Y, reasonable soil tillage methods may reduce GHG emissions and may

Y, reasonable soil tillage methods may reduce GHG emissions and may be important for developing sustainable agricultural practices [24]. However, it is unclear how conversion to subsoiling would affect CH4 and N2O emissions and whether subsoiling increases or reduces GHG emissions and the GWP of these agricultural techniques. In addition, there is little information on the soil factors affecting CH4 and N2O emissions after conversion to subsoiling in the North China Plain. The aim of this study was to determine whether conversion to subsoiling can reduce CH4 and N2O emissions.Tillage Conversion on CH4 and N2O EmissionsMaterials and Methods Ethics StatementThe research station of this study is a department of Shandong Agricultural University. This study was approved by State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University.Study SiteThe study was conducted at Tai’an (Northern China, 36u099N, 117u099E), which is characteristic of the North China Plain. The average annual precipitation is 786.3 mm, and the average annual temperature is 13.6uC, with the minimum (21.5uC) and maximum (27.5uC) monthly temperatures in January and July, respectively. The annual frost-free period is approximately 170?220 days in duration, and the annual sunlight time is 2462.3 hours. The soil is loam with 40 sand, 44 silt and 16 clay. The characteristics of the surface soil (0?0 cm) were measured as follows: pH 6.2; soil bulk density 1.43 g cm23; soil organic matter 1662274 1.36 ; soil total nitrogen 0.13 ; and soil total phosphorous 0.13 . The meteorological data during the experiment are shown in Figure 1.replicates. Each replicate was 35 m long and 4 m wide. After maize was harvested in each plot, straw was returned to the soil by one of the six following tillage operations: HT – disking with a disc harrow to a depth of 12 cm to 15 cm, RT – rototiller plowing to a depth of 10 cm to 15 cm, NT – no tillage, HTS, RTS, and NTS – plowed using a vibrating sub-soil shovel to a depth of 40 cm to 45 cm, The experimental site was cropped with a rotation of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum Linn.) and maize (Zea mays L.). The wheat was sown in mid-October immediately after tilling the soil and was harvested at the beginning of June the following year. The maize was sown directly after the wheat harvest and was harvested in early October. During the wheat growth period, fertilizer was used at a rate of 225 kg N ha21, 150 kg ha21 P2O5 and 105 kg ha21 K2O, and 100 kg N ha21 was used as topdressing in the jointing stage with 160 mm of irrigation water. During the maize growth period, 120 kg N ha21, 120 kg ha21 P2O5 and 100 kg ha21 K2O were used as a base fertilizer, and 120 kg N ha21 was used as topdressing in the jointing stage.CH4 and N2O Sampling and MeasurementsCH4 and N2O content was measured using the static chambergas Calyculin A chromatography method [25]. The duration of gas sample collection was based on the diurnal variations in this region: the collection of CH4 Castanospermine occurred from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., and N2O was collected between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. from October 10, 2007, to May 19, 2009 at approximately 1-month intervals [26]. Both CH4 and N2O were sampled at 5 minutes, 20 minutes and 35 minutes after chamber closing. Simultaneously, the atmospheric temperature, the temperature in the static chamber, the landExperimental DesignThe experiment was designed as HT, RT and NT farming methods that started in 2004. In 2008, ea.Y, reasonable soil tillage methods may reduce GHG emissions and may be important for developing sustainable agricultural practices [24]. However, it is unclear how conversion to subsoiling would affect CH4 and N2O emissions and whether subsoiling increases or reduces GHG emissions and the GWP of these agricultural techniques. In addition, there is little information on the soil factors affecting CH4 and N2O emissions after conversion to subsoiling in the North China Plain. The aim of this study was to determine whether conversion to subsoiling can reduce CH4 and N2O emissions.Tillage Conversion on CH4 and N2O EmissionsMaterials and Methods Ethics StatementThe research station of this study is a department of Shandong Agricultural University. This study was approved by State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University.Study SiteThe study was conducted at Tai’an (Northern China, 36u099N, 117u099E), which is characteristic of the North China Plain. The average annual precipitation is 786.3 mm, and the average annual temperature is 13.6uC, with the minimum (21.5uC) and maximum (27.5uC) monthly temperatures in January and July, respectively. The annual frost-free period is approximately 170?220 days in duration, and the annual sunlight time is 2462.3 hours. The soil is loam with 40 sand, 44 silt and 16 clay. The characteristics of the surface soil (0?0 cm) were measured as follows: pH 6.2; soil bulk density 1.43 g cm23; soil organic matter 1662274 1.36 ; soil total nitrogen 0.13 ; and soil total phosphorous 0.13 . The meteorological data during the experiment are shown in Figure 1.replicates. Each replicate was 35 m long and 4 m wide. After maize was harvested in each plot, straw was returned to the soil by one of the six following tillage operations: HT – disking with a disc harrow to a depth of 12 cm to 15 cm, RT – rototiller plowing to a depth of 10 cm to 15 cm, NT – no tillage, HTS, RTS, and NTS – plowed using a vibrating sub-soil shovel to a depth of 40 cm to 45 cm, The experimental site was cropped with a rotation of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum Linn.) and maize (Zea mays L.). The wheat was sown in mid-October immediately after tilling the soil and was harvested at the beginning of June the following year. The maize was sown directly after the wheat harvest and was harvested in early October. During the wheat growth period, fertilizer was used at a rate of 225 kg N ha21, 150 kg ha21 P2O5 and 105 kg ha21 K2O, and 100 kg N ha21 was used as topdressing in the jointing stage with 160 mm of irrigation water. During the maize growth period, 120 kg N ha21, 120 kg ha21 P2O5 and 100 kg ha21 K2O were used as a base fertilizer, and 120 kg N ha21 was used as topdressing in the jointing stage.CH4 and N2O Sampling and MeasurementsCH4 and N2O content was measured using the static chambergas chromatography method [25]. The duration of gas sample collection was based on the diurnal variations in this region: the collection of CH4 occurred from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., and N2O was collected between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. from October 10, 2007, to May 19, 2009 at approximately 1-month intervals [26]. Both CH4 and N2O were sampled at 5 minutes, 20 minutes and 35 minutes after chamber closing. Simultaneously, the atmospheric temperature, the temperature in the static chamber, the landExperimental DesignThe experiment was designed as HT, RT and NT farming methods that started in 2004. In 2008, ea.