A field-based comparison of ammonia emissions from six Irish soil types following urea fertiliser application
Ammonia (NH3) emissions from a range of soil types have been found to differ under laboratory conditions. However, there is lack of studies comparing NH3 emissions from different soil types under field conditions. The objective was to compare NH3 emissions from six different soil types under similar...
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| description | Ammonia (NH3) emissions from a range of soil types have been found to differ under laboratory conditions. However, there is lack of studies comparing NH3 emissions from different soil types under field conditions. The objective was to compare NH3 emissions from six different soil types under similar environmental conditions in the field following urea fertiliser application. The study was conducted on a lysimeter unit and NH3 emissions were measured, using wind tunnels, from six different soil types with varying soil characteristics following urea fertiliser application (80 kg N/ha). On average, 17.6% (% total N applied) was volatilised, and there was no significant difference in NH3 emissions across all soil types. Soil variables, including pH, cation exchange capacity and volumetric moisture, were not able to account for the variation in emissions. Further field studies are required to improve the urea-NH3 emission factor used for Ireland’s NH3 inventory. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2bd8331d4f1c4483a3a43d73a04c21882023-08-02T07:42:18ZengCompuscript LtdIrish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research2009-90292016-12-0155215215810.1515/ijafr-2016-0015ijafr-2016-0015A field-based comparison of ammonia emissions from six Irish soil types following urea fertiliser applicationBurchill W.0Lanigan G.J.1Forrestal P.J.2Reville F.3Misselbrook T.4Richards K.G.5Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, County Wexford, IrelandCrops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, County Wexford, IrelandCrops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, County Wexford, IrelandCrops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, County Wexford, IrelandRothamsted Research - North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB, UKCrops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, County Wexford, IrelandAmmonia (NH3) emissions from a range of soil types have been found to differ under laboratory conditions. However, there is lack of studies comparing NH3 emissions from different soil types under field conditions. The objective was to compare NH3 emissions from six different soil types under similar environmental conditions in the field following urea fertiliser application. The study was conducted on a lysimeter unit and NH3 emissions were measured, using wind tunnels, from six different soil types with varying soil characteristics following urea fertiliser application (80 kg N/ha). On average, 17.6% (% total N applied) was volatilised, and there was no significant difference in NH3 emissions across all soil types. Soil variables, including pH, cation exchange capacity and volumetric moisture, were not able to account for the variation in emissions. Further field studies are required to improve the urea-NH3 emission factor used for Ireland’s NH3 inventory.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ijafr.2016.55.issue-2/ijafr-2016-0015/ijafr-2016-0015.xml?format=INTammonia volatilisationfertilisergrasslandsoil typeurea |
| spellingShingle | Burchill W. Lanigan G.J. Forrestal P.J. Reville F. Misselbrook T. Richards K.G. A field-based comparison of ammonia emissions from six Irish soil types following urea fertiliser application Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research ammonia volatilisation fertiliser grassland soil type urea |
| title | A field-based comparison of ammonia emissions from six Irish soil types following urea fertiliser application |
| title_full | A field-based comparison of ammonia emissions from six Irish soil types following urea fertiliser application |
| title_fullStr | A field-based comparison of ammonia emissions from six Irish soil types following urea fertiliser application |
| title_full_unstemmed | A field-based comparison of ammonia emissions from six Irish soil types following urea fertiliser application |
| title_short | A field-based comparison of ammonia emissions from six Irish soil types following urea fertiliser application |
| title_sort | field based comparison of ammonia emissions from six irish soil types following urea fertiliser application |
| topic | ammonia volatilisation fertiliser grassland soil type urea |
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