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Research Project: Stewardship of Upper Midwest Soil and Air Resources through Regionally Adapted Management Practices

Location: Soil Management Research

Title: Stover harvest impact on nitrous oxide emission from corn and soybean grown in no-till field

Author
item Johnson, Jane

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/21/2018
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Harvesting stover can impact soil and microclimate properties, which in turn may impact the powerful greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide. Many studies only report short-term nitrous oxide flux following fertilizer events or the growing season. In climates that experience freeze-thaw cycles, nitrous oxide emission during early spring thaw can represent a substantial portion of the annual nitrous oxide emission. Nitrous oxide data from four years (planting to planting) will be discussed in the context of harvesting stover as bioenergy feedstock.