The Influencing Mechanisms of Reclaimed Water on N2O Production in a Multiyear Maize–Wheat Rotation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Design
- (1)
- the abiotic groups
- (2)
- the transformational groups
2.2. Soil Sample Collection
2.3. Incubation Process
2.4. Measurement of Gas and Soil Nitrogen Levels
2.5. Real-Time PCR
2.6. Data Analysis and Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. The N2O Emission under Abiotic Groups
3.2. N2O Production during NH4+ Oxidation under RW Irrigation
3.3. N2O Production during NO3− Reduction under RW Irrigation
3.4. N2O Production during NO2− Oxidation under RW Irrigation
3.5. The Transformation of Soil Nitrogen and Its Properties
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Groups | Abbreviation | Nitrogen | Soil | Water Quality | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
abiotic groups | RWT | NaNO2 | sterilized | RW | The added amount is 200 N mg kg−1 |
DWT | NaNO2 | sterilized | DW | The added amount is 200 N mg kg−1 | |
transformational groups | RNI | NaNO2 | Regular | RW | The added amount is 200 N mg kg−1; serving as a control treatment for non-biological groups |
DNI | NaNO2 | Regular | DW | ||
RAN | (NH4)2SO4 | Regular | RW | The added amount is 200 N mg kg−1 | |
DAN | (NH4)2SO4 | Regular | DW | The added amount is 200 N mg kg−1 | |
RKN | KNO3 | Regular | RW | The added amount is 200 N mg kg−1 | |
DKN | KNO3 | Regular | DW | The added amount is 200 N mg kg−1 | |
R0 | / | Regular | RW | As a control treatment for transformational groups | |
D0 | / | Regular | DW |
Index | RW | DW | Soil–DW | Soil–RW |
---|---|---|---|---|
CODcr (mg L−1) | 41.23 ± 2.23 | 0 | / | / |
BOD5 (mg L−1) | 8.23 ± 5.23 | 0 | / | / |
NH4+-N (mg kg−1) | 7.21 ± 3.62 | 0 | 1.21 ± 0.12 | 0.81 ± 0.25 |
NO3−-N (mg kg−1) | 13.64 ± 4.12 | 0 | 9.12 ± 0.74 | 13.23 ± 0.37 |
SS (mg·L−1) | 11.23 ± 3.35 | 0 | / | / |
TN | 0.03 ± 4.61 | 0 | 3.33 ± 0.14 | 4.01 ± 1.22 |
NO2−-N (mg kg−1) | 4.2 ± 0.42 | 0 | 0.56 ± 0.02 | 0.85 ± 0.14 |
pH | 7.10 ± 0.2 | 7.10 ± 0.00 | 7.82 ± 0.31 | 7.73 ± 0.11 |
EC | 812.57 ± 21.12 | 23.74 ± 21.12 | 621.34 ± 32.32 | 812.34 ± 17.11 |
SOM (g kg−1) | / | / | 17.59 ± 3.21 | 20.70 ± 1.32 |
Gene | F | F- Gene Sequence | R | R- Gene Sequence |
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AOA | amoAF | STAATGGTCTGGCTTAGACG | amoAR | GCGGCCATCCATCTGTATGT |
AOB | bamoA1F | GGGGTTTCTACTGGTGGT | bamoA2R | CCCCTCKGSAAAGCCTTCTTC |
nosZ | 1126F | GGGCTBGGGCCRTTGCA | 1381R | GGGCTBGGGCCRTTGCA |
nirK | FLaCuF | ATCATGGTSCTGCCGCG | R3CuR | GCCTCGATCAGRTTGTGGTT |
nirS | cd3aF | GTSAACGTSAAGGARACSGG | R3cdR | GASTTCGGRTGSGTCTTGA |
NOB | NSR1113 | CCTGCTTTCAGTTGCTACCG | NSR1264 | GTTTGCAGCGCTTTGTACCG |
Treatments | Average N2O (μg kg−1 d−1) | Average NO (μg kg−1 d−1) | Nitrogen Conversion (mg kg−1 d−1) | Y-N (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NH4+ oxidation | RAN | 20.79 ± 0.43 Bb | 0.37 ± 0.02 Bb | 4.23 | 0.44 |
DAN | 16.93 ± 2.04 Ba | 0.33 ± 0.02 Ba | 4.67 | 0.37 | |
NO3− reduction | RKN | 06.04 ± 0.64 Aa | 0.14 ± 0.04 Aa | 1.44 | 0.43 |
DKN | 05.09 ± 0.85 Aa | 0.11 ± 0.01 Aa | 0.93 | 0.56 | |
NO2− oxidation | RNI | 15.18 ± 1.15 Cb | 0.24 ± 0.03 Ba | 3.87 | 0.35 |
DNI | 10.48 ± 1.31 Ca | 0.19 ± 0.02 Ba | 4.41 | 0.24 |
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Zhu, Y.; Wei, C.; Chi, Y.; Yang, P. The Influencing Mechanisms of Reclaimed Water on N2O Production in a Multiyear Maize–Wheat Rotation. Agronomy 2023, 13, 2393. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13092393
Zhu Y, Wei C, Chi Y, Yang P. The Influencing Mechanisms of Reclaimed Water on N2O Production in a Multiyear Maize–Wheat Rotation. Agronomy. 2023; 13(9):2393. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13092393
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhu, Yuanhao, Chenchen Wei, Yanbing Chi, and Peiling Yang. 2023. "The Influencing Mechanisms of Reclaimed Water on N2O Production in a Multiyear Maize–Wheat Rotation" Agronomy 13, no. 9: 2393. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13092393