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Lourenço KS, Suleiman AKA, Pijl A, Dimitrov MR, Cantarella H, Kuramae EE. Mix-method toolbox for monitoring greenhouse gas production and microbiome responses to soil amendments. MethodsX 2024; 12:102699. [PMID: 38660030 PMCID: PMC11041840 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2024.102699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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In this study, we adopt an interdisciplinary approach, integrating agronomic field experiments with soil chemistry, molecular biology techniques, and statistics to investigate the impact of organic residue amendments, such as vinasse (a by-product of sugarcane ethanol production), on soil microbiome and greenhouse gas (GHG) production. The research investigates the effects of distinct disturbances, including organic residue application alone or combined with inorganic N fertilizer on the environment. The methods assess soil microbiome dynamics (composition and function), GHG emissions, and plant productivity. Detailed steps for field experimental setup, soil sampling, soil chemical analyses, determination of bacterial and fungal community diversity, quantification of genes related to nitrification and denitrification pathways, measurement and analysis of gas fluxes (N2O, CH4, and CO2), and determination of plant productivity are provided. The outcomes of the methods are detailed in our publications (Lourenço et al., 2018a; Lourenço et al., 2018b; Lourenço et al., 2019; Lourenço et al., 2020). Additionally, the statistical methods and scripts used for analyzing large datasets are outlined. The aim is to assist researchers by addressing common challenges in large-scale field experiments, offering practical recommendations to avoid common pitfalls, and proposing potential analyses, thereby encouraging collaboration among diverse research groups.•Interdisciplinary methods and scientific questions allow for exploring broader interconnected environmental problems.•The proposed method can serve as a model and protocol for evaluating the impact of soil amendments on soil microbiome, GHG emissions, and plant productivity, promoting more sustainable management practices.•Time-series data can offer detailed insights into specific ecosystems, particularly concerning soil microbiota (taxonomy and functions).
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Affiliation(s)
- Késia Silva Lourenço
- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, Wageningen 6708, PB, The Netherlands
- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, Campinas 13020-902, SP, Brazil
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, Wageningen 6708, PB, The Netherlands
- Soil Health group, Bioclear Earth B.V., Rozenburglaan 13, Groningen 9727 DL, The Netherlands
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, Wageningen 6708, PB, The Netherlands
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, Wageningen 6708, PB, The Netherlands
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, Campinas 13020-902, SP, Brazil
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, Wageningen 6708, PB, The Netherlands
- Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Lourenço KS, Cantarella H, Kuramae EE. Carbon and Nutrients from Organic Residues Modulate the Dynamics of Prokaryotic and Fungal Communities. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2905. [PMID: 38138049 PMCID: PMC10745876 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11122905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Inputs of carbon (C) and nutrients from organic residues may select specific microbes and shape the soil microbial community. However, little is known about the abiotic filtering of the same residues with different nutrient concentrations applied to the soil. In our study, we explored how applying organic residue, vinasse, as fertilizer in its natural state (V) versus its concentrated form (CV) impacts soil microbiota. We conducted two field experiments, evaluating soil prokaryotic and fungal communities over 24 and 45 days with vinasse (V or CV) plus N fertilizer. We used 16S rRNA gene and ITS amplicon sequencing. Inorganic N had no significant impact on bacterial and fungal diversity compared to the control. However, the varying concentrations of organic C and nutrients in vinasse significantly influenced the soil microbiome structure, with smaller effects observed for V compared to CV. Prokaryotic and fungal communities were not correlated (co-inertia: RV coefficient = 0.1517, p = 0.9708). Vinasse did not change the total bacterial but increased the total fungal abundance. A higher C input enhanced the prokaryotic but reduced the fungal diversity. Our findings highlight vinasse's role as an abiotic filter shaping soil microbial communities, with distinct effects on prokaryotic and fungal communities. Vinasse primarily selects fast-growing microorganisms, shedding light on the intricate dynamics between organic residues, nutrient concentrations, and soil microbes.
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- Késia Silva Lourenço
- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands;
- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, Campinas 13020-902, SP, Brazil;
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, Campinas 13020-902, SP, Brazil;
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands;
- Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Galdos MV, Soares JR, Lourenço KS, Harris P, Zeri M, Cunha-Zeri G, Vargas VP, Degaspari IAM, Cantarella H. Multi-experiment assessment of soil nitrous oxide emissions in sugarcane. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst 2023; 127:375-392. [PMID: 38025204 PMCID: PMC10657304 DOI: 10.1007/s10705-023-10321-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Soil nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes comprise a significant part of the greenhouse gas emissions of agricultural products but are spatially and temporally variable, due to complex interactions between climate, soil and management variables. This study aimed to identify the main factors that affect N2O emissions under sugarcane, using a multi-site database from field experiments. Greenhouse gas fluxes, soil, climate, and management data were obtained from 13 field trials spanning the 2011-2017 period. We conducted exploratory, descriptive and inferential data analyses in experiments with varying fertiliser and stillage (vinasse) type and rate, and crop residue rates. The most relevant period of high N2O fluxes was the first 46 days after fertiliser application. The results indicate a strong positive correlation of cumulative N2O with nitrogen (N) fertiliser rate, soil fungi community (18S rRNA gene), soil ammonium (NH4+) and nitrate (NO3-); and a moderate negative correlation with amoA genes of ammonia-oxidising archaea (AOA) and soil organic matter content. The regression analysis revealed that easily routinely measured climate and management-related variables explained over 50% of the variation in cumulative N2O emissions, and that additional soil chemical and physical parameters improved the regression fit with an R2 = 0.65. Cross-wavelet analysis indicated significant correlations of N2O fluxes with rainfall and air temperature up to 64 days, associated with temporal lags of 2 to 4 days in some experiments, and presenting a good environmental control over fluxes in general. The nitrogen fertiliser mean emission factors ranged from 0.03 to 1.17% of N applied, with urea and ammonium nitrate plus vinasse producing high emissions, while ammonium sulphate, ammonium nitrate without vinasse, calcium nitrate, and mitigation alternatives (nitrification inhibitors and timing of vinasse application) producing low N2O-EFs. Measurements from multiple sites spanning several cropping seasons were useful for exploring the influence of environmental and management-related variables on soil N2O emissions in sugarcane production, providing support for global warming mitigation strategies, nitrogen management policies, and increased agricultural input efficiency. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10705-023-10321-w.
