Carbon-sink potential of continuous alfalfa agriculture lowered by short-term nitrous oxide emission events

Tyler L. Anthony; Daphne J. Szutu; Joseph G. Verfaillie; Dennis D. Baldocchi; Whendee L. Silver

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-37391-2

Nature Communications (Apr 2023)

Carbon-sink potential of continuous alfalfa agriculture lowered by short-term nitrous oxide emission events

Tyler L. Anthony,
Daphne J. Szutu,
Joseph G. Verfaillie,
Dennis D. Baldocchi,
Whendee L. Silver

Affiliations

Tyler L. Anthony: Ecosystem Science Division, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California at Berkeley
Daphne J. Szutu: Ecosystem Science Division, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California at Berkeley
Joseph G. Verfaillie: Ecosystem Science Division, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California at Berkeley
Dennis D. Baldocchi: Ecosystem Science Division, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California at Berkeley
Whendee L. Silver: Ecosystem Science Division, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California at Berkeley

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37391-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Long-term continuous greenhouse gas measurements in alfalfa cropland showed that the magnitude of the carbon sink was significantly offset by large nitrous oxide (N2O) emission events following irrigation and rainfall.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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