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Ground cover rice production system facilitates soil carbon and nitrogen stocks at regional scale

Liu, M.; Dannenmann, M.; Lin, S.; Salz, G.; Yan, G.; Yao, Z.; Pelster, D.; Tao, H.; Sippel, S.; Tao, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Zheng, X.; Zuo, Q.; Butterbach-Bahl, K.

Abstract:

Rice production is increasingly limited by water scarcity. Covering paddy rice soils with films (so-called ground cover rice production system: GCRPS) can significantly reduce water demand as well as overcome temperature limitations at the beginning of the growing season, which results in greater grain yields in relatively cold regions and also in those suffering from seasonal water shortages. However, it has been speculated that both increased soil aeration and temperature under GCRPS result in lower soil organic carbon and nitrogen stocks. Here we report on a regional-scale experiment conducted in Shiyan, a typical rice-producing mountainous area of China. We sampled paired adjacent paddy and GCRPS fields at 49 representative sites. Measured parameters included soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) stocks (to 1m depth), soil physical and chemical properties, δ$^{15}$N composition of plants and soils, potential C mineralization rates, and soil organic carbon (SOC) fractions at all sampling sites. Root biomass was also quantified at one intensively monitored site. The study showed that: (1) GCRPS increased SOC and N stocks 5–20 years following conversion from traditional paddy systems; (2) there were no differences between GCRPS and paddy systems in soil physical and chemical properties for the various soil depths, with the exception of soil bulk density; (3) GCRPS increased above-ground and root biomass in all soil layers down to a 40 cm depth; (4) δ$^{15}$N values were lower in soils and plant leaves indicating lower NH$_{3}$ volatilization losses from GCRPS than in paddy systems; and (5) GCRPS had lower C mineralization potential than that observed in paddy systems over a 200-day incubation period. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/120101540
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.5194/bgd-12-3647-2015
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Zitationen: 5
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung – Atmosphärische Umweltforschung (IMK-IFU)
KIT-Zentrum Klima und Umwelt (ZKU)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2015
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1810-6277, 1810-6285
urn:nbn:de:swb:90-AAA1201015407
KITopen-ID: 120101540
HGF-Programm 12.02.01 (POF III, LK 01) Effects of land use and climate change
Erschienen in Biogeosciences discussions
Verlag Copernicus Publications
Band 12
Heft 15
Seiten 3647-3674
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