Fate of Fertilizer-Derived N Applied to Enhance Rice Straw Decomposition in a Paddy Field during the Fallow Season under Cool Temperature Conditions
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Fumiaki Takakai 1,*
, Seiya Hirano 1, Yuka Harakawa 2, Keiko Hatakeyama 1, Kentaro Yasuda 1, Takashi Sato 1, Kazuhiko Kimura 2 and Yoshihiro Kaneta 1
Fumiaki Takakai 1,*, Seiya Hirano 1, Yuka Harakawa 2, Keiko Hatakeyama 1, Kentaro Yasuda 1, Takashi Sato 1, Kazuhiko Kimura 2 and Yoshihiro Kaneta 1
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Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University, 241-438 Aza Kaidobata-Nishi, Shimoshinjo Nakano, Akita 010-0195, Japan
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School of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Miyagi University, 2-2-1 Hatadate, Taihaku-ku, Sendai 982-0215, Japan
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Agriculture 2018, 8(4), 50; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture8040050
Received: 8 February 2018 / Revised: 26 March 2018 / Accepted: 29 March 2018 / Published: 30 March 2018
A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the fate of nitrogen (N) derived from fertilizer (fertilizer-derived N) applied to a paddy field after rice harvesting to promote rice straw decomposition during the fallow season, and to determine its effect on soil N fertility in northern Japan. A frame containing soil mixed with rice straw and 15N-labeled fertilizer (4.3 g N m−2 ammonium sulfate [AS] or lime-nitrogen [LN]) was placed into a paddy field on a gray lowland soil during the fallow season (October–April), and the following rice-growing season (May–September). Before cultivation (April), the percentages of fertilizer-derived N in soil + straw were higher for LN (55–72%) than for AS (41–63%). At the harvesting stage (September), the percentages of fertilizer-derived N in plants were significantly higher for LN (4.9–6.2%) than for AS (3.4–5.3%), and the percentages in soil were also significantly higher for LN (42–61%) than for AS (31–38%). This could be attributed to the nitrification inhibitory effect of LN and result in the suppression of N losses via leaching. Consequently, fertilizer-derived N could contribute to the maintenance of soil N fertility, and this effect could be higher for LN than AS.
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Keywords:
ammonium sulfate; 15N; paddy soil; rice growth; rice straw decomposition
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Takakai, F.; Hirano, S.; Harakawa, Y.; Hatakeyama, K.; Yasuda, K.; Sato, T.; Kimura, K.; Kaneta, Y. Fate of Fertilizer-Derived N Applied to Enhance Rice Straw Decomposition in a Paddy Field during the Fallow Season under Cool Temperature Conditions. Agriculture 2018, 8, 50.
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