Role of organic amendment application on greenhouse gas emission from soil

R Thangarajan, NS Bolan, G Tian, R Naidu… - Science of the Total …, 2013 - Elsevier
Globally, substantial quantities of organic amendments (OAs) such as plant residues (3.8×
10 9 Mg/yr), biosolids (10× 10 7 Mg/yr), and animal manures (7× 10 9 Mg/yr) are produced …

The challenge of the urine patch for managing nitrogen in grazed pasture systems

DR Selbie, LE Buckthought, MA Shepherd - Advances in agronomy, 2015 - Elsevier
Ruminants excrete as much as 70–95% of the nitrogen (N) they consume. The urine patch is
the conduit through which much of this N is recycled in grazed pasture systems. This chapter …

Stimulation of N2O emission by manure application to agricultural soils may largely offset carbon benefits: a global meta‐analysis

M Zhou, B Zhu, S Wang, X Zhu… - Global change …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Animal manure application as organic fertilizer does not only sustain agricultural productivity
and increase soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks, but also affects soil nitrogen cycling and …

Trends in global nitrous oxide emissions from animal production systems

O Oenema, N Wrage, GL Velthof… - Nutrient cycling in …, 2005 - Springer
Wastes from animal production systems contribute as much as 30–50% to the global N 2 O
emissions from agriculture, but relatively little attention has been given on improving the …

The contribution of cattle urine and dung to nitrous oxide emissions: Quantification of country specific emission factors and implications for national inventories

DR Chadwick, LM Cardenas, MS Dhanoa… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Urine patches and dung pats from grazing livestock create hotspots for production and
emission of the greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide (N 2 O), and represent a large proportion of …

Biochar incorporation into pasture soil suppresses in situ nitrous oxide emissions from ruminant urine patches

A Taghizadeh‐Toosi, TJ Clough… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from grazing animal excreta are estimated to be responsible
for 1.5 Tg of the total 6.7 Tg of anthropogenic N2O emissions. This study was conducted to …

CH4 and N2O Emissions From Cattle Excreta: A Review of Main Drivers and Mitigation Strategies in Grazing Systems

JE Rivera, J Chará - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cattle production systems are an important source of greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted to
the atmosphere. Animal manure and managed soils are the most important sources of …

Integrative knowledge-based nitrogen management practices can provide positive effects on ecosystem nitrogen retention

AS Elrys, J Wang, L Meng, Q Zhu, MM El-Sawy… - Nature Food, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge-based nitrogen (N) management provides better synchronization of
crop N demand with N supply to enhance crop production while reducing N losses. Yet, how …

A life cycle assessment of seasonal grass-based and confinement dairy farms

D O'Brien, L Shalloo, J Patton, F Buckley, C Grainger… - Agricultural …, 2012 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a holistic systems approach that aims to assess the
environmental impacts (potential pollutants and resource use) of the production of goods …

Compaction effects on CO2 and N2O production during drying and rewetting of soil

MH Beare, EG Gregorich, P St-Georges - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
The effects of compaction on soil porosity and soil water relations are likely to influence
substrate availability and microbial activity under fluctuating soil moisture conditions. We …