The carbon budget and greenhouse gas balance of annual and perennial crops for dairy feed
Dairy production emits significant amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) to the atmosphere. Nevertheless, cultivation of hay and corn for dairy feed have the potential to partially mitigate GHG emission from dairy production by sequestering carbon in soil as soil organic matter. The present study investi...
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| author | Sulaiman, Muhammad Firdaus Wagner-Riddle, Claudia Brown, Shannon E. Warland, Jon Voroney, Paul Rochette, Philippe |
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| description | Dairy production emits significant amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) to the atmosphere. Nevertheless, cultivation of hay and corn for dairy feed have the potential to partially mitigate GHG emission from dairy production by sequestering carbon in soil as soil organic matter. The present study investigated the net ecosystem carbon budget (NECB) and greenhouse gas balance (GHGB) of a hay and corn field grown side-by-side over three years in Elora, Ontario, Canada, as an indicator of net sequestered carbon. The NECB of the two crops were determined using measurements of net ecosystem exchange (NEE) and carbon in plant and applied manure. The greenhouse gas balance (GHGB) were determined using the NECB plus the total nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes. On average over the three study years, NECB of hay (7 ± 51 g C m−2 yr−1) was significantly lower than corn (154 ± 79 g C m−2 yr−1) indicating that corn was a larger carbon source than hay. The three-year average GHGB of 796 and 127 g CO2-eq m−2 yr−1 for corn and hay, respectively, indicated that corn was a