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Effects of controlled release fertilizer and nitrification inhibitor additions on nitrous oxide emissions from spring maize field in Northern China
Received:January 31, 2016  
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KeyWord:spring maize;nitrous oxide emission;controlled release fertilizer;nitrification inhibitor
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ZHU Yong-chang Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory for Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China  
LI Yu-e Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory for Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China  
QIN Xiao-bo Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory for Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China chinayrh@gmail.com 
DUAN Zhi-yuan Fujian Institute of Meteorological Science, Fuzhou 350001, China  
WAN Yun-fan Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory for Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China  
ZHOU Wei-ping Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory for Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China  
WANG Bin Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory for Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100081, China
Hainan Institute of Meteorological Science, Haikou 570203, China 
 
HE Jia-nan College of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China  
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Abstract:
      Soil is the main source of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. Fertilization critically influences soil N2O emissions. In this study, N2O fl uxes and grain yields were measured in a maize field applied with a controlled-release fertilizer or anitrification inhibitor. The experiment was conducted in Shanxi Province, China, during 2009-2012. Four different fertilization treatments (CK:no fertilizer, U:conventional urea, SCU:sulfur-coated urea, UDD:nitrification inhibitor) were designed. Automatic static chamber-gas chromatography method was used to measure N2O emissions. Environmental parameters and maize yields were also monitored simultaneously. Compared with urea, sulfur-coated urea and nitrification inhibitor reduced cumulative N2O emissions during the 4 growing seasons, with average reduction of 37.77% and 33.39%, respectively. The grain yields of SCU and UDD treatments increased by 16.04% and 6.35%, respectively, in comparison with the urea treatment. The N2O fluxes were significantly related with 5 cm soil temperature, 10 cm soil moisture and soil NH4+ content (P<0.01). There was no significant relationship between N2O fluxes and soil NO3- content. Most N2O emissions occurred at soil moisture >60% WFPS and soil temperature >20℃. Both sulfur-coated urea and nitrification inhibitor could mitigate N2O emissions and increase grain yields. These two fertilization could be applied in spring maize production.