Pulse Brain · Growing Health Evidence Index
Peer-reviewed

Determining N2O and N2 fluxes in relation to winter wheat and sugar beet growth and development using the improved 15N gas flux method on the field scale

Jonas Eckei, Reinhard Well, Martin Maier, Amanda Matson, Klaus Dittert, Pauline Sophie Rummel

Biology and Fertility of Soils · 2024

Read source ↗ All evidence

Summary

Abstract The objectives of this field trial were to collect reliable measurement data on N 2 emissions and N 2 O/(N 2 O + N 2 ) ratios in typical German crops in relation to crop development and to provide a dataset to test and improve biogeochemical models. N 2 O and N 2 emissions in winter wheat (WW, Triticum aestivum L.) and sugar beet (SB, Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris ) were measured using the improved 15 N gas flux method with helium–oxygen flushing (80:20) to reduce the atmospheric N 2 background to < 2%. To estimate total N 2 O and N 2 production in soil, production-diffusion modelling was applied. Soil samples were taken in regular intervals and analyzed for mineral N (NO 3 − and NH 4 + ) and water-extractable Corg content. In addition, we monitored soil moisture, crop developm

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1007/s00374-024-01806-z
Catalogue ID
SNmohku3h3-61jgce
Pulse AI · ask about this record

Dig deeper with Pulse AI.

Pulse AI has read the whole catalogue. Ask about this record, its theme, or how the findings apply to UK farming and policy — every answer cites the underlying studies.