Developing a mechanistic understanding of biogenic gaseous emissions from the soil-plant system
Lead Research Organisation:
Rothamsted Research
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
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Technical Summary
The focus of this project is on soil-plant air bio-geochemistry and elucidating how fundamental processes in grassland soils control denitrification. This project is influenced by and provides information to another North Wyke project (project number 5740) in the 'Grassland, environment and soil systems' Strategic Programme Grant area. This project is also linked with the SoilCIP (Objective 4).
Planned Impact
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Tom Misselbrook (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Bergstermann A
(2011)
Effect of antecedent soil moisture conditions on emissions and isotopologue distribution of N2O during denitrification
in Soil Biology and Biochemistry
Boon A
(2013)
Determination of the gas diffusion coefficient of a peat grassland soil
in European Journal of Soil Science
Cardenas L
(2013)
Potential mineralization and nitrification in volcanic grassland soils in Chile
in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
Carneiro J
(2009)
Effect of the nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide on microbial communities and N2O from an arable soil fertilized with ammonium sulphate
in Environmental Chemistry Letters
Del Prado A
(2010)
Exploring systems responses to mitigation of GHG in UK dairy farms
in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
Dungait JA
(2012)
Advances in the understanding of nutrient dynamics and management in UK agriculture.
in The Science of the total environment
Fangueiro D
(2010)
Nitrogen mineralization and CO2 and N2O emissions in a sandy soil amended with original or acidified pig slurries or with the relative fractions
in Biology and Fertility of Soils
Jahangir M
(2012)
Denitrification potential in subsoils: A mechanism to reduce nitrate leaching to groundwater
in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
Köster J
(2011)
Rapid shift from denitrification to nitrification in soil after biogas residue application as indicated by nitrous oxide isotopomers
in Soil Biology and Biochemistry
| Description | We have improved our ability to quantify, our process understanding and our ability to manipulate and mitigate biogenic gaseous emissions (including ammonia, nitrous oxide and methane) arising from agricultural sources - in particular from soils and from management of livestock manures. |
| Exploitation Route | Further research is required to develop cost-effective mitigation strategies and to understand the factors which influence the effectiveness of particular mitigation methods. Further development and parameterisation of process-based models using the data arising from this research would be of benefit in assessing potential management and climate influences on these emissions. |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Environment |
| Description | Results from the research conducted in this award have been used in the development and improvement of the inventories of ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from UK agriculture, and the development of UK and EU policies aimed at mitigating emissions of these gases. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2010 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Environment |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |