scholarly journals Organic Amendments Boost Soil Fertility and Rice Productivity and Reduce Methane Emissions from Paddy Fields under Sub-Tropical Conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3103
Author(s):  
Md Mahamudul Haque ◽  
Juel Datta ◽  
Tareq Ahmed ◽  
Md Ehsanullah ◽  
Md Neaul Karim ◽  
...  

Deteriorating soil fertility and gradually decreasing rice productivity along with higher greenhouse gas emissions from paddy fields have emerged as serious threats to the sustainability of rice production and food security. Rice production in the subtropical environment in Bangladesh is mostly dependent on synthetic inorganic fertilizer to maintain productivity; however, the inorganic fertilizer has negative effects on global warming. Climate-smart and resilient agricultural production systems are major concerns nowadays to meet sustainable development goals. The study was conducted to evaluate the optimum rate and source of organic amendments on rice productivity and soil fertility along with CH4 emission. A total of nine nutrient combinations were used in the study. The CH4 emission, soil redox potential (Eh), soil pH, soil nitrogen and organic carbon, available phosphorus, rice grain and straw were greatly affected by the application of different rates and sources of the nutrient. However, the soil exchangeable K content, plant height, and harvest index were not affected. Among the treatments, the application of 75% recommended fertilizer (RF) + biosolid 2 t ha−1 (T3) was the most effective and showed the superior performance in terms of available P (12.90 ppm), the number of grains panicle−1 (121), and 1000-grain weight (24.6g), rice grain, and straw yield along with the moderate CH4 emission (18.25 mg m−2h−1). On the other hand, the lowest soil Eh (−158 mV) and soil pH (6.65) were measured from the treatment T3. The finding of this study revealed that the application of 75% of RF + biosolid 2 t ha−1 can be recommended as the preferable soil amendment for boosting rice yield, reduce CH4 emissions, and sustainably maintain soil fertility. Furthermore, this finding may help to introduce preferable soil amendment doses, which will contribute to boosting rice productivity and economic turnouts of the farmers.

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Roder ◽  
S. Schürmann ◽  
P. Chittanavanh ◽  
K. Sipaseuth ◽  
M. Fernandez

AbstractRice is the most important agricultural commodity of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), produced largely using traditional methods with limited inputs of fertilizers and other chemicals. The country has a wide diversity in rice production systems and rice varieties, with over 3000 different varieties recorded. The rich diversity and the production environment and methods are favorable for organic rice production. Investigations were carried out to describe soil fertility conditions, management practices, opportunities and problems associated with organic production methods for rice. Soils used for rice production are mostly of low fertility, with low organic matter and N-availability. In spite of this, virtually no fertilizer inputs are used for upland rice production. Inorganic fertilizer inputs for lowland rice production have increased rapidly over the past decade, but are still below 20 kg ha−1. The most important nutrient sources are rice straw and manure from buffalo and cattle. Chromolaena odorata plays an important role in nutrient cycling in upland rice systems and is sometimes added to lowland fields. In a range of fertility management studies, yield increase ranged from 2 to 89% for manure, straw or rice husk applied at modest rates (3 t ha−1), 32–156% for modest rates of inorganic fertilizer (60 kg N ha−1) and 36–167% for combined application of manure or crop residues with inorganic fertilizer. The response to locally produced commercial organic fertilizer was poor. The most promising inputs and strategies available to optimize yields in organic rice production systems are (1) optimizing use of locally available nutrients, mostly from manure, crop residues and weed biomass, (2) N addition through green manure and legumes growing in rotation and (3) additions of P through guano or rock-phosphate. The Lao PDR is fortunate to have substantial bat guano deposits in limestone caves. Extensive experience is available on straw and husk management for lowland systems and green manure species for upland production systems.


