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Effects of long-term rice-crayfish co-culture system on N2O emission in the fluvo-aquic soil in Jianghan Plain
Received:February 06, 2025  
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KeyWord:rice-crayfish farming system;N2O;soil depth;paddy soil;fluvo-aquic soil
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NIE Jiangwen Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland/Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China  
ZHU Jie Xiangyang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xiangyang 441000, China  
JIANG Mengdie Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland/Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China  
ZHU Bo Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland/Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China  
LIU Zhangyong Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterlogging Disaster and Agricultural Use of Wetland/Engineering Research Center of Ecology and Agricultural Use of Wetland, Ministry of Education, College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, China  
HE Hao Shanwei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanwei 516600, China hhcau@163.com 
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Abstract:
      The rice-crayfish co-culture(RC)system plays a crucial role in promoting the sustainable development of rice paddies and enhancing their ecological benefits. However, the long-term effects of this system on soil N2O emissions, particularly the mechanisms at different soil depths, are not yet well understood. This study, based on an 8-year field experiment in the Jianghan Plain, collected soil samples from the surface(0-20 cm)and subsurface(20-40 cm)layers under RC and conventional single rice monoculture(RM)systems. The samples were subjected to controlled incubation(60% field water holding capacity, 25 ℃, for 42 days)to measure N2O fluxes and soil carbon and nitrogen fractions. The results showed that the RC system significantly influenced N2O emissions, with soil depth playing a regulating role. Compared to RM, the RC system significantly reduced N2O emissions from the surface soil by 37%, while significantly increasing N2O emissions from the subsurface soil by 149%(P<0.05). In addition, N2O emissions in the RC system were mainly concentrated in 21-40 d(49%-73%), whereas in the RM system N2O emissions peaked in 4-21 d(66%-77%). Regarding soil properties, compared to RM, the RC system significantly increased the pH, total carbon(TC), total nitrogen(TN), soil organic carbon(SOC), ammonia nitrogen(NH+4-N), and dissolved organic carbon(DOC)in the surface soil, while reducing available phosphorus(AP), ratio of TC to TN (TC/TN), nitrate nitrogen(NO-3-N), and dissolved nitrogen(DON). In the subsurface soil, the RC system significantly increased pH, AP, TC, TN, NH+4-N, and the DOC/DON ratio, but reduced SOC, NO-3-N, DOC, DON, and electrical conductivity(EC). Pearson correlation and redundancy analyses revealed that N2O emissions were positively correlated with AP and C/N, and negatively correlated with SOC, DON, and EC. In conclusion, the long-term rice-crayfish co-culture system significantly affects N2O emissions in fluvo-aquic rice soils, with soil depth serving as a regulatory factor. Soil factors such as AP, TC/TN ratio, and EC are crucial in regulating N2O emissions.