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- M. V. Galdos
- Rothamsted Research, Sustainable Soils and Crops, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ UK
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- School of Agricultural Engineering (FEAGRI), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Av. Cândido Rondon, 501, Campinas, SP 13083-875 Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Centre, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barao de Itapura 1481, Campinas, SP 13020-902 Brazil
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- Rothamsted Research, Net Zero and Resilient Farming, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB UK
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- National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of Natural Disasters (Cemaden), São José dos Campos, Brazil
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- National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos Campos, Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Centre, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barao de Itapura 1481, Campinas, SP 13020-902 Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Centre, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barao de Itapura 1481, Campinas, SP 13020-902 Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Centre, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barao de Itapura 1481, Campinas, SP 13020-902 Brazil
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Oliveira BG, Lourenço KS, Carvalho JLN, Gonzaga LC, Teixeira MC, Tamara AF, Soares JR, Cantarella H. New trends in sugarcane fertilization: Implications for NH 3 volatilization, N 2O emissions and crop yields. Journal of Environmental Management 2023; 342:118233. [PMID: 37276616 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Recycling nutrients helps to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture and contributes to alleviating the effects of global climate change. A recent trend in sugarcane cultivation is the application of concentrated vinasse (CV) combined with fertilizers into an organo-mineral formulation to improve logistics, reduce costs and foster the circular economy. However, the implications of the application of such organo-mineral formulation in sugarcane fields are unclear. In this study, we evaluated the effects of the organo-mineral formulation containing granular urea (UR), and a nitrification inhibitor (NI) on crop yields, NH3 volatilization, and N2O emissions. Field experiments were conducted during two fertilization seasons, dry and wet, and the treatments were: control; UR; UR + NI; CV; CV + UR; and CV + UR + NI. CV was applied at 7 m3 ha-1. The treatments (except control and CV) were balanced to receive the same amount of N and K. Compared with UR, the organo-mineral formulation of CV + UR decreased NH3 volatilization losses from 7% to 4% in the dry season and from 3.5% to 0.5% in the wet season. Conversely, compared with UR, N2O emissions increased significantly (p ≤ 0.05) in CV + UR in the wet season from 1% to 2% of applied N. In the dry season, no differences were observed. The addition of NI was effective in mitigating N2O emissions in both seasons. Emission reductions ranged from 43 to 48% in the dry season and from 71 to 84%, in the wet season. Fertilization with UR or the organo-mineral formulation influenced sugarcane yield only in the dry season, with the highest yield in CV + UR. NI did not affect crop yield. In general, emission intensities (kg CO2eq Mg-1 of stalk) were highest in CV + UR. We conclude that the organo-mineral formulation reduced NH3 losses and increased N2O emissions compared with regular solid fertilizer and that NI was effective for mitigating N2O emissions.
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- Bruna G Oliveira
- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura, 1481. Campinas, SP, 13020-970, Brazil.
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura, 1481. Campinas, SP, 13020-970, Brazil
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- Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil; Interinstitutional Graduate Program in Bioenergy (USP/UNICAMP/UNESP) - 330 Cora Coralina Street, Cidade Universitária, Campinas/SP, CEP 13083-896, Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura, 1481. Campinas, SP, 13020-970, Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura, 1481. Campinas, SP, 13020-970, Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura, 1481. Campinas, SP, 13020-970, Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura, 1481. Campinas, SP, 13020-970, Brazil
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Oliveira SL, Crusciol CAC, Rodrigues VA, Galeriani TM, Portugal JR, Bossolani JW, Moretti LG, Calonego JC, Cantarella H. Molybdenum Foliar Fertilization Improves Photosynthetic Metabolism and Grain Yields of Field-Grown Soybean and Maize. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:887682. [PMID: 35720532 PMCID: PMC9199428 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.887682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Foliar fertilization has been used as a supplemental strategy to plant nutrition especially in crops with high yield potential. Applying nutrients in small doses stimulates photosynthesis and increases yield performance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of foliar application of molybdenum (Mo) to soybean and maize. The treatments consisted of the presence (+Mo) and absence (-Mo) of supplementation. Plant nutritional status, nitrate reductase (NR) activity, gas exchange parameters, photosynthetic enzyme activity (Rubisco in soybean and maize and PEPcase in maize), total soluble sugar concentration, leaf protein content, shoot dry matter, shoot nitrogen accumulated, number of grains per plant, mass of 100 grains, and grain yield were evaluated. For soybean and maize, application of Mo increased leaf NR activity, nitrogen and protein content, Rubisco activity, net photosynthesis, and grain yield. These results indicate that foliar fertilization with Mo can efficiently enhance nitrogen metabolism and the plant’s response to carbon fixation, resulting in improved crop yields.
