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@PHDTHESIS{Li:1017548,
author = {Li, Zhijie},
title = {{E}ffect of organic soil amendments on increasing soil {N}
retention and reducing {N} losses from agricultural soils},
volume = {616},
school = {Univ. Bonn},
type = {Dissertation},
address = {Jülich},
publisher = {Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH},
reportid = {FZJ-2023-04188},
isbn = {978-3-95806-721-9},
series = {Schriften des Forschungszentrums Jülich Reihe Energie $\&$
Umwelt / Energy $\&$ Environment},
pages = {XI, 134},
year = {2023},
note = {Dissertation, Univ. Bonn, 2023},
abstract = {Loss of soil N through nitrous oxide (N2O), ammonia (NH3)
emissions, and nitrate (NO3–) leaching is considered to be
the main pathways leading to environmental pollution.
Applying high carbon amendments (HCA) may mitigate N2O
emission and NO3 – leaching. After HCAaddition, soil
microbes are stimulated to immobilize excess mineral
nitrogen (N) from the soil, which is running at risk of
getting lost in gaseous or dissolved form, to maintain the
microbial C:N ratio of about 7. Moreover, the effect of
carbon (C) availability on soil N content is moderated by
phosphorus (P) availability, but so far, this aspect has not
been adequately studied. Therefore, this thesis aimed to
investigate the potential response patterns of soil N
retention to changes in soil C, N, and P availability.
Chapter 2 used a meta-analysis to explore the effect of HCA
on soil N retention at different locations, and for
different climatic and soil conditions, and agricultural
management strategies. On average, HCA incorporation
stimulated N2O emissions significantly by $29.7\%$ but
decreased NO3 – leaching by $14.4\%.$ Chapter 3
investigated the impact of HCA on soil N dynamics at
different P levels and soil types ((nutrient-rich silty soil
(RUS), nutrient-rich sandy soil (RSS), and nutrient-poor
silty soil (PUS)). The results revealed that the effect of
HCA on PUS was not significant. Compared with leonardite,
wheat straw and sawdust significantly increased CO2 emission
and microbial biomass C in RUS, implying that the initial
soil nutrient status is the determining factor for HCA
degradation, and N dynamics in soil are strongly controlled
by C and P availability. Chapter 4 was an incubation
experiment with a factorial design of one N level × two P
levels × six C amendments. The added C amount in the form
of 13C-glucose was $20\%$ of the total C content of HCA.
Compared with the control, HCA addition increased the
microbial biomass C and N but decreased the NO3 – content
in the soil. The δ13C of the microbial biomass (δ13C-MB)
and 13C recovery in MBC showed an increasing trend. HCA
decreased the δ13C-MB, while P addition had the opposite
effect. Hence, the labile glucose C was more readily
available to microbes and probably formed stable substances
that remain in the microbial community for along time rather
than being lost rapidly. Chapter 5 presents data of a
two-year lysimeter experiment. Compost was applied to assess
the effect of nutrient-rich HCA on soil N retention and crop
yield at different P levels. Compost application
significantly increased plant aboveground biomass and grain
yield, particularly in the double compost treatment, which
increased winter wheat and winter barley yield by $62.4\%$
and $34.8\%,$ respectively. Double compost addition
increased dissolved organic carbon and soil nutrient
content, especially total N and P-CAL, while it caused no
significant increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This
work contributes to understanding how changes in soil C and
P availability control soil N retention and crop yield, and
can make a science-based recommendation that the combination
of compost and mineral N fertilizer can increase crop yield
without increasing GHG emissions and leaching of NO3 – and
P.},
cin = {IBG-3},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
pnm = {2173 - Agro-biogeosystems: controls, feedbacks and impact
(POF4-217)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2173},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)3 / PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
urn = {urn:nbn:de:0001-20240124105929449-9127001-7},
doi = {10.34734/FZJ-2023-04188},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1017548},
}