简介:AchangeintheEuropeanUnionenergypolicyhasmarkedlypromotedtheexpansionofbiogasproduction.Consequently,largeamountsofnutrient-richresiduesarebeingusedasorganicfertilizers.Inthisstudy,apotexperimentwasconductedtosimulatethehigh-risksituationofenhancedgreenhousegas(GHG)emissionsfollowingorganicfertilizerapplicationinenergymaizecultivation.WehypothesizedthatcattleslurryapplicationenhancedCO_2andN_2Ofluxescomparedtobiogasdigestatebecauseoftheoverallhighercarbon(C)andnitrogen(N)input,andthathigherlevelsofCO_2andN_2OemissionscouldbeexpectedbyincreasingsoilorganicC(SOC)andNcontents.Biogasdigestateandcattleslurry,atarateof150kgNH_4~+-Nha~(-1),wereincorporatedinto3soiltypeswithlow,medium,andhighSOCcontents(Cambisol,MollicGleysol,andSapricHistosol,termedClow,Cmedium,andChigh,respectively).TheGHGexchange(CO_2,CH_4,andN_2O)wasmeasuredon5replicatesoveraperiodof22dusingtheclosedchambertechnique.TheapplicationofcattleslurryresultedinsignificantlyhigherCO_2andN_2Ofluxescomparedtotheapplicationofbiogasdigestate.NodifferenceswereobservedinCH_4exchange,whichwasclosetozeroforalltreatments.SignificantlyhigherCO_2emissionswereobservedinChighcomparedtotheothertwosoiltypes,whereasthehighestN_2OemissionswereobservedinCmedium.Thus,theresultsdemonstratetheimportanceofsoiltype-adaptedfertilizationwithrespecttochangingsoilphysicalandenvironmentalconditions.