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- Sirlene Lopes Oliveira
- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Crop Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Campinas, Brazil
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Canisares LP, Rosolem CA, Momesso L, Crusciol CAC, Villegas DM, Arango J, Ritz K, Cantarella H. Maize-Brachiaria intercropping: A strategy to supply recycled N to maize and reduce soil N 2O emissions? Agric Ecosyst Environ 2021; 319:107491. [PMID: 34602686 PMCID: PMC8363933 DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2021.107491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nitrogen use in agriculture directly impacts food security, global warming, and environmental degradation. Forage grasses intercropped with maize produce feed for animals and or mulch for no-till systems. Forage grasses may exude nitrification inhibitors. It was hypothesized that brachiaria intercropping increases N recycling and maize grain yield and reduces nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from soil under maize cropping. A field experiment was set up in December 2016 to test three cropping system (maize monocropped, maize intercropped with Brachiaria brizantha or with B. humidicola) and two N rates (0 or 150 kg ha-1). The grasses were sown with maize, but B. humidicola did not germinate well in the first year. B. brizantha developed slowly during the maize cycle because of shading but expanded after maize was harvested. The experiment was repeated in 2017/2018 when B. humidicola was replanted. N2O and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, maize grain yield and N content were measured during the two seasons. After the first maize harvest, the above- and below-ground biomass, C and N content of B. brizantha grown during fall-winter, and the biological nitrification inhibition potential of B. brizantha were evaluated. Maize yield responded to N fertilization (5.1 vs. 9.8 t ha-1) but not to brachiaria intercropping. B. brizantha recycled approximately 140 kg N ha-1 and left 12 t dry matter ha-1 for the second maize crop. However, the 2017/18 maize yields were not affected by the N recycled by B. brizantha, whereas N2O emissions were higher in the plots with brachiaria, suggesting that part of the recycled N was released too early after desiccation. Brachiarias showed no evidence of causing nitrification inhibition. The strategy of intercropping brachiarias did not increase maize yield, although it added C and recycled N in the system.
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- São Paulo State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Botucatu, São Paulo 18603-970, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Botucatu, São Paulo 18603-970, Brazil
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- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali 763537, Colombia
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicester LE12 5RD, UK
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- Agronomic Institute of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo 13012-970, Brazil
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Crusciol CAC, Mateus GP, Momesso L, Pariz CM, Castilhos AM, Calonego JC, Borghi E, Costa C, Franzluebbers AJ, Cantarella H. Corrigendum: Nitrogen-Fertilized Systems of Maize Intercropped With Tropical Grasses for Enhanced Yields and Estimated Land Use and Meat Production. Front Sustain Food Syst 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.628436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Crusciol CAC, Mateus GP, Momesso L, Pariz CM, Castilhos AM, Calonego JC, Borghi E, Costa C, Franzluebbers AJ, Cantarella H. Nitrogen-Fertilized Systems of Maize Intercropped With Tropical Grasses for Enhanced Yields and Estimated Land Use and Meat Production. Front Sustain Food Syst 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.544853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Intercropping grain with forage crops bridges the gap between agriculture and sustainability. In tropical regions, forage grasses are increasingly being adopted as winter pasture intercropped and in rotation with maize to maximize food production. However, current recommendations for nitrogen (N) fertilizer application are based on monocropped maize (Zea mays), and the best N management approach for intercropping systems remains unclear. A field experiment was carried out in three growing seasons with three intercropping systems [monoculture maize, intercropped with palisadegrass (Urochloa brizantha), and intercropped with guineagrass (Megathyrus maximus)] combined with six different split applications of N to maize (0–0, 100–0, 70–30, 50–50, 30–70, and 0–100 kg N ha−1 at seeding-sidedressing) with four replicates. We measured dry matter (DM) and accumulated N in maize and forage grasses, as well as maize production components and yields. Additionally, land equivalent ratio, relative crowding coefficient, aggressivity of maize with forage grasses, forage crude protein (CP) concentration, estimated animal stocking rate, and estimated meat production and economic outcomes. Greatest maize yield was 8.7 Mg ha−1 for monocropped maize. However, favorable maize yield was also obtained in intercropping systems. Although no difference was observed between intercropping systems, applying all N at sidedressing of maize negatively affected maize and forage yields and, consequently, land use and economic evaluation. For both intercropping systems, estimated meat and land use were 114 and 10% higher when N fertilizer was applied than the control (0–0 kg N ha−1), on average. Maize-forage grass intercropping is a viable alternative production system for improving yields and land use. In addition, estimated meat production and revenue can be enhanced with palisadegrass or guineagrass. At least half of the N fertilizer must be applied early in the growing season of maize to maximize production of the entire system.
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Joris HAW, Vitti AC, Ferraz-Almeida R, Otto R, Cantarella H. Long-term N fertilization reduces uptake of N from fertilizer and increases the uptake of N from soil. Sci Rep 2020; 10:18834. [PMID: 33139850 PMCID: PMC7606474 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75971-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Long-term supply of synthetic nitrogen (N) has the potential to affect the soil N processes. This study aimed to (i) establish N response curves to find the best balance between inputs and outputs of N over four ratoons; (ii) use 15N-labeled fertilizer to estimate the N recovery efficiency of fertilizer applied in the current season as affected by the N management in the previous three years. Nitrogen rates (control, 60, 120, and 180 kg ha−1 N) were applied annually in the same plots after the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th sugarcane cycles. Sugarcane yield, N uptake, and N balance were evaluated. In the final season, 100 kg ha−1 of 15N was also applied in the microplots to evaluate the effect of previous N fertilization on N derived from fertilizer (NDF) and N derived from soil (NDS). Sugarcane yields increased linearly with the N rates over the four sugarcane-cycles. The best balance between the input of N through fertilizer and N removal by stalks was 90 kg ha−1 N in both the 1st and 2nd ratoons, and 71 kg ha−1 N in both the 3rd and 4th ratoons. Long-term application of N reduced NDF from 41 to 30 kg ha−1 and increased NDS from 160 to 180 kg ha−1 N. A key finding is that long-term N fertilization has the potential to affect soil N processes by increasing the contribution of soil N and reducing the contribution of N from fertilizer.
