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@ARTICLE{DossouYovo:810191,
      author       = {Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald and Brüggemann, Nicolas and
                      Ampofo, Edward and Igue, Attanda Mouinou and Jesse, Naab and
                      Huat, Joël and Agbossou, Euloge Kossi},
      title        = {{C}ombining no-tillage, rice straw mulch and nitrogen
                      fertilizer application to increase the soil carbon balance
                      of upland rice field in northern {B}enin},
      journal      = {Soil $\&$ tillage research},
      volume       = {163},
      issn         = {0167-1987},
      address      = {Amsterdam [u.a.]},
      publisher    = {Elsevier Science},
      reportid     = {FZJ-2016-03059},
      pages        = {152 - 159},
      year         = {2016},
      abstract     = {Agricultural management practices are frequently non
                      conservative and can lead to substantial loss of soil
                      organic carbon and soil fertility, but for many regions in
                      Africa the knowledge is very limited. To study the effect of
                      local agricultural practices on soil organic carbon content
                      and to explore effective ways to increase soil carbon
                      storage, field experiments were conducted on an upland rice
                      soil (Lixisol) in northern Benin in West Africa. The
                      treatments comprised two tillage systems (no-tillage, and
                      manual tillage), two rice straw managements (no rice straw,
                      and rice straw mulch at 3 Mg ha−1) and three nitrogen
                      fertilizer levels (no nitrogen, 60 kg ha−1, 120 kg
                      ha−1). Phosphorus and potassium fertilizers were applied
                      to be non-limiting at 40 kg P2O5 ha−1 and 40 kg K2O ha−1
                      per cropping season. Heterotrophic respiration was higher in
                      manual tillage than no-tillage, and higher in mulched than
                      in non-mulched treatments. Under the current management
                      practices (manual tillage, with no residue and no nitrogen
                      fertilization) in upland rice fields in northern Benin, the
                      carbon added as aboveground biomass and root biomass was not
                      enough to compensate for the loss of carbon from organic
                      matter decomposition, rendering the upland rice fields as
                      net sources of atmospheric CO2. With no-tillage, 3 Mg ha−1
                      of rice straw mulch and 60 kg N ha−1, the soil carbon
                      balance was approximately zero. With no other changes in
                      management practices, an increase in nitrogen level from 60
                      kg N ha−1 to 120 kg N ha−1 resulted in a positive soil
                      carbon balance. Considering the high cost of inorganic
                      nitrogen fertilizer and the potential risk of soil and air
                      pollution often associated with intensive fertilizer use,
                      implementation of no-tillage combined with application of 3
                      Mg ha−1 of rice straw mulch and 60 kg N ha−1 could be
                      recommended to the smallholder farmers to compensate for the
                      loss of carbon from organic matter decomposition in upland
                      rice fields in northern Benin.},
      cin          = {IBG-3},
      ddc          = {630},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
      pnm          = {255 - Terrestrial Systems: From Observation to Prediction
                      (POF3-255)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-255},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      UT           = {WOS:000381834000017},
      doi          = {10.1016/j.still.2016.05.019},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/810191},
}