2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA Ali ◽  
MG Farouque ◽  
M Haque ◽  
Abid Ul Kabir

Two field experiments were conducted at two different rice ecosystems, one in the upland rice field of Bangladesh Agricultural University farm, Mymensingh and the another one in the low lying area of Bhaluka, Mymensingh to investigate the effects of soil amendments on mitigation of methane emissions and sustaining rice productivity. The experimental treatments were urea (250 kg ha-1), urea plus coal ash (1t ha-1), urea plus phosphogypsum (90 kg ha-1), urea plus silicate fertilizer (150 kg ha-1), ammonium sulphate 400 kg ha-1, ammonium sulphate plus silicate fertilizer (150 kg ha-1), urea (25% less than the recommended doze) plus cyanobacteria plus azolla (1t ha-1). In case of BAU upland rice field, the total seasonal CH4 emission was decreased by 12-21% and rice grain yield was increased by 4.0- 18.0% respectively, whereas 11.0-26.0% reduction in total CH4 emission and 4.5-24.0% increase in rice grain yield was recorded from the low lying rice field of Bhaluka with the application of soil amendments. Among  the amendments silicate fertilization with urea and silicate in combination with ammonium sulphate reduced total CH4 flux by 18- 23% and 21-26% respectively, whereas rice grain yield was increased by 18-24% and 16-18%, respectively in both ecosystems. Although maximum reduction in total seasonal CH4 flux was recorded with silicate and sulfate of ammonia amendment in paddy soil, however soil acidity was developed which might affect soil fertility and rice productivity in the future. Therefore, silicate fertilizer could be introduced with the nitrogenous fertilizer sources, preferably with 50% urea plus 50% ammonium sulphate for  reducing CH4 emissions and increasing rice productivity under both irrigated upland and lowland rice field ecosystems. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v5i1.11574 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 5(1): 179 - 185, 2012


Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Mohammadi ◽  
Benyamin Khoshnevisan ◽  
G. Venkatesh ◽  
Samieh Eskandari

Paddy fields emit considerable amounts of methane (CH4), which is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) and, thereby, causes significant environmental impacts, even as they generate wealth and jobs directly in the agricultural sector, and indirectly in the food-processing sector. Application of biochar in rice production systems will not just help to truncate their carbon footprints, but also add to the bottom-line. In this work, the authors have reviewed the literature on climate change, human health, and economic impacts of using organic residues to make biochar for the addition to croplands especially to rice paddy fields. Biochar-bioenergy systems range in scale from small household cook-stoves to large industrial pyrolysis plants. Biochar can be purveyed in different forms—raw, mineral-enriched, or blended with compost. The review of published environmental life cycle assessment (E-LCA) studies showed biochar has the potential to mitigate the carbon footprint of farming systems through a range of mechanisms. The most important factors are the stabilization of the carbon in the biochar and the generation of recoverable energy from pyrolysis gases produced as co-products with biochar as well as decreased fertiliser requirement and enhanced crop productivity. The quantitative review of E-LCA studies concluded that the carbon footprint of rice produced in biochar-treated soil was estimated to range from −1.43 to 2.79 kg CO2-eq per kg rice grain, implying a significant reduction relative to rice produced without a biochar soil amendment. The suppression of soil-methane emission due to the biochar addition is the dominant process with a negative contribution of 40–70% in the climate change mitigation of rice production. The review of the life cycle cost studies on biochar use as an additive in farmlands demonstrated that biochar application can be an economically-feasible approach in some conditions. Strategies like the subsidization of the initial biochar capital cost and assignment of a non-trivial price for carbon abatement in future pricing mechanisms will enhance the economic benefits for the rice farmers.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Nur Amalina Mohd Ropi ◽  
Norfakhrina Mohd Noor ◽  
Ong Pei Ying ◽  
Mohd Helmi Nadri ◽  
Nor Zalina Othman ◽  
...  

