Characteristics of soil CO2 fluxes and N2O emission in a winter wheat ecosystem under enhanced UV-B radiation

Abstract

Field experiments were conducted during the 2007 to 2008 winter wheat-growing season to investigate the influence of enhanced UV-B radiation on diurnal variations in soil CO 2 fluxes and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions from a winter wheat ecosystem. CO 2 and N 2 O fluxes were measured by static opaque chamber-gas chromatograph technique. Results showed that on sunny days, soil CO 2 fluxes and N 2 O emissions from the soil-wheat system exhibited obvious diurnal variation patterns, which enhanced UV-B radiation. During the jointing, booting, and heading stages, enhanced UV-B radiation significantly decreased the mean diurnal CO 2 fluxes of the soil by 49.62% (p = 0.000), 50.39% (p = 0.004) and 51.44% (p = 0.022), respectively. Enhanced UV-B radiation also reduced the mean diurnal N 2 O fluxes (MNF) of the soil-wheat system by 48.35% (p = 0.017) and soil MNF by 36.87% (p = 0.027) during the grain-filling stage. Our findings suggested that enhanced UV-B radiation did not change the diurnal variation patterns of soil CO 2 fluxes and N 2 O emissions from the soil-wheat system, but influenced mean diurnal CO 2 and N 2 O fluxes.