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- Agribusiness Technology of the Paulista Agency - APTA, Rua São Jorge, 283 Santana, Piracicaba, SP, 13411-516, Brazil
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- Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, Department of Soil Science, University of São Paulo, Av. Padua Dias, 11, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
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- Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, Department of Soil Science, University of São Paulo, Av. Padua Dias, 11, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil.
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- Agronomic Institute of Campinas, Av. Barão de Itapura, 1481 - Botafogo, Campinas, SP, 13020-902, Brazil
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Crusciol CAC, Portugal JR, Momesso L, Bossolani JW, Pariz CM, Castilhos AM, Costa NR, Costa CHM, Costa C, Franzluebbers AJ, Cantarella H. Overcoming Competition From Intercropped Forages on Upland Rice With Optimized Nitrogen Input to Food Production in Tropical Region. Front Sustain Food Syst 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.00129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Lourenço KS, Suleiman AKA, Pijl A, Cantarella H, Kuramae EE. Dynamics and resilience of soil mycobiome under multiple organic and inorganic pulse disturbances. Sci Total Environ 2020; 733:139173. [PMID: 32454291 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Disturbances in soil can cause short-term soil changes, consequently changes in microbial community what may result in long-lasting ecological effects. Here, we evaluate how multiple pulse disturbances effect the dynamics and resilience of fungal community, and the co-occurrence of fungal and bacterial communities in a 389 days field experiment. We used soil under sugarcane cultivation as soil ecosystem model, and organic residue (vinasse - by-product of sugarcane ethanol production) combined or not with inorganic (organic residue applied 30 days before or together with mineral N fertilizer) amendments as disturbances. Application of organic residue alone as a single disturbance or 30 days prior to a second disturbance with mineral N resulted in similar changes in the fungal community. The simultaneous application of organic and mineral N as a single pulse disturbance had the greatest impact on the fungal community. Organic amendment increased the abundance of saprotrophs, fungal species capable of denitrification, and fungi described to have copiotrophic and oligotrophic lifestyles. Furthermore, the changes in the fungal community were not correlated with the changes in the bacterial community. The fungal community was neither resistant nor resilient to organic and inorganic disturbances over the one-year sampling period. Our findings provide insights on the immediate and delayed responses of the fungal community over one year to disturbance by organic and inorganic amendments.
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- Késia Silva Lourenço
- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708, PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands; Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, 13020-902 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708, PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands; KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Groningenhaven 7, 3433, PE, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708, PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, 13020-902 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708, PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands; Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Crusciol CAC, Campos MD, Martello JM, Alves CJ, Nascimento CAC, Pereira JCDR, Cantarella H. Organomineral Fertilizer as Source of P and K for Sugarcane. Sci Rep 2020; 10:5398. [PMID: 32214188 PMCID: PMC7096467 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62315-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Sugarcane (Saccharum spp) crop has high social, economic and environmental importance for several regions throughout the world. However, the increasing demand for efficiency and optimization of agricultural resources generates uncertainties regarding high mineral fertilizer consumption. Thereby, organomineral fertilizers are to reduce the conventional sources consumption. Thus, this study was carried out to evaluate the agronomic and economic sugarcane performancies and the residual effect of P and K under mineral and organomineral fertilization. Growth and technological parameters, leaf and soil nutrients concentration in surface and subsurface layers were analyzed from sugarcane planting (plant cane) until the first ratoon. Agronomic and economic sugarcane efficiency were evaluated. At the first ratoon, resin-extractable P provided by mineral and organomineral fertilizers were, respectively, 15 and 11 mg kg−1 in the 0.0–0.2 m, and 28 and 31 mg kg−1 in 0.2–0.4 m layer. However, exchangeable K in the 0.0–0.2 m layer was 1.88 and 1.58 mmolc kg−1 for mineral and organomineral fertilizers, respectively. The yield gains over the control reached with mineral and organomineral fertilizers were, respectively, 10.99 and 17 Mg ha−1 at the lowest fertilizer rate; and 29.25 and 61.3 Mg ha−1 at the highest fertilizer rate. Agronomic and economic organomineral fertilizer efficiencies are more pronounced in plant cane. Summing two harvests, the organomineral is 7% more profitable than mineral fertilizer.
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- Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, Dep. of Crop Science, Lageado Experimental Farm, P.O. Box: 237, Zip Code: 18610-034, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, Dep. of Crop Science, Lageado Experimental Farm, P.O. Box: 237, Zip Code: 18610-034, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, Dep. of Crop Science, Lageado Experimental Farm, P.O. Box: 237, Zip Code: 18610-034, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, Dep. of Crop Science, Lageado Experimental Farm, P.O. Box: 237, Zip Code: 18610-034, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), College of Agricultural Sciences, Dep. of Crop Science, Lageado Experimental Farm, P.O. Box: 237, Zip Code: 18610-034, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, Zip Code: 13020-902, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Cassman NA, Soares JR, Pijl A, Lourenço KS, van Veen JA, Cantarella H, Kuramae EE. Nitrification inhibitors effectively target N 2 O-producing Nitrosospira spp. in tropical soil. Environ Microbiol 2019; 21:1241-1254. [PMID: 30735001 PMCID: PMC6850170 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.14557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The nitrification inhibitors (NIs) 3,4-dimethylpyrazole (DMPP) and dicyandiamide (DCD) can effectively reduce N2 O emissions; however, which species are targeted and the effect of these NIs on the microbial nitrifier community is still unclear. Here, we identified the ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) species linked to N2 O emissions and evaluated the effects of urea and urea with DCD and DMPP on the nitrifying community in a 258 day field experiment under sugarcane. Using an amoA AOB amplicon sequencing approach and mining a previous dataset of 16S rRNA sequences, we characterized the most likely N2 O-producing AOB as a Nitrosospira spp. and identified Nitrosospira (AOB), Nitrososphaera (archaeal ammonia oxidizer) and Nitrospira (nitrite-oxidizer) as the most abundant, present nitrifiers. The fertilizer treatments had no effect on the alpha and beta diversities of the AOB communities. Interestingly, we found three clusters of co-varying variables with nitrifier operational taxonomic units (OTUs): the N2 O-producing AOB Nitrosospira with N2 O, NO3 - , NH4 + , water-filled pore space (WFPS) and pH; AOA Nitrososphaera with NO3 - , NH4 + and pH; and AOA Nitrososphaera and NOB Nitrospira with NH4 + , which suggests different drivers. These results support the co-occurrence of non-N2 O-producing Nitrososphaera and Nitrospira in the unfertilized soils and the promotion of N2 O-producing Nitrosospira under urea fertilization. Further, we suggest that DMPP is a more effective NI than DCD in tropical soil under sugarcane.
