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Measurements of Soil Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Two Maize Agroecosystems at Harvest under Different Tillage Conditions
Joint Authors
Giacomo, Gerosa
Angelo, Finco
Fabio, Boschetti
Stefano, Brenna
Riccardo, Marzuoli
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-10-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
In this study a comparison of the soil CO2 fluxes emitted from two maize (Zea mays L.) fields with the same soil type was performed.
Each field was treated with a different tillage technique: conventional tillage (30 cm depth ploughing) and no-tillage.
Measurements were performed in the Po Valley (Italy) from September to October 2012, covering both pre- and postharvesting conditions, by means of two identical systems based on automatic static soil chambers.
Main results show that no-tillage technique caused higher CO2 emissions than conventional tillage (on average 2.78 and 0.79 μmol CO2 m−2 s−1, resp.).
This result is likely due to decomposition of the organic litter left on the ground of the no-tillage site and thus to an increased microbial and invertebrate respiration.
On the other hand, fuel consumption of conventional tillage technique is greater than no-tillage consumptions.
For these reasons this result cannot be taken as general.
More investigations are needed to take into account all the emissions related to the field management cycle.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Giacomo, Gerosa& Angelo, Finco& Fabio, Boschetti& Stefano, Brenna& Riccardo, Marzuoli. 2014. Measurements of Soil Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Two Maize Agroecosystems at Harvest under Different Tillage Conditions. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048450
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Giacomo, Gerosa…[et al.]. Measurements of Soil Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Two Maize Agroecosystems at Harvest under Different Tillage Conditions. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048450
American Medical Association (AMA)
Giacomo, Gerosa& Angelo, Finco& Fabio, Boschetti& Stefano, Brenna& Riccardo, Marzuoli. Measurements of Soil Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Two Maize Agroecosystems at Harvest under Different Tillage Conditions. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1048450
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1048450