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Table 5 Estimated total N lost through nitrous oxide emission following seasonal split application of manure

From: Nitrous oxide emission from wetland soil following single and seasonal split application of cattle manure to field tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill var. Heinz) and rape (Brassica napus, L. var. Giant) crops

Trts

First tomato crop

First rape crop

Temporal interval (days after planting)

Mean rate of N2O emission (g ha−1 day−1)

Total N emitted for the period (kg ha−1)

Total N applied (kg ha−1)

% emitted N2O of applied N

Temporal interval (days after planting)

Mean rate of N2O emission (g ha−1 day−1)

Total N emitted for the period (kg ha−1)

Total N applied (kg ha−1)

% emitted N2O of applied N

T1

1–21

5.4

0.11

1–49

6.0

0.30

22–49

2.5

0.07

50–84

3.9

0.13

50–63

2.8

0.04

64–98

6.4

0.22

Total

  

0.44

0

0

0.43

0

0

T2

1–21

5.6

0.12

0.24

1–49

9.3

0.45

0.88

22–49

5.7

0.15

0.29

50–84

4.6

0.15

0.29

50–63

5.7

0.07

0.14

64–98

7.2

0.24

0.47

Total

0.58

51

1.14

0.60

51

1.18

T3

1–21

7.5

0.15

0.15

1–49

12.7

0.62

0.61

22–49

6.8

0.16

0.16

50–84

7.2

0.24

0.24

50–63

6.5

0.08

0.08

64–98

9.4

0.31

0.15

Total

0.70

102

0.69

0.86

102

0.84

Fpr

*

*

LSD

0.16

0.23

CV

13.40

12.20

 

Second tomato crop

Second rape crop

T1

1–98

3.3

0.32

1–35

3.0

0.11

36–84

4.3

0.21

Total

  

0.32

0

  

0.32

0

Trt2

1–98

5.1

0.50

0.98

1–35

5.2

0.18

0.35

36–84

7.3

0.35

0.68

Total

  

0.50

51

0.98

0.53

51

1.04

T3

1–98

5.9

0.58

0.57

1–35

7.7

0.27

0.26

36–84

10.2

0.49

0.48

Total

0.58

102

0.57

0.76

102

0.75

Fpr

*

*

LSD

0.14

0.24

CV

15.70

8.80

  1. Trt—treatments, T1—control, T2—15 Mg high N manure ha−1 split into four 3.75 Mg ha−1 applications per crop, T3—30 Mg high N manure ha−1 split into four 7.5 Mg ha−1 applications per crop
  2. * p > 0.05