Sinergias y trade-offs del secuestro de carbono con otros servicios de los agroecosistemas: una síntesis de literatura global

Comunicación oral presentada en: XVI Congreso Nacional de la Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre. La Ecología en una biosfera humanizada. Almería, España. 16-20 octubre (2023)Las prácticas de manejo agrícola que incrementan el secuestro de carbono (C) promueven otros servicios de los agroecosistemas, como el mantenimiento de la estructura y la fertilidad del suelo o de la biodiversidad edáfica. Sin embargo, pueden incrementar la emisión de gases de efecto invernadero (GEIs) y la pérdida de nutrientes. Con el objetivo de revisar si las prácticas de secuestro de C muestran sinergias con la estructura y la biota edáficas, pero generan trade-offs en términos de emisión de CO2 y N2O o pérdidas de N y P, realizamos una síntesis de literatura global. Realizamos búsquedas sistemáticas de literatura para detectar artículos que evaluaran experimentalmente el efecto de minimizar la perturbación del suelo, diversificar los agroecosistemas y/o incrementar los aportes de materia orgánica frente a la utilización de prácticas convencionales. Detectamos 771 publicaciones, de las cuales incluimos 234 que analizaban 572 efectos en 228 sitios de 38 países. Las prácticas de manejo sostenible incrementaron el C en el suelo sin comprometer el rendimiento de los cultivos. El secuestro de C tuvo efectos positivos sobre la biota del suelo, más evidentes en términos de biomasa que de biodiversidad, así como sobre la agregación, porosidad, retención de agua y reducción de la compactación. Los efectos negativos del secuestro de C fueron en términos de emisión de CO2 y pérdida potencial de N. Discutiremos cómo estos efectos variaron entre prácticas de manejo, en el tiempo y el espacio, y revisaremos los principales vacíos de conocimiento detectados en la literatura

Trade-offs and synergies of carbon sequestration in global agricultural soils: a literature synthesis

Comunicación oral presentada en: EGU General Assembly 2023. Viena, Austria, 23-28 abril (2023)Agricultural management practices aimed at sequestering carbon (C) in soils can have synergies with many agroecosystem services, but may come at the cost of increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and nutrient losses. We performed a systematic literature synthesis to review whether C sequestration practices show synergies with soil structure and soil biota, but generate trade-offs in terms of CO2 and N2O emissions or N and P losses worldwide. We also assessed whether the magnitude of trade-offs and synergies vary across climatic regions and over time. We performed systematic literature searches in the Web of Science for articles that: 1. experimentally assess the effect of minimising soil disturbance, diversifying agroecosystems, and/or increasing organic matter inputs versus standard practices, and 2. include measurements of C sequestration and at least another response variable related to synergies or trade-offs. We retrieved 771 publications, 537 of which were excluded based on i) the type of article (review, opinion papers), ii) a focus on non-soil habitats, forests or organic soils, or iii) experimental designs not matching our criteria. We included 234 studies that report 572 effects of sustainable practices on 228 sites located in 38 countries. Experiments averaged 10 years of monitoring and the majority reported effects of increasing organic matter inputs and minimising soil disturbance (88%) in temperate and continental climates (75%). Soil organic C increased without compromising crop yields considering all management practices together, i.e. positive effects of sustainable versus standard practices on C sequestration were more frequent than expected by chance. As expected, C sequestration promoted soil biota, but effects were more evident on biomass than on diversity. We also detected synergistic effects on soil aggregation, porosity, water retention and compaction. Negative effects of C retention practices were significant when considering GHG emissions and nutrient losses, particularly for CO2 emissions and mineral N accumulation. However, the magnitude of these trade-offs varied significantly depending on the metrics used to measure them, e.g. field versus lab GHG fluxes. We discuss how these effects vary across management practices, time and space, and review main knowledge gaps detected in the literature

Laboratory estimates obscure the patterns of GHG emissions from agricultural soils

Comunicación oral presentada en: EJP Soil Annual Science Days 2023. Riga, Letonia 12-14 junio 2023Agricultural management practices aimed at sequestering carbon (C) in soils show synergies with many agroecosystem services, but may come at the cost of increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We performed a systematic literature synthesis, followed by a meta-analysis and experimental measurements, to analyse whether C sequestration practices generate trade-offs in terms of CO2 and N2O emissions. We performed systematic literature searches in the Web of Science to look for articles published worldwide that experimentally assess the effect of: 1. minimising soil disturbance (reduced or no tillage), 2. diversifying agroecosystems (crop rotations, cover crops, intercropping), and/or 3. increasing organic matter inputs (crop residue retention, organic amendments) versus standard practices. We only included studies that quantified C sequestration and at least another response variable related to the synergies or trade-offs of C sequestration. We retrieved 771 publications, 537 of which were excluded based on the type of article, a focus on non-soil habitats, forests or organic soils, or experimental designs not matching our criteria. We included 234 studies that report 572 effects of sustainable practices on 228 sites located in 38 countries. Experiments averaged 10 years of monitoring and the majority reported effects of increasing organic matter inputs and minimising soil disturbance (88%) in temperate and continental climates (75%). Sustainable practices effectively sequestered more C than standard practices considering all studies together. In total, we detected 353 effects related to CO2 and N2O emissions, 51% of which were measured as field fluxes and 43% as laboratory fluxes. Taking both types of measurements, C sequestration increased GHG emissions, particularly CO2. However, the response of CO2 and N2O emissions (increase, neutral, decrease) of sustainable versus standard agricultural practices varied significantly depending on how emissions were measured (field or laboratory fluxes). This result was confirmed in a subsequent meta-analysis, including 71 articles that report 123 independent experiments: CO2 and N2O emissions increased significantly when using agricultural practices that sequester C, but the magnitude of this trade-off depended on the use of field or laboratory measurements. This pattern was remarkable for CO2, where lab fluxes (N=48) yielded significantly larger responses than field fluxes (N=50). Finally, we quantified CO2 emissions, both as field and laboratory fluxes, in a long-term (27 year) experiment in central Spain, comparing standard tillage (mouldboard plough 30 cm), reduced tillage (chisel plough, 15 cm) and no tillage (direct seeding). Field fluxes measured weekly for a month were significantly lower under no tillage compared to standard tillage, while laboratory fluxes under controlled conditions yielded the opposite result. Independent methodological approaches indicate that the use of laboratory fluxes, particularly to measure CO2, might overestimate the magnitude of the trade-offs of C sequestration in terms of climate regulation services

Trend for Soil CO₂ Efflux in Grassland and Forest Land in Relation with Meteorological Conditions and Root Parameters

The key process in understanding carbon dynamics under different ecosystems is quantifying soil CO2 efflux. However, this process can change annually as it depends on environmental variables. The results of this paper present the effects of root network, soil temperature, and volumetric water content on soil CO2 efflux, which were investigated on Retisol of two types of land uses in Western Lithuania in 2017–2019: forest and grassland. It was determined that the average soil CO2 efflux in the grassland was 32% higher than in the forest land. The CO2 efflux, average across land uses, tended to increase in the following order: 2017 2 efflux increase by 14%. Soil temperature (up to 20 °C) and volumetric water content (up to 23–25%) had a positive effect on the soil CO2 efflux increase on Retisol. We established that the root’s activity plays one of the main roles in the CO2 production rate—in both land uses, the soil CO2 efflux was influenced by the root length density and the root volume

Mechanism of Interaction between Earthworms and Root Parameters on <i>Cambisol</i>

Plants respond to their environment through adaptations; for example, earthworms that create heterogeneity can lead to local adaptation of roots. This research identifies a mechanism to explain plant responses to earthworms and how these mechanisms are related. Our results show that tillage intensity has a negative effect on earthworms and root volume. The mean root volume and earthworm biomass under conventional tillage were lower than in reduced tillage and no-tillage. The root volume and the root diameter in the field with residues were higher than in the field without residues, while the root length density and earthworm biomass in the field with residues were lower than in the field without residues. This study demonstrates that the mean of the root length density and biomass of the earthworms were higher in sandy loam than in loam. Therefore, sand content had a positive effect on root length density (R2 = 0.72, p 2 = 0.74, p 2 = 0.54, p 2 = 0.88, p < 0.01). This confirms our hypothesis on the effect of earthworms on root systems

The Effect of Anaerobic Digestate on the Soil Organic Carbon and Humified Carbon Fractions in Different Land-Use Systems in Lithuania

The most important component of agricultural system are soils as the basis for the growth of plants, accumulation of water, plant nutrients and organic matter. The main task of our research was to ascertain changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) and mobile humified carbon fractions in digestate-treated soils. We have performed three field experiments using the same design on two soil types in 2019–2020. We studied the fertilization effects of different phases of digestate on Retisol and Fluvisol. Fertilization treatments: control; separated liquid digestate 85 kg ha−1 N; and 170 kg ha−1 170 N; separated solid digestate 85 kg ha−1 N; and 170 kg ha−1 N. We have found a greater positive effect on the increase in SOC because of the use of the maximum recommended fertilization rate of the solid digestate. The content of mobile humic substances (MHS) tended to increase in grassland and crop rotation field in digestate-treated soil. In our experiment, maximum concentration of SOC was found in 0–10 cm soil layer, while in the deeper layers the amount of SOC, MHS and mobile humic acids proportionally decreased. We concluded, that long-term factors as soil type and land use strongly affected the humification level expressed as HD (%) in the soil and the highest HD was determined in the grassland soil in Fluvisol

Vidurinio pleistoceno apledėjimo teritorijos dirvožemiai ir jų sąvybės

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutasLietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro Žemdirbystės institutasVilniaus universiteta

The Effect of Anaerobic Digestate on the Soil Organic Carbon and Humified Carbon Fractions in Different Land-Use Systems in Lithuania

The most important component of agricultural system are soils as the basis for the growth of plants, accumulation of water, plant nutrients and organic matter. The main task of our research was to ascertain changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) and mobile humified carbon fractions in digestate-treated soils. We have performed three field experiments using the same design on two soil types in 2019&ndash;2020. We studied the fertilization effects of different phases of digestate on Retisol and Fluvisol. Fertilization treatments: control; separated liquid digestate 85 kg ha&minus;1 N; and 170 kg ha&minus;1 170 N; separated solid digestate 85 kg ha&minus;1 N; and 170 kg ha&minus;1 N. We have found a greater positive effect on the increase in SOC because of the use of the maximum recommended fertilization rate of the solid digestate. The content of mobile humic substances (MHS) tended to increase in grassland and crop rotation field in digestate-treated soil. In our experiment, maximum concentration of SOC was found in 0&ndash;10 cm soil layer, while in the deeper layers the amount of SOC, MHS and mobile humic acids proportionally decreased. We concluded, that long-term factors as soil type and land use strongly affected the humification level expressed as HD (%) in the soil and the highest HD was determined in the grassland soil in Fluvisol

Transformation of Retisols properties in the Lithuania due to agrogenization

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutasLietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro Žemdirbystės institutasVilniaus universitetasVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŽemės ūkio akademij

Some aspects of SEM application in the research of soil weathering and clay mineral formation

Agronomijos fakultetasGamtos tyrimų centrasLietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro Žemdirbystės institutasVilniaus universitetasVytauto Didžiojo universiteta