Ammonia volatilization under different nitrogen and water treatments of tomato-watermelon rotation system in solar greenhouse in Losses Plateau, China

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.201904.016

Abstract

Abstract: To understand the characteristics of ammonia volatilization in Losses Plateau, an experiment was conducted in a typical solar greenhouse involving four treatments. Intermittent ventilation chamber method was used to measure NH₃ volatilization over the period of tomato-watermelon rotation. The results showed that nitrogen transformation was rapid in solar greenhouse system. The peak NH₃ volatilization rate appeared one to two days after fertilization with the range from 0.26 to 2.02 kg N·hm^-2·d^-1. The NH₃ volatilization lasted for about one week in all treatments. No significant differences were recorded in terms of cumulative NH₃ volatilization among all nitrogen fertilizer input treatments. The cumulative NH₃ losses further increased about 46.7% in two seasons under the same nitrogen application rate, however when irrigation application was decreased. The average NH₃ vola-tilization rate and cumulative NH₃ losses in watermelon season were higher compared to tomato season, which might be attributed to high temperature during watermelon season. Soil NH₄⁺-N content, water filled pore space, soil temperature of 0-5 cm layer and air temperature all had extremely significant effect on NH₃ volatilization rate, while a negative correlation was observed between soil pH and NH₃ volatilization rate. Between the different cropping seasons, the rate of NH₃ volatilization and cumulative NH₃ losses were different, and decreased with decreases in nitrogen input, while reduced irrigation volume increased NH₃ volatilization under the same nitrogen application rate.

Key words: NH₃ volatilization, solar greenhouse, rotation, nitrogen and water input

LUO Wei, CHENG Yu-zhen, CHEN Zhu-jun, ZHOU Jian-bin. Ammonia volatilization under different nitrogen and water treatments of tomato-watermelon rotation system in solar greenhouse in Losses Plateau, China[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2019, 30(4): 1278-1286.

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