yutian county, Hebei Province, to evaluate the NH3 volatilization in fluvo-aquic clay soil under applications of different fertilizers. There were four treatments with four replicates per treatment:fresh cow manure+urea(RAW), composted cow manure+urea(COM), NPK fertilizer(NPK), and control with no N fertilizer(CK). The manures and chemical fertilizer were applied at a rate of 225 kg N·hm-2, with half mixed into the soil as basal fertilization before planting and the other half applied to the soil as a top dressing after plant emergence. A continuous air-flow enclosure method was used to monitor NH3 volatilization rates during a winter wheat growing season. The highest cumulative amount of NH3 volatilization during the wheat growing season was measured in the RAW treatment with a net loss through NH3 volatilization of 1.97% of the N applied, which was significantly higher than that in the COM and NPK treatments. Up to 80% of the total NH3 volatilization occurred after top-dressing. Soil temperature was identified as a key factor affecting NH3 volatilization during the basal fertilization period and the flux of NH3 volatilization was significantly correlated with soil moisture and NH4+-N contents after top-dressing.