To evaluate the effect of different fertilizer application on soil fertility under polyculture cropping system (okra, water spinach and yard long bean), a field experiment was conducted in the oil palm reclamation soil at the research farm in ICA UTM-Pagoh. There were five treatments involved which were: (T1) no fertilizer, (T2) organic fertilizer, (T3) inorganic fertilizer, (T4) organic inorganic compound fertilizer and (T5) organic + inorganic fertilizer.  The initial and final soil samples were collected to study the effect of different types of commercial fertilizer application on soil pH, electrical conductivity (EC), moisture content, soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), C/N ratio, soil organic matter (SOM), bulk density and nutrients (P and K) contents in the soil surface layer (0–15 cm) of the experimented site for 14 weeks. Results showed that the soil pH was the lowest with an average of 6.05 units in T5 and was significantly higher in T1 (8.23 units). The EC value in T5 is the highest with 172.4 ds/m and lowest in T1 with an average of 25.5 ds/m. T5 showed the highest soil moisture and soil organic matter with 15.81% and 4.01% respectively. The combine application of organic and inorganic fertilizers has increased SOC and TN values compared with the T1 (control) specifically, which resulted in 3.7% and 0.33% of SOC and TN concentrations, respectively (). Bulk density showed no significant different among all the treatment with the highest value was in T4 (1.22g/cm3) and lowest in T3(1.05g/cm3). The average amounts of C/N ratio ranged from 11.11 to 13.60 between all treatments with the highest ratio in T4 (13.6). The average P and K contents were highest in T5 (1564.7 mg/kg and 1056.2 mg/kg). Thus, it showed that the application with the mixture of organic and inorganic fertilizer (T5) improved the soil condition.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaodong Hao ◽  
Lianyang Bai ◽  
Xueduan Liu ◽  
Ping Zhu ◽  
Hongwei Liu ◽  
...  

Cadmium (Cd) speciation ratio in arable land determines the Cd exposure risk and Cd uptake in crops. However, the driving mechanisms of Cd speciation change on the vertical scale of paddy fields remain poorly understood. In this study, the effects of plow layer and plow pan on Cd speciation distribution were investigated in a long-term Cd-contaminated rice ecosystem. The Cd accumulative effect within rice grain was enhanced with high levels of activated Cd speciation ratios in soils. Activated Cd speciation ratios were higher in plow layer soils, while stabilized Cd speciation ratios were elevated in plow pan soils. Soil physicochemical properties and soil microbes synergistically affected the Cd speciation changes in different ways between the two soil layers. Soil pH and organic elements in plow layer environment directly hindered the transformation of stabilized Cd speciation, while in plow pan environment, soil pH and organic elements indirectly decreased activated Cd speciation ratios and resulted in the accumulation of stabilized Cd speciation via regulating the predominant bacterial taxa. This study will improve our understanding of how soil environments regulate Cd speciation distributions in rice ecosystems and help to seek effective remediation methods of Cd-contaminated paddy fields to reduce the Cd accumulation in rice.


2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koki Homma ◽  
Takeshi Horie ◽  
Tatsuhiko Shiraiwa ◽  
Nopporn Supapoj ◽  
Naruo Matsumoto ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Budi Winarto ◽  
Sodiq Jauhari

