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Title: Annual N2O measurements and associated data: AC0116, East Lothian, 2011
Related Party - Organisation (Author): SRUC
Related Party - Organisation (Funder): Defra
Related Party - Organisation (Funder): Scottish Government
Related Party - Organisation (Funder): Welsh Assembly Government
Related Party - Organisation (Funder): DAERA Northern Ireland
Abstract:
On a commercial farm near Pencaitland, Eastern Scotland (sandy clay loam topsoil texture), direct N2O-N emissions were measured from replicated (x3) plots (3 x 10 m) following spring applications of manufactured nitrogen (N) fertilisers to spring barley. A control treatment was included where no N fertiliser was applied. Ammonium nitrate (AN) fertiliser (34.5% N) was applied at 5 different rates; 40, 80, 120, 160 and 200 kg N/ha, and urea fertiliser (46% N) at a rate of 120 kg N/ha, in two split applications (early-April and late-April). In separate AN and urea treatments, a commercially available nitrification inhibitor was tested; dicyandiamide (DCD) was sprayed at a rate equivalent to 10 kg DCD/ha onto the plots immediately after each N fertiliser application. The N supplied by the DCD was accounted for in the total N application of 120 kg N/ha, which was applied in two splits. Additionally, AN fertiliser was also applied in three equal splits of 40 kg N/ha in early-April, late-April and early-May i.e. ‘little and often’. Following N fertiliser application, measurements of direct N2O-N were made over c.12 months, using 5 static chambers (0.63 m2 total surface area) per plot and analysed by gas chromatography. Grain yields and total N offtakes were measured following harvest in August 2011. Where measured, this dataset contains: annual nitrous oxide emissions (kg N2O-N/ha/year), annual nitrous oxide emission factors (% of total nitrogen applied), year experiment started, crop type, previous crop type, soil texture, soil clay content, soil dry bulk density, soil organic carbon content, soil pH, total rainfall during the experimental period, nitrogen source, experimental treatments, application timing, block number, total nitrogen applied, readily available nitrogen (i.e. if present, the sum of ammonium-N and nitrate-N) applied, cumulative ammonia emissions, cumulative nitrate leaching loss, crop yield, crop total nitrogen offtake and crop grain nitrogen offtake. ND = not determined. NA = not applicable. 'Rainfall during the experimental period' = cumulative rainfall from the first day of fertiliser application to the last day of N2O sampling. The N2O emission factors are calculated using annual cumulative N2O values to 15 decimal places, however the annual cumulative N2O and emission factor values have been reported to 2 decimal places. The cumulative N2O emissions have been corrected to a 365 day period.
Subject Keywords: Nitrous oxide; Ammonium nitrate; Urea; Nitrification inhibitors; Arable land
Geographic Keywords: East Lothian
Observed Properties: Ammonia emission; Application timing; Crop nitrogen offtake; Crop yield; Crops; Emission factor; Experimental blocking; Experimental treatment; Grain nitrogen offtake; Nitrate leaching; Nitrogen source; Nitrous oxide mass flux; Rainfall; Readily available-nitrogen; Soil clay content; Soil dry bulk density; Soil organic carbon; Soil pH; Soil texture; Total nitrogen; Year
Parameter: Annual nitrous oxide emission
Parameter: Annual nitrous oxide emission factor (% of total nitrogen applied)
Parameter: Application timing
Parameter: Block number
Parameter: Clay content
Parameter: Crop total nitrogen offtake
Parameter: Crop type
Parameter: Crop yield (85% dry matter)
Parameter: Cumulative ammonia emission
Parameter: Cumulative nitrate leaching loss
Parameter: Grain nitrogen offtake
Parameter: Nitrogen source
Parameter: Previous crop type
Parameter: Rainfall during the experimental period
Parameter: Readily available-nitrogen applied
Parameter: Soil dry bulk density
Parameter: Soil organic carbon
Parameter: Soil pH
Parameter: Soil texture
Parameter: Total nitrogen applied
Parameter: Treatment
Parameter: Year experiment started
Geographic Extent - Longitude (West): -3.03 Longitude (East): -2.76 Latitude (South): 55.83 Latitude (North): 55.99 |
Phenomenon Time - Start Date/Time: 2011-04-19 End Date/Time: 2012-03-30
Result Time: 2012-03-30
Valid Time - Start Date/Time: 2011-04-19 End Date/Time: 2012-03-30
Feature of Interest: biosphere
Publication Date: 2017-04-05
This data is made available under the terms of the FBA Licence.
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