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- Noriko A. Cassman
- Department of Microbial EcologyNetherlands Institute for Ecology NIOO‐KNAWWageningenNetherlands
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- Department of Microbial EcologyNetherlands Institute for Ecology NIOO‐KNAWWageningenNetherlands
- Soil Sciences and Fertility, Soil and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of CampinasP.O. Box 28, 13012‐970, CampinasSPBrazil
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- Department of Microbial EcologyNetherlands Institute for Ecology NIOO‐KNAWWageningenNetherlands
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- Department of Microbial EcologyNetherlands Institute for Ecology NIOO‐KNAWWageningenNetherlands
- Soil Sciences and Fertility, Soil and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of CampinasP.O. Box 28, 13012‐970, CampinasSPBrazil
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- Department of Microbial EcologyNetherlands Institute for Ecology NIOO‐KNAWWageningenNetherlands
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- Soil Sciences and Fertility, Soil and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of CampinasP.O. Box 28, 13012‐970, CampinasSPBrazil
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- Department of Microbial EcologyNetherlands Institute for Ecology NIOO‐KNAWWageningenNetherlands
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Lourenço KS, Rossetto R, Vitti AC, Montezano ZF, Soares JR, Sousa RDM, do Carmo JB, Kuramae EE, Cantarella H. Strategies to mitigate the nitrous oxide emissions from nitrogen fertilizer applied with organic fertilizers in sugarcane. Sci Total Environ 2019; 650:1476-1486. [PMID: 30308834 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Vinasse is a major byproduct of the sugarcane biofuel industry, recycled in the fields. However, there is evidence that the application of vinasse with mineral nitrogen (N) fertilizers in sugarcane enhances the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Therefore, strategies are needed to decrease the environmental impacts caused by both inputs. We carried out three sugarcane field experiments by applying N fertilizer (ammonium nitrate) with types of vinasses (concentrated-CV and standard-V) in different combinations (vinasses with N fertilizer and vinasses one month before or after mineral N fertilization). The gases nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and methane (CH4) were measured in one experiment fertilized in the beginning (fall/winter = dry season) and two experiments fertilized in the end (spring = rainy season) of the harvest season. Sugarcane fields were sinks rather than sources of CH4, while total carbon emitted as CO2 was similar between seasons and treatments. The effect of mineral fertilization and vinasses (CV and V) on N2O emissions was highly dependent on soil moisture (rain events). The N2O-N fertilizer emission factor (EF) varied from 0.07% to 0.51%, whereas the average EF of V and CV were 0.66% and 0.34%, respectively. On average across the three experiments, the combination of vinasse (CV or V) with N fertilizer increased the N2O emissions 2.9-fold compared to that of N fertilizer alone. For CV + N, the EF was 0.94% of the applied N and 0.23% of the ammonium nitrate-N, and for V + N (EF = 0.47%), increased emissions were observed in two out of three experiments. The strategy of anticipating or postponing vinasse application by one month with respect to mineral N reduced the N2O emissions by 51% for CV, but not for V. Therefore, to avoid boosting N2O emissions, we suggest applying vinasses (CV and V) before or after mineral N fertilization.
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- Késia Silva Lourenço
- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, 13020-902 Campinas, SP, Brazil; Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Center-South Regional Pole, Paulista Agency for Agribusiness Technology (APTA), Rod. SP 127 km 30, 13400-970 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Center-South Regional Pole, Paulista Agency for Agribusiness Technology (APTA), Rod. SP 127 km 30, 13400-970 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, 13020-902 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- School of Agricultural Engineering (FEAGRI), Campinas University (UNICAMP), Av. Cândido Rondon, 501, 13083-875 Campinas, Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, 13020-902 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rod. João Leme dos Santos Km 110, 18052-780 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, 13020-902 Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Cassman NA, Lourenço KS, do Carmo JB, Cantarella H, Kuramae EE. Correction to: Genome-resolved metagenomics of sugarcane vinasse bacteria. Biotechnol Biofuels 2018; 11:270. [PMID: 30305843 PMCID: PMC6169111 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1254-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1036-9.].
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- Noriko A. Cassman
- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW, Wageningen, Netherlands
- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, P.O. Box 28, Campinas, SP 13012‑970 Brazil
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- Environmental Science Department, Federal University of São Carlos, Sorocaba, SP 18052‑780 Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, P.O. Box 28, Campinas, SP 13012‑970 Brazil
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Lourenço KS, Suleiman AKA, Pijl A, van Veen JA, Cantarella H, Kuramae EE. Resilience of the resident soil microbiome to organic and inorganic amendment disturbances and to temporary bacterial invasion. Microbiome 2018; 6:142. [PMID: 30103819 PMCID: PMC6090642 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-018-0525-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Vinasse, a by-product of sugarcane ethanol production, is recycled by sugarcane plantations as a fertilizer due to its rich nutrient content. However, the impacts of the chemical and microbial composition of vinasse on soil microbiome dynamics are unknown. Here, we evaluate the recovery of the native soil microbiome after multiple disturbances caused by the application of organic vinasse residue, inorganic nitrogen, or a combination of both during the sugarcane crop-growing season (389 days). Additionally, we evaluated the resistance of the resident soil microbial community to the vinasse microbiome. RESULTS Vinasse applied alone or 30 days prior to N resulted in similar changes in the soil microbial community. Furthermore, the impact of the application of vinasse together with N fertilizer on the soil microbial community differed from that of N fertilizer alone. Organic vinasse is a source of microbes, nutrients, and organic matter, and the combination of these factors drove the changes in the resident soil microbial community. However, these changes were restricted to a short period of time due to the capacity of the soil community to recover. The invasive bacteria present in the vinasse microbiome were unable to survive in the soil conditions and disappeared after 31 days, with the exception of the Acetobacteraceae (native in the soil) and Lactobacillaceae families. CONCLUSION Our analysis showed that the resident soil microbial community was not resistant to vinasse and inorganic N application but was highly resilient.
