Soil nitrogen dynamics in switchgrass seeded to a marginal cropland in South Dakota
Abstract
The potential ecological impacts of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), as a biofuel feedstock, have been assessed under different environmental conditions. However, limited information is available in understanding the integrated analysis of nitrogen (N) dynamics including soil nitrate (NO–3), nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, and NO–3 leaching under switchgrass land management. The specific objective was to explore N dynamics for 2009 through 2015 in switchgrass seeded to a marginally yielding cropland based on treatments of N fertilization rate (N rate; low, 0; medium, 56; high, 112 kg N ha–1) and landscape position (shoulder, backslope, and footslope). Our findings indicated that N rate impacted soil NO–3 (0–5 cm depth) and surface N2O fluxes but did not impact NO–3 leaching during the observed years. Medium N (56 kg N ha–1) was the optimal rate for increasing biomass yield with reduced environmental problems. Landscape position impacted the N dynamics. At the footslope position, soil NO–3, soil NO–3 leaching, and N2O fluxes were higher than the other landscape positions. Soil N2O fluxes and NO–3 leaching had downward trends over the observed years. Growing switchgrass on marginally yielding croplands can store soil N, reduce N losses via leaching, and mitigate N2O emissions from soils to the atmospheremore »
- Authors:
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[1];
- Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings SD 57007 USA
- Department of Life Science and Environmental Biochemistry, Pusan National University, Busan 46241 Korea
- USDA-ARS, North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, Brookings SD 57006 USA
- North Central Sun Grant Center, South Dakota State University, Brookings SD 57007 USA
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- South Dakota State Univ., Brookings, SD (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1375481
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1375482; OSTI ID: 1511049; OSTI ID: 1836072
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-ANTARES-07088-12
Journal ID: ISSN 1757-1693
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FC36-05GO85041; EE0007088
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Global Change Biology. Bioenergy
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Global Change Biology. Bioenergy; Journal ID: ISSN 1757-1693
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; landscape position; nitrate (NO–3) leaching; nitrogen (N) dynamics; nitrogen (N) fertilization rate; nitrous oxide (N2O); soil nitrate (NO–3); switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.); 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Lai, Liming, Oh Hong, Chang, Kumar, Sandeep, Osborne, Shannon L., Lehman, R. Michael, and Owens, Vance N. Soil nitrogen dynamics in switchgrass seeded to a marginal cropland in South Dakota. United Kingdom: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1111/gcbb.12475.
Lai, Liming, Oh Hong, Chang, Kumar, Sandeep, Osborne, Shannon L., Lehman, R. Michael, & Owens, Vance N. Soil nitrogen dynamics in switchgrass seeded to a marginal cropland in South Dakota. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12475
Lai, Liming, Oh Hong, Chang, Kumar, Sandeep, Osborne, Shannon L., Lehman, R. Michael, and Owens, Vance N. Mon .
"Soil nitrogen dynamics in switchgrass seeded to a marginal cropland in South Dakota". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12475.
@article{osti_1375481,
title = {Soil nitrogen dynamics in switchgrass seeded to a marginal cropland in South Dakota},
author = {Lai, Liming and Oh Hong, Chang and Kumar, Sandeep and Osborne, Shannon L. and Lehman, R. Michael and Owens, Vance N.},
abstractNote = {The potential ecological impacts of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), as a biofuel feedstock, have been assessed under different environmental conditions. However, limited information is available in understanding the integrated analysis of nitrogen (N) dynamics including soil nitrate (NO–3), nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, and NO–3 leaching under switchgrass land management. The specific objective was to explore N dynamics for 2009 through 2015 in switchgrass seeded to a marginally yielding cropland based on treatments of N fertilization rate (N rate; low, 0; medium, 56; high, 112 kg N ha–1) and landscape position (shoulder, backslope, and footslope). Our findings indicated that N rate impacted soil NO–3 (0–5 cm depth) and surface N2O fluxes but did not impact NO–3 leaching during the observed years. Medium N (56 kg N ha–1) was the optimal rate for increasing biomass yield with reduced environmental problems. Landscape position impacted the N dynamics. At the footslope position, soil NO–3, soil NO–3 leaching, and N2O fluxes were higher than the other landscape positions. Soil N2O fluxes and NO–3 leaching had downward trends over the observed years. Growing switchgrass on marginally yielding croplands can store soil N, reduce N losses via leaching, and mitigate N2O emissions from soils to the atmosphere over the years. Switchgrass seeded on marginally yielding croplands can be beneficial in reducing N losses and can be grown as a sustainable bioenergy crop on these marginal lands.},
doi = {10.1111/gcbb.12475},
journal = {Global Change Biology. Bioenergy},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Mon Jul 17 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Mon Jul 17 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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