Leaching and volatilization of nitrogen in paddy rice under different nitrogen management

Islam, Majharul; Rahman, Md. Mizanur; Alam, Mohammad Saiful; Rees, Robert Martin; Rahman, G.K.M. Mustafizur; Miah, Md. Giashuddin; Drewer, Julia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6263-6341; Bhatia, Arti; Sutton, Mark A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1342-2072. 2024 Leaching and volatilization of nitrogen in paddy rice under different nitrogen management. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 129 (1). 113-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-024-10361-w

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Abstract/Summary

Nitrogen (N) losses from agriculture through leaching and volatilization have significant environmental and economic impacts. To find better options for reducing N losses, different N management approaches were compared to determine leaching losses of Nr (NH4+-N and NO3−-N) and ammonia (NH3) volatilization from wetland rice. The experiment comprised seven treatments, viz., zero N (control), recommended dose of N (RDN), 125% of RDN (RDN125), 75% of RDN (RDN75), cowdung 2 t ha−1 + supplemented N (CDSupN), biochar 2 t ha−1 + RDN (BRDN), and deep placement of urea super granules (USG). The recommended N rates of prilled urea were 186 kg ha−1 in the Boro (dry season) and 102 kg ha−1 in the Aman (wet season), while those for USG were 95 kg ha−1 in the Boro season and 75 kg ha−1 in the Aman season. The study was conducted in four consecutive seasons of Boro and Aman rice. Leaching losses of NH4+-N varied between 1.3 and 9.4 kg ha−1 in the Boro season and 0.9 and 5.9 kg ha−1 in the Aman season, while leaching of NO3−-N ranged from 1.4 to 11.8 kg ha−1 in Boro season and 0.7 to 4.4 kg ha−1 in Aman season. During the four consecutive rice growing seasons, N leaching and NH3 volatilization losses followed the order of RDN125 > RDN > RDN75 > CDSupN > BRDN > USG > control. Compared with the applied N, the N leaching losses were only 3% in the BRDN and 4–5% in the USG treatments which were almost half that of the RDN125 and RDN treatments. In proportion to the applied N, the N volatilization losses were only 8–9% in the BRDN and 5–6% in the USG treatments which were almost half as that in the RDN125 and RDN treatments. Losses by NH3 volatilization exceeded losses by leaching across all N treatments. Compared with the RDN treatment, grain yield increased by 15% in the BRDN and 8% in the USG treatments in the Boro season, while for the Aman season there was a 17% increase in the BRDN and 9% in the USG. Biochar with RDN and USG had the greatest potential to reduce N losses without loss of rice yields and can therefore be recommended as improved practices for rice-growing farmers.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-024-10361-w
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	1385-1314
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Additional Keywords:	reactive nitrogen (Nr), leachate, aman and boro rice, ammonium, nitrate
NORA Subject Terms:	Agriculture and Soil Science
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Date made live:	11 Jun 2024 10:34 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/537555

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-024-10361-w

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects (Science Area 2017-)

ISSN:

1385-1314

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Publisher link (see Related URLs) provides a read-only full-text copy of the published paper.

Additional Keywords:

reactive nitrogen (Nr), leachate, aman and boro rice, ammonium, nitrate