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- Késia Silva Lourenço
- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, Campinas, SP, 13020-902, Brazil
- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, Campinas, SP, 13020-902, Brazil
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Suleiman AKA, Lourenço KS, Pitombo LM, Mendes LW, Roesch LFW, Pijl A, Carmo JB, Cantarella H, Kuramae EE. Recycling organic residues in agriculture impacts soil-borne microbial community structure, function and N 2O emissions. Sci Total Environ 2018; 631-632:1089-1099. [PMID: 29727935 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Recycling residues is a sustainable alternative to improve soil structure and increase the stock of nutrients. However, information about the magnitude and duration of disturbances caused by crop and industrial wastes on soil microbial community structure and function is still scarce. The objective of this study was to investigate how added residues from industry and crops together with nitrogen (N) fertiliser affect the microbial community structure and function, and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. The experimental sugarcane field had the following treatments: (I) control with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK), (II) sugarcane straw with NPK, (III) vinasse (by-product of ethanol industry) with NP, and (IV) vinasse plus sugarcane straw with NP. Soil samples were collected on days 1, 3, 6, 11, 24 and 46 of the experiment for DNA extraction and metagenome sequencing. N2O emissions were also measured. Treatments with straw and vinasse residues induced changes in soil microbial composition and potential functions. The change in the microbial community was highest in the treatments with straw addition with functions related to decomposition of different ranges of C-compounds overrepresented while in vinasse treatment, the functions related to spore-producing microorganisms were overrepresented. Furthermore, all additional residues increased microorganisms related to the nitrogen metabolism and vinasse with straw had a synergetic effect on the highest N2O emissions. The results highlight the importance of residues and fertiliser management in sustainable agriculture.
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- Afnan Khalil Ahmad Suleiman
- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands; Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, 13020-902 Campinas, SP, Brazil; Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rod. João Leme dos Santos Km 110, 18052-780 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Avenida Antônio Trilha 1847, 97300-000 São Gabriel, Brazil
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Rod. João Leme dos Santos Km 110, 18052-780 Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Av. Barão de Itapura 1481, 13020-902 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Microbial Ecology Department, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Cantarella H, Otto R, Soares JR, Silva AGDB. Agronomic efficiency of NBPT as a urease inhibitor: A review. J Adv Res 2018; 13:19-27. [PMID: 30094079 PMCID: PMC6077139 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2018.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Urea is the most widely used nitrogen (N) fertilizer, with a projected increase in annual demand of 1.5% in the coming years. After its application to soil, urea undergoes hydrolysis via the urease enzyme, causing increases in the soil pH in the surrounding area of the granules and resulting in NH3 losses that average 16% of N applied worldwide and can reach 40% or more in hot and humid conditions. The use of urease inhibitors is an effective way to reduce NH3 losses. Several compounds act as urease inhibitors, but only N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT) has been used worldwide, being the most successful in a market that has grown 16% per year in the past 10 years. Only in the past three years other compounds are being commercially launched. In comparison to urea, NBPT-treated urea reduces NH3 loss by around 53%. Yield gain by NBPT usage is of the order of 6.0% and varies from -0.8 to 10.2% depending on crop species. Nitrification inhibitors usually increase NH3 volatilization and mixing them with urease inhibitors partially offsets the benefits of the latter in reducing NH3 loss. The efficacy of NBPT to reduce NH3 loss is well documented, but there is a need for further improvement to increase the period of inhibition and the shelf life of NBPT-treated urea.
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- Heitor Cantarella
- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, Avenida Barao de Itapura 1481, 13020-902 Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Corresponding author.
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- “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Av. Padua Dias 11, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- School of Agricultural Engineering, University of Campinas, Av. Cândido Rondon, 501, 13083-875 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Av. Padua Dias 11, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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Lourenço KS, Cassman NA, Pijl AS, van Veen JA, Cantarella H, Kuramae EE. Nitrosospira sp. Govern Nitrous Oxide Emissions in a Tropical Soil Amended With Residues of Bioenergy Crop. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:674. [PMID: 29692763 PMCID: PMC5902487 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Organic vinasse, a residue produced during bioethanol production, increases nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions when applied with inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilizer in soil. The present study investigated the role of the ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) community on the N2O emissions in soils amended with organic vinasse (CV: concentrated and V: non-concentrated) plus inorganic N fertilizer. Soil samples and N2O emissions were evaluated at 11, 19, and 45 days after fertilizer application, and the bacterial and archaea gene (amoA) encoding the ammonia monooxygenase enzyme, bacterial denitrifier (nirK, nirS, and nosZ) genes and total bacteria were quantified by real time PCR. We also employed a deep amoA amplicon sequencing approach to evaluate the effect of treatment on the community structure and diversity of the soil AOB community. Both vinasse types applied with inorganic N application increased the total N2O emissions and the abundance of AOB. Nitrosospira sp. was the dominant AOB in the soil and was correlated with N2O emissions. However, the diversity and the community structure of AOB did not change with vinasse and inorganic N fertilizer amendment. The results highlight the importance of residues and fertilizer management in sustainable agriculture and can be used as a reference and an input tool to determine good management practices for organic fertilization.
