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Effects of field-aged biochar on NH3 emissions under wheat-maize rotation
Received:December 09, 2020  
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KeyWord:biochar;NH3 volatilization;fluvo-aquic soil;maize;wheat;rotation;air-flow enclosure method
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LIAO Xia State Key Laboratory of Soil 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 State Key Laboratory of Soil Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China  
CHEN Zeng-ming State Key Laboratory of Soil Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China  
HE Tie-hu State Key Laboratory of Soil Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China  
NIU Yu-hui State Key Laboratory of Soil Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China  
DING Wei-xin State Key Laboratory of Soil Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China wxding@issas.ac.cn 
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Abstract:
      Using a continuous air-flow enclosure method, soil NH3 volatilization under wheat-maize rotation was monitored to explore the effect of different doses of field-aged biochar on NH3 volatilization. The field experiment included five treatments: no fertilization(Control); conventional N application(CN); conventional N fertilizer and 3 t·hm-2(NB3), 6 t·hm-2(NB6), and 12 t·hm-2(NB12)biochar. Biochar application after three years reduced wheat yield but had no apparent effect on maize yield. Additionally, biochar reduced the grain N uptake by wheat, while the NB3 and NB6 treatments increased the N uptake. In the fourth year after application, biochar reduced the cumulative NH3 emissions and NH3 emission factor of the applied N during the wheat season but increased these values during the maize season. The NB6 and NB12 treatments reduced the annual NH3 emissions. The NB6 treatment did not affect the yield-scaled NH3 emissions in the maize season but reduced the yield-scaled NH3 emissions in the wheat season, thereby reducing annual yield-scaled NH3 emissions.