Effect of different nitrogen fertilizers with reclaimed water irrigation on soil greenhouse gas emissions

Abstract

n order to investigate the effect of using different nitrogen fertilizer with reclaimed water irrigation on the emissions of soil greenhouse gases (CO2 and N2O), plot experiments were conducted using clean water and reclaimed water combined with different nitrogen fertilizer (urea, ammonium sulfate, slow release fertilizer) for irrigation. No significant differences in CO2 and N2O emission flux was observed between the treatments irrigated with clean water and ones with reclaimed water. The soil CO2 emission flux had no significant relationship with the application of nitrogen fertilizer, whereas the soil emission flux increased significantly as applied with nitrogen fertilizer. The N2O emission flux reached its maximum in 2-5 days after irrigation.