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- Késia S Lourenço
- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen, Netherlands.,Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.,Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen, Netherlands.,Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen, Netherlands.,Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Cassman NA, Lourenço KS, do Carmo JB, Cantarella H, Kuramae EE. Genome-resolved metagenomics of sugarcane vinasse bacteria. Biotechnol Biofuels 2018; 11:48. [PMID: 29483941 PMCID: PMC5822648 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1036-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND The production of 1 L of ethanol from sugarcane generates up to 12 L of vinasse, which is a liquid waste containing an as-yet uncharacterized microbial assemblage. Most vinasse is destined for use as a fertilizer on the sugarcane fields because of the high organic and K content; however, increased N2O emissions have been observed when vinasse is co-applied with inorganic N fertilizers. Here we aimed to characterize the microbial assemblage of vinasse to determine the gene potential of vinasse microbes for contributing to negative environmental effects during fertirrigation and/or to the obstruction of bioethanol fermentation. RESULTS We measured chemical characteristics and extracted total DNA from six vinasse batches taken over 1.5 years from a bioethanol and sugar mill in Sao Paulo State. The vinasse microbial assemblage was characterized by low alpha diversity with 5-15 species across the six vinasses. The core genus was Lactobacillus. The top six represented bacterial genera across the samples were Lactobacillus, Megasphaera and Mitsuokella (Phylum Firmicutes, 35-97% of sample reads); Arcobacter and Alcaligenes (Phylum Proteobacteria, 0-40%); Dysgonomonas (Phylum Bacteroidetes, 0-53%); and Bifidobacterium (Phylum Actinobacteria, 0-18%). Potential genes for denitrification but not nitrification were identified in the vinasse metagenomes, with putative nirK and nosZ genes the most represented. Binning resulted in 38 large bins with between 36.0 and 99.3% completeness, and five small mobile element bins. Of the large bins, 53% could be classified at the phylum level as Firmicutes, 15% as Proteobacteria, 13% as unknown phyla, 13% as Bacteroidetes and 6% as Actinobacteria. The large bins spanned a range of potential denitrifiers; moreover, the genetic repertoires of all the large bins included the presence of genes involved in acetate, CO2, ethanol, H2O2, and lactose metabolism; for many of the large bins, genes related to the metabolism of mannitol, xylose, butyric acid, cellulose, sucrose, "3-hydroxy" fatty acids and antibiotic resistance were present based on the annotations. In total, 21 vinasse bacterial draft genomes were submitted to the genome repository. CONCLUSIONS Identification of the gene repertoires of vinasse bacteria and assemblages supported the idea that organic carbon and nitrogen present in vinasse together with microbiological variation of vinasse might lead to varying patterns of N2O emissions during fertirrigation. Furthermore, we uncovered draft genomes of novel strains of known bioethanol contaminants, as well as draft genomes unknown at the phylum level. This study will aid efforts to improve bioethanol production efficiency and sugarcane agriculture sustainability.
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- Noriko A. Cassman
- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW, Wageningen, Netherlands
- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, P.O. Box 28, Campinas, SP 13012-970 Brazil
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- Environmental Science Department, Federal University of São Carlos, Sorocaba, SP 18052-780 Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, P.O. Box 28, Campinas, SP 13012-970 Brazil
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Bento CB, Filoso S, Pitombo LM, Cantarella H, Rossetto R, Martinelli LA, do Carmo JB. Impacts of sugarcane agriculture expansion over low-intensity cattle ranch pasture in Brazil on greenhouse gases. J Environ Manage 2018; 206:980-988. [PMID: 29223108 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.11.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Sugarcane is a widespread bioenergy crop in tropical regions, and the growing global demand for renewable energy in recent years has led to a dramatic expansion and intensification of sugarcane agriculture in Brazil. Currently, extensive areas of low-intensity pasture are being converted to sugarcane, while management in the remaining pasture is becoming more intensive, i.e., includes tilling and fertilizer use. In this study, we assessed how such changes in land use and management practices alter emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) such as CO2, N2O and CH4 by measuring in situ fluxes for one year after conversion from low-intensity pasture to conventional sugarcane agriculture and management-intensive pasture. Results show that CO2 and N2O fluxes increased significantly in pasture and sugarcane with tillage, fertilizer use, or both combined. Emissions were highly variable for all GHGs, yet, cumulatively, it was clear that annual emissions in CO2-equivalent (CO2-eq) were higher in management-intense pasture and sugarcane than in unmanaged pasture. Surprisingly, tilled pasture with fertilizer (management-intensive pasture) resulted in higher CO2-eq emissions than conventional sugarcane. We concluded that intensification of pasture management and the conversion of pasture to sugarcane can increase the emission factor (EF) estimated for sugarcane produced in Brazil. The role of management practices and environmental conditions and the potential for reducing emissions are discussed.
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- Camila Bolfarini Bento
- Graduate Program of Biotechnology and Environmental Monitoring PPGBMA, Federal University of São Carlos, 18052-780, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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- Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD, 20866, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos, 18052-780, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Instituto Agronômico de Campinas (IAC), 13020-902, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- São Paulo State Agency for Agribusiness Technology (APTA), 13400-970, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture - São Paulo University, 13416-000, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Graduate Program of Biotechnology and Environmental Monitoring PPGBMA, Federal University of São Carlos, 18052-780, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil; Department of Environmental Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos, 18052-780, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.
