Summary
This field and laboratory investigation examined how nitrogen stabilizers—amendments that inhibit nitrification or urease activity—can mitigate both reactive nitrogen losses and greenhouse gas emissions from arable soils in the North China Plain. The work addresses the dual environmental burden of nitrogen fertiliser use in intensive cereal production, as suggested by the journal scope and authorship. The findings contribute evidence on agronomic and environmental trade-offs in nitrogen management for high-input farming systems.
UK applicability
Whilst the North China Plain has distinct climatic and soil characteristics, the principle of using nitrogen stabilizers to reduce emissions and reactive N losses is relevant to UK arable farming, particularly in intensive cereal regions. However, effectiveness may vary with UK soil temperatures, moisture regimes, and cropping patterns, requiring local validation.
Key measures
Reactive nitrogen (likely N₂O, NO, NH₃) emissions; greenhouse gas emissions; soil nitrogen dynamics
Outcomes reported
The study evaluated the effectiveness of nitrogen stabilizers in reducing reactive nitrogen losses and greenhouse gas emissions from arable soil under field and laboratory conditions in the North China Plain.
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