Nitrification and urease inhibitors reduce gaseous N losses and improve nitrogen use efficiency in wheat exposed to elevated CO2 and temperature

IntroductionClimate change significantly impacts food production by influencing crop growth and soil processes. Rising atmospheric CO2 levels and temperatures may affect reactive nitrogen losses from cultivated soils. This study aimed to quantify the effects of nitrification and urease inhibitors on...

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Main Authors: Bidisha Chakrabarti, Arti Bhatia, Shikha Sharma, Ritu Tomer, Abhilasha Sharma, Ankita Paul, Vinod Kumar, Mark A. Sutton
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
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Shikha Sharma
Ritu Tomer
Abhilasha Sharma
Ankita Paul
Vinod Kumar
Mark A. Sutton
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description IntroductionClimate change significantly impacts food production by influencing crop growth and soil processes. Rising atmospheric CO2 levels and temperatures may affect reactive nitrogen losses from cultivated soils. This study aimed to quantify the effects of nitrification and urease inhibitors on reactive nitrogen losses from wheat soils in the context of elevated CO2 and temperature interactions.MethodsAn experiment was conducted in open top chambers for two consecutive years to quantify the effect of nitrification and urease inhibitors on ammonia (NH3), and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in wheat under elevated carbon dioxide (EC), elevated temperature (ET) and their interaction (ECT). The carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration ranged from 552 to 568 ppm in the EC treatment, while the average temperature was 2.1–2.5°C higher in ET treatment than ambient (AMB).Results and discussionThe N2O–N emission increased under ECT than ambient. Use of neem oil coated urea (NOCU) reduced the N2O–N emission by 10.3%, whereas, Limus coated urea reduced N2O–N emission by 14% as compared to prilled urea treatment under ECT. NH3–N emission from wheat soil also increased under ECT treatment as compared to AMB. Application of N through Limus, reduced NH3–N emission from wheat by 35.7–36.8% when compared with NH3–N emission from prilled urea ECT condition. Elevated temperature reduced grain weight by 7.6%. The grain N content reduced by 10.9% with prilled urea under ECT. The application of NOCU and Limus increased grain N by 6 and 9%, respectively, as compared to urea under ECT interaction. The application of nitrification and urease inhibitors may reduce reactive nitrogen losses and enhance nitrogen use efficiency under future climatic conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-5870c2096cf44f5280ea2f2f2c06871c2025-08-20T01:58:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2024-12-01810.3389/fsufs.2024.14609941460994Nitrification and urease inhibitors reduce gaseous N losses and improve nitrogen use efficiency in wheat exposed to elevated CO2 and temperatureBidisha Chakrabarti0Arti Bhatia1Shikha Sharma2Ritu Tomer3Abhilasha Sharma4Ankita Paul5Vinod Kumar6Mark A. Sutton7Division of Environment Science, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, IndiaDivision of Environment Science, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, IndiaDivision of Environment Science, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, IndiaDivision of Environment Science, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, IndiaDivision of Environment Science, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, IndiaDivision of Environment Science, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, IndiaDivision of Environment Science, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, IndiaCentre for Ecology and Hydrology, Penicuik, Scotland, United KingdomIntroductionClimate change significantly impacts food production by influencing crop growth and soil processes. Rising atmospheric CO2 levels and temperatures may affect reactive nitrogen losses from cultivated soils. This study aimed to quantify the effects of nitrification and urease inhibitors on reactive nitrogen losses from wheat soils in the context of elevated CO2 and temperature interactions.MethodsAn experiment was conducted in open top chambers for two consecutive years to quantify the effect of nitrification and urease inhibitors on ammonia (NH3), and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in wheat under elevated carbon dioxide (EC), elevated temperature (ET) and their interaction (ECT). The carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration ranged from 552 to 568 ppm in the EC treatment, while the average temperature was 2.1–2.5°C higher in ET treatment than ambient (AMB).Results and discussionThe N2O–N emission increased under ECT than ambient. Use of neem oil coated urea (NOCU) reduced the N2O–N emission by 10.3%, whereas, Limus coated urea reduced N2O–N emission by 14% as compared to prilled urea treatment under ECT. NH3–N emission from wheat soil also increased under ECT treatment as compared to AMB. Application of N through Limus, reduced NH3–N emission from wheat by 35.7–36.8% when compared with NH3–N emission from prilled urea ECT condition. Elevated temperature reduced grain weight by 7.6%. The grain N content reduced by 10.9% with prilled urea under ECT. The application of NOCU and Limus increased grain N by 6 and 9%, respectively, as compared to urea under ECT interaction. The application of nitrification and urease inhibitors may reduce reactive nitrogen losses and enhance nitrogen use efficiency under future climatic conditions.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1460994/fullnitrification inhibitorurease inhibitornitrous oxideammoniaN use efficiencyfuture climate
spellingShingle Bidisha Chakrabarti
Arti Bhatia
Shikha Sharma
Ritu Tomer
Abhilasha Sharma
Ankita Paul
Vinod Kumar
Mark A. Sutton
Nitrification and urease inhibitors reduce gaseous N losses and improve nitrogen use efficiency in wheat exposed to elevated CO2 and temperature
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
nitrification inhibitor
urease inhibitor
nitrous oxide
ammonia
N use efficiency
future climate
title Nitrification and urease inhibitors reduce gaseous N losses and improve nitrogen use efficiency in wheat exposed to elevated CO2 and temperature
title_full Nitrification and urease inhibitors reduce gaseous N losses and improve nitrogen use efficiency in wheat exposed to elevated CO2 and temperature
title_fullStr Nitrification and urease inhibitors reduce gaseous N losses and improve nitrogen use efficiency in wheat exposed to elevated CO2 and temperature
title_full_unstemmed Nitrification and urease inhibitors reduce gaseous N losses and improve nitrogen use efficiency in wheat exposed to elevated CO2 and temperature
title_short Nitrification and urease inhibitors reduce gaseous N losses and improve nitrogen use efficiency in wheat exposed to elevated CO2 and temperature
title_sort nitrification and urease inhibitors reduce gaseous n losses and improve nitrogen use efficiency in wheat exposed to elevated co2 and temperature
topic nitrification inhibitor
urease inhibitor
nitrous oxide
ammonia
N use efficiency
future climate
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1460994/full
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