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Soares JR, Cassman NA, Kielak AM, Pijl A, Carmo JB, Lourenço KS, Laanbroek HJ, Cantarella H, Kuramae EE. Nitrous oxide emission related to ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and mitigation options from N fertilization in a tropical soil. Sci Rep 2016; 6:30349. [PMID: 27460335 PMCID: PMC4962081 DOI: 10.1038/srep30349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) from nitrogen fertilizers applied to sugarcane has high environmental impact on ethanol production. This study aimed to determine the main microbial processes responsible for the N2O emissions from soil fertilized with different N sources, to identify options to mitigate N2O emissions, and to determine the impacts of the N sources on the soil microbiome. In a field experiment, nitrogen was applied as calcium nitrate, urea, urea with dicyandiamide or 3,4 dimethylpyrazone phosphate nitrification inhibitors (NIs), and urea coated with polymer and sulfur (PSCU). Urea caused the highest N2O emissions (1.7% of N applied) and PSCU did not reduce cumulative N2O emissions compared to urea. NIs reduced N2O emissions (95%) compared to urea and had emissions comparable to those of the control (no N). Similarly, calcium nitrate resulted in very low N2O emissions. Interestingly, N2O emissions were significantly correlated only with bacterial amoA, but not with denitrification gene (nirK, nirS, nosZ) abundances, suggesting that ammonia-oxidizing bacteria, via the nitrification pathway, were the main contributors to N2O emissions. Moreover, the treatments had little effect on microbial composition or diversity. We suggest nitrate-based fertilizers or the addition of NIs in NH4(+)-N based fertilizers as viable options for reducing N2O emissions in tropical soils and lessening the environmental impact of biofuel produced from sugarcane.
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- Johnny R Soares
- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, 6708 PB, Wageningen, Netherlands.,Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, P.O. Box 28, 13012-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, 6708 PB, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, 6708 PB, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, 6708 PB, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Environmental Science Department, Federal University of São Carlos, 1852-780, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, 6708 PB, Wageningen, Netherlands.,Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, P.O. Box 28, 13012-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, 6708 PB, Wageningen, Netherlands.,Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Netherlands
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- Soils and Environmental Resources Center, Agronomic Institute of Campinas, P.O. Box 28, 13012-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Microbial Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, 6708 PB, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Soares JR, Cantarella H, Vargas VP, Carmo JB, Martins AA, Sousa RM, Andrade CA. Enhanced-efficiency fertilizers in nitrous oxide emissions from urea applied to sugarcane. J Environ Qual 2015; 44:423-430. [PMID: 26023961 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2014.02.0096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The environmental benefits of producing biofuels from sugarcane have been questioned due to greenhouse gas emissions during the biomass production stage, especially nitrous oxide (NO) associated with nitrogen (N) fertilization. The objective of this work was to evaluate the use of nitrification inhibitors (NIs) dicyandiamide (DCD) and 3,4 dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP) and a controlled-release fertilizer (CRF) to reduce NO emissions from urea, applied at a rate of 120 kg ha of N. Two field experiments in ratoon cycle sugarcane were performed in Brazil. The treatments were (i) no N (control), (ii) urea, (iii) urea+DCD, (iv) urea+DMPP, and (v) CRF. Measurements of NO fluxes were performed using static chambers with four replications. The measurements were conducted three times per week during the first 3 mo and biweekly afterward for a total of 217 and 382 d in the first and second seasons, respectively. The cumulative NO-N emissions in the first ratoon cycle were 1098 g ha in the control treatment and 1924 g ha with urea (0.7% of the total N applied). Addition of NIs to urea reduced NO emissions by more than 90%, which did not differ from those of the plots without N. The CRF treatment showed NO emissions no different from those of urea. The results were similar in the second ratoon: the treatment with urea showed NO emissions of 0.75% of N applied N. Application of NIs resulted in a strong reduction in NO emissions, but CRF increased emissions compared with urea. We therefore conclude that both NIs can be options for mitigation of greenhouse gas emission in sugarcane used for bioenergy.
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Martines AM, Nogueira MA, Santos CA, Nakatani AS, Andrade CA, Coscione AR, Cantarella H, Sousa JP, Cardoso EJBN. Ammonia volatilization in soil treated with tannery sludge. Bioresour Technol 2010; 101:4690-4696. [PMID: 20171093 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2009] [Revised: 12/07/2009] [Accepted: 01/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The utilization of tannery sludge in agricultural areas can be an alternative for its disposal and recycling. Despite this procedure may cause the loss of nitrogen by ammonia volatilization, there is no information about this process in tropical soils. For two years a field experiment was carried out in Rolândia (Paraná State, Brazil), to evaluate the amount of NH(3) volatilization due to tannery sludge application on agricultural soil. The doses of total N applied varied from zero to 1200 kg ha(-1), maintained at the surface for 89 days, as usual in this region. The alkalinity of the tannery sludge used was equivalent to between 262 and 361 g CaCO(3) per kg. Michaelis-Menten equation was adequate to estimate NH(3)-N volatilization kinetics. The relation between total nitrogen applied as tannery sludge and the potentially volatilized NH(3)-N, calculated by the chemical-kinetics equation resulted in an average determination coefficient of 0.87 (P>0.01). In this period, the amount of volatilized NH(3) was more intense during the first 30 days; the time to reach half of the maximum NH(3) volatilization (K(m)) was 13 an 9 days for the first and second experiments, respectively. The total loss as ammonia in the whole period corresponded in average to 17.5% of the total N applied and to 35% of the NH(4)(+)-N present in the sludge. If tannery sludge is to be surface applied to supply N for crops, the amounts lost as NH(3) must be taken into consideration.
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- A M Martines
- Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Departamento de Ciência do Solo, CEP 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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Mello C, Poppi RJ, Carlos de Andrade J, Cantarella H. Pruning neural network for architecture optimization applied to near-infrared reflectance spectroscopic measurements. Determination of the nitrogen content in wheat leaves. Analyst 1999. [DOI: 10.1039/a905570c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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