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Effects of different biogas slurry application patterns on nitrogen and phosphorus losses in a paddy field

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Biogas slurry, as a substitute for chemical fertilizers, is usually applied according to the needs of biogas slurry to be consumed at onetime. This poses a great risk of short-term nutrient overload in soils, resulting in high losses of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from farmland. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted to identify the optimal irrigation pattern for biogas slurry in paddy field by monitoring N and P losses via surface runoff, leaching, NH3 volatilization, and denitrification as well as rice yield and soil residue with five fertilizer application patterns: no fertilizer application, conventional chemical fertilizer, and three biogas slurry irrigation patterns including the current irrigation pattern of three times (BS1), irrigation pattern of five times (BS2), and 20% reduction of N input with five irrigations (BS3). BS2 treatment significantly increased the yield of rice by 13.91 and 23.37% compared to the CF and BS1 treatments, respectively. But the BS2 treatment promoted NH3 volatilization loss by 70% compared with the BS1 treatment. The BS3 treatment decreased the total N loss and P loss by 14.33 and 21.95%, respectively, compared to the BS1 treatment, along with a 10.26% increase in yield. Therefore, increasing the irrigation frequency of the biogas slurry to five times and reducing the fertilizer application rate by 20% was the optimal irrigation pattern in paddy field with the best agricultural and environmental benefits.

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This work was supported by the Zhejiang Province Three Rural and Nine Party Science and Technology Cooperation Plan [grant number 2022SNJF005] and National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 42277045]

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This work was supported by the Zhejiang Province Three Rural and Nine Party Science and Technology Cooperation Plan [Grant Number 2022SNJF005] and National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant Number 42277045].

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Li, M., Liu, Y., Luo, L. et al. Effects of different biogas slurry application patterns on nitrogen and phosphorus losses in a paddy field. Paddy Water Environ (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-024-00982-w

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