Mitigating nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils by precision management
Robert M. REES1(), Juliette MAIRE1,2, Anna FLORENCE1, Nicholas COWAN2, Ute SKIBA2, Tony van der WEERDEN3, Xiaotang JU4
1. Scotland’s Rural College, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9 3JG, UK 2. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Scotland, EH26 OQB, UK 3. AgResearch, Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel 9053, New Zealand 4. College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions make up a significant part of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. There is an urgent need to identify new approaches to the mitigation of these emissions with emerging technology. In this short review four approaches to precision managements of agricultural systems are described based on examples of work being undertaken in the UK and New Zealand. They offer the opportunity for N2O mitigation without any reduction in productivity. These approaches depend upon new sensor technology, modeling and spatial information with which to make management decisions and interventions that can both improve agricultural productivity and environmental protection.
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Robert M. REES, Juliette MAIRE, Anna FLORENCE, Nicholas COWAN, Ute SKIBA, Tony van der WEERDEN, Xiaotang JU. Mitigating nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils by precision management. Front. Agr. Sci. Eng. , 2020, 7(1): 75-80.
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