<p><strong>Morphology Performances and Yield of New Superior</strong><strong> Rice Variety with Integrated Crop Management in Rainfedland Jepara District</strong>. One constraint for increasing rice production in rainfedland Jepara District is the availability of adaptive improved rice varieties with high yield. The purpose of this assessment are: (1) to analyze the morphological performance and yield potential of some new superior varieties in rainfedland Jepara District (2) to assess the level of main rice pest and diseases attack and the presence of natural pest’s enemies, and (3) to assess the responses and perceptions of farmers towards integrated crop management applications in rice production. The assessment was conducted in ranfedland Mayong Kidul Village, Mayong Sub-district, Jepara District by involving Lestari Farmer’s Group on the second planting season of 2015. The assessment also employed A Randomized Block Design with three replications and rice variety as treament: Inpari-30, Inpari-31, Inpari-10, Conde, mekongga and varietas Ciherang as the control variety.  The collected data of morphology and rice yield were analyzed using analysis of variance,  then the mean difference values between treatments was further tested using the least significant difference test at p = 0.05. The results showed that there were influences of rice varieties on plant height, number of tillers, pests and diseaces as well as yield and yield component of the five rice varieties. The Mekongga variety is the most suitable rice variety that could be used in rainfedland in order to improve rice productivity in rainfedland of Jepara District. This variety could produce dry rice grain up to 6.8 tons/ha, with 105.5 cm plant height, 14.1 productive tillers, 23.7 cm panicle length 566 and 176 number of filled and empty grains 5 panicles respectively, 4.5 pest and diceases attack level, and is able to increase grain yield up to 30.7% compared to that of control variety. Respondent farmers have a positive perception to the concept of integrated crop management with a value of 68.3%. The implication of these results is that the utilization of new superior rice varieties especially Mekongga have a high potential for improving rice productivity in rainfedland of Jepara District. <em></em></p><p> <strong>Keywords</strong>: <em>New Superior Rice Varieties,</em><em> rainfedland, ICM, Jepara</em></p><p align="center"><strong> </strong></p><p align="center"><strong>ABSTRAK</strong></p><p align="center"><strong> </strong></p><p>Keragaan Morfologi dan Hasil Varietas Unggul Baru Padi dengan Pengelolaan Tanaman Terpadu di Kabupaten Jepara.  Salah satu kendala peningkatan produktivitas padi di lahan sawah tadah hujan Kabupaten Jepara adalah ketersediaan varietas unggul yang adaptif dengan produktivitas tinggi. Tujuan pengkajian ini adalah (1) mengkaji keragaan morfologi dan potensi hasil beberapa VUB padi di lahan sawah tadah hujan (2) mengkaji tingkat serangan hama dan penyakit utama padi serta keberadaan musuh alami hama, dan (3) mengkaji respon dan persepsi petani terhadap penerapan PTT padi. Pengkajian dilakukan di lahan sawah tadah hujan Desa Mayong Kidul Kecamatan Mayong Kabupaten Jepara, Kelompok Tani Lestari pada musim tanam ke-2 tahun 2015<em>. </em>Pengkajian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok dengan tiga ulangan dan sebagai perlakuan adalah varietas padi: Inpari-30, Inpari-31, Inpari-10, Conde dan mekongga serta varietas Ciherang sebagai pembanding. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis menggunakan analisis varian (anova), selanjutnya perbedaan nilai tengah antar perlakuan diuji lanjut menggunakan uji beda nyata terkecil (BNT) pada p=0.05. Hasil pengkajian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh nyata varietas padi terhadap tinggi tanaman, jumlah anakan, perkembangan OPT, hasil dan komponen hasil gabah dari kelima varietas tanaman padi yang diuji. Varietas Mekongga merupakan VUB padi yang paling sesuai ditanam di lokasi pengkajian dalam rangka meningkatkan produktivitas padi. Varietas ini menghasilkan gabah kering giling hingga 6.8 ton/ha, tinggi tanaman 105.5 cm, jumlah anakan produktif 14.1, panjang malai  23.7 cm, jumlah gabah bernas 566 butir  per 5 malai, jumlah gabah hampa 176 gabah hampa per 5 malai dan tingkat serangan OPT 4,5%, serta  mampu meningkatkan hasil gabah hingga 30.7% dibanding kontrol. Petani juga memiliki persepsi positif terhadap konsep PTT dengan nilai mencapai 68.3%. Implikasi hasil kajian ini adalah pemanfaatan VUB padi terutama Mekongga memiliki potensi tinggi dalam meningkatkan produktivitas padi di lahan sawah tadah hujan Kabupaten Jepara.</p><p><strong> </strong><strong>Kata kunci</strong>: <em>VUB padi, tadah hujan, PTT, Jepara</em></p><p> </p>


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Prastiwi Prastiwi ◽  
Sumani Sumani ◽  
Minardi Slamet ◽  
Suntoro Suntoro ◽  
Supriyadi Suntoro

