J. Biosci. Agric. Res. | Volume 22, Issue 02, 1835-1839 | https://doi.org/10.18801/jbar.220219.226
Article type: Research article | Received: 10.07.19; Revised: 22.09.19; First published online: 25 October 2019, Article updated: 04 January 2020.
Article type: Research article | Received: 10.07.19; Revised: 22.09.19; First published online: 25 October 2019, Article updated: 04 January 2020.
Estimation of carbon emission from agricultural and pasture field
Amit Prasad Timilsina, Ghanashyam Malla, Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Alok Sharma, Rameswar Rimal, Achyut Gaire and Hem Lal Bhandari
Agricultural Environment Research Division, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal.
✉ Corresponding author email: [email protected] (Timilsina, A. P.).
Agricultural Environment Research Division, Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal.
✉ Corresponding author email: [email protected] (Timilsina, A. P.).
Abstract
Agriculture is one of the significant contributors to greenhouse gas to the atmosphere, thereby play a role to intensify the greenhouse gas effect. Carbon dioxide, even being the principal component of gas emitted from the soil, there is no, or little research has been conducted on carbon dioxide emission from the soil surface under cultivated land. This study was intended to explore the carbon dioxide emission from soil-grown with various crops and management practices. The measurement was done with the Japanese closed chamber technique. The result showed that the level of emission not only differed due to management practices but also due to the type of vegetation covered. Therefore, intensive research on emission from different agricultural systems is imperative to develop climate-smart agricultural soil management technologies in Nepal.
Key Words: Nepal, Carbon emission, Climate change, Pasture and Agriculture
Agriculture is one of the significant contributors to greenhouse gas to the atmosphere, thereby play a role to intensify the greenhouse gas effect. Carbon dioxide, even being the principal component of gas emitted from the soil, there is no, or little research has been conducted on carbon dioxide emission from the soil surface under cultivated land. This study was intended to explore the carbon dioxide emission from soil-grown with various crops and management practices. The measurement was done with the Japanese closed chamber technique. The result showed that the level of emission not only differed due to management practices but also due to the type of vegetation covered. Therefore, intensive research on emission from different agricultural systems is imperative to develop climate-smart agricultural soil management technologies in Nepal.
Key Words: Nepal, Carbon emission, Climate change, Pasture and Agriculture
Article Full-Text PDF
| 226.02.22.19_version_2.0_carbon_emission_from_agricultural_and_pasture_nepal.pdf |
Article Metrics
|
Share This Article
|
|
Article Citations
MLA
Timilsina et. al. “Estimation of carbon emission from agricultural and pasture field.” Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research 22(02) (2019): 1835-1839.
APA
Timilsina, A. P., Malla, G., Paudel, B. P., Sharma, A., Rimal, R., Gaire, A. and Bhandari, H. L. (2019). Estimation of carbon emission from agricultural and pasture field. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 22(02), 1835-1839.
Chicago
Timilsina, A. P., Malla, G., Paudel, B. P., Sharma, A., Rimal, R., Gaire, A. and Bhandari, H. L. “Estimation of carbon emission from agricultural and pasture field.” Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research 22(02) (2019): 1835-1839.
Harvard
Timilsina, A. P., Malla, G., Paudel, B. P., Sharma, A., Rimal, R., Gaire, A. and Bhandari, H. L. 2019. Estimation of carbon emission from agricultural and pasture field. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 22(02), pp. 1835-1839.
Vancouver
Timilsina AP, Malla G., Paudel BP, Sharma A, Rimal R., Gaire A and Bhandari HL. Estimation of carbon emission from agricultural and pasture field. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research. 2019 October 22(02): 1835-1839.
Timilsina et. al. “Estimation of carbon emission from agricultural and pasture field.” Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research 22(02) (2019): 1835-1839.
APA
Timilsina, A. P., Malla, G., Paudel, B. P., Sharma, A., Rimal, R., Gaire, A. and Bhandari, H. L. (2019). Estimation of carbon emission from agricultural and pasture field. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 22(02), 1835-1839.
Chicago
Timilsina, A. P., Malla, G., Paudel, B. P., Sharma, A., Rimal, R., Gaire, A. and Bhandari, H. L. “Estimation of carbon emission from agricultural and pasture field.” Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research 22(02) (2019): 1835-1839.
Harvard
Timilsina, A. P., Malla, G., Paudel, B. P., Sharma, A., Rimal, R., Gaire, A. and Bhandari, H. L. 2019. Estimation of carbon emission from agricultural and pasture field. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 22(02), pp. 1835-1839.
Vancouver
Timilsina AP, Malla G., Paudel BP, Sharma A, Rimal R., Gaire A and Bhandari HL. Estimation of carbon emission from agricultural and pasture field. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research. 2019 October 22(02): 1835-1839.
References
- Chen, J. Kim, H. and Yoo, G. (2015). Effects of Biochar addition on CO2 and N2O emissions following fertilizer application to a cultivated grassland soil. PLOS ONE, 10(5), e0126841. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126841
- Cheng, K. Pan G. Smith P. Lua T. Li L. Zheng J. Zhang X. Han X. and Yan M. (2011). Carbon footprint of China’s crop production - An estimation using agro-statistics data over 1993–2007. Environment, 142(3-4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2011.05.012
- Hanson, P. Edwards, N. Garten, C. and Andrews, J. (2000). Separating root and soil microbial contributions to soil respiration: A Review of Methods and Observations. Biogeochemistry, 48(1), 115-146. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006244819642
- Karki, K. B. (2007). Greenhouse gases, global warming and glacier ice melt in Nepal. Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 8(0). https://doi.org/10.3126/aej.v8i0.721
- Kirschbaum, M. U. F. (1995). The temperature dependence of soil organic matter decomposition and the effect of global warming on soil organic C storage. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 27(6), 753–760. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(94)00242-S
- Lal, R. (2004) Carbon emission from farm operations. Environment International, 30, 981–990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2004.03.005
- Liu, Q. Chen, Y. Li, W. Liu, Y. Han, J. Wen, X. and Liao, Y. (2016). Plastic-film mulching and urea types affect soil CO2 emissions and grain yield in spring maize on the Loess Plateau, China. Scientific Reports, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep28150
- Muñoz, C. Paulino, L. Monreal, C. and Zagal, E. (2010). Greenhouse gas (CO2 and N20) emissions from soils: A review. Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research, 70(3), 485-497. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-58392010000300016
- Pitombo, L. M. Carmo, J. B. do, Maria, I. C. de and Andrade, C. A. de. (2015). Carbon sequestration and greenhouse gases emissions in soil under sewage sludge residual effects. Scientia Agricola, 72(2), 147–156. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-9016-2013-0352
- Sartori, F. Lal, R. Ebinger M. H. and Parrish D.J. (2006) Potential soil carbon sequestration and CO2 offset by dedicated energy crops in the USA. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences, 25, 441–472. https://doi.org/10.1080/07352680600961021
- Smith, K. A. Ball, T. Conen, F. Dobbie, K. E. Massheder, J. and Rey, A. (2003). Exchange of greenhouse gases between soil and atmosphere: interactions of soil physical factors and biological processes: Landmark Papers. European Journal of Soil Science, 69(1), 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12539
- Timilsina, A. P., Shrestha, A., Gautam, A. K., Gaire, A., Malla, G., Paudel, B. P., Rimal, R., Upadhyay, K. P. and Bhandari, H. L. (2019). A practice of agro-met advisory service in Nepal. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 21(02), 1778-1785. https://doi.org/10.18801/jbar.210219.217
- Tu, C. and Li, F. (2017). Responses of greenhouse gas fluxes to experimental warming in wheat season under conventional tillage and no-tillage fields. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 54, 314–327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2016.09.016
- Yadav, D. and Wang, J. (2017). Modelling carbon dioxide emissions from agricultural soils in Canada’. Environmental Pollution. 230, pp. 1040-1049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.07.066
© 2019 The Authors. This article is freely available for anyone to read, share, download, print, permitted for unrestricted use and build upon, provided that the original author(s) and publisher are given due credit. All Published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research EISSN 2312-7945.