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a very important food crop because the result is used as a staple food for residents in Indonesia. Higher food fulfillment leads to the increase of rice production of the Mojogedang sub-district. Paddy fields that have high soil fertility will produce good rice productivity. Rice fields in Mojogedang Sub-district are managed with organic systems and conventional systems, the management of different fields of rice field certainly affects the level of fertility in the paddy fields so it is necessary to evaluate the soil fertility index. The survey area consists of 10 points with organic and conventional management systems. The parameters taken include chemical and biological properties of soil, including; pH, redox potential, C-organic, CEC, base saturation, P available, available K, N Total, C/N ratio, and total microbial. The data obtained by performed analysis of the main component principal component analysis (PCA) using statistical applications. Then after complete the calculation of The Soil Fertility Index (SFI) at each point and management system. The results of statistical analysis obtained soil Fertility Index on organic management systems have a class of 4 or very high and in conventional management systems have a class of 3 or High. The value of the index obtained is strongly influenced by the K indicator available where the indicator has a noticeable effect on the various management systems. Increased soil fertility index due to the use of manure that can improve plant nutrients and applied for long periods.


Agronomy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 868
Author(s):  
Chang Ye ◽  
Xiu Huang ◽  
Guang Chu ◽  
Song Chen ◽  
Chunmei Xu ◽  
...  

N fertilizer is usually supplied via multiple applications in rice production in China. Due to the high N-recovery efficiency (NRE) of panicle fertilizer, applying large amounts of fertilizer at the booting stage is considered to be an effective measure of increasing yields, although it has adverse effects on eating quality. In this study, using six inbred and four hybrid japonica varieties, we postponed topdressing-N to increase the ratio of panicle N from 20% to 40% by correspondingly reducing the N amount applied only at the tillering stage. We also analyzed the effects of postponing the topdressing-N on grain yield and dry matter accumulation in both high- and low-fertility blue clayey paddy fields in 2016 and 2017. The effects of postponing topdressing-N applications on japonica rice were related to variety, meteorological conditions, and soil fertility. With respect to the inbred varieties, regardless of whether panicle N was applied as a single or split application, increasing the ratio of panicle N had no effect on the yield components or dry matter accumulation of plants grown in either high- and low-fertility soils. Regarding the hybrid varieties grown in the high-fertility soil, although postponing the topdressing-N application had no effect on yield under good weather conditions (no low-temperature stress during grain-filling), a single application of 40% of the total N at the panicle initiation stage significantly decreased both the dry matter accumulation after heading and the seed-setting rate of varieties that presented long growth periods under low-temperature conditions. With respect to hybrid varieties grown in low-fertility soil, postponing the application of topdressing-N had an adverse effect on the number of effective panicles. Our results suggested that the proportion of panicle N applied to japonica rice should not exceed 30% in clayey paddy fields and that fertilizer management with respect to rice production should be adjusted according to soil type, soil fertility, and variety.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moudy Ramadhiyanti Putri ◽  
Supriatna . ◽  
Masita DM Manessa ◽  
Yoanna Ristya

Rice is known as substantial main foodstuffs of Indonesian people. According to the Report from Indonesia Centrer of statistic (BPS), of- West Java Province 2018, Bogor Region is one of lower-rice productions which was shown by decreasing value approximately 26,307 ton between 2014 and 2015. The increasing efforts of rice productivity is required to estimate and observe a rice-grain supplying in the market, especially in Cariu and Tanjungsari as the primary and specific city of rice production in Bogor Region. To gain an accurate data, remote sensing method is applied. The using of sentinel-2A image processing which has 10 m of spatial resolution is recommended to see the rice planting phase based on the age of planting. The study aims to analyze the spatial studying of rice production using Sentinel-2A image processing with Normalize Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) method for to determine the age of rice plants starting from the beginning of planting to the end of the harvest and also help estimate the productivity of rice paddies. The results show that rice production estimation which is planted in the altitude of under 100 masl (mean sea level) have value 5,52 ton/ha, to the optimum altitude on the range of 100-500 masl the productivity increase become 6,31 ton/ha, and back down on the altitude more than 500 masl equal to 5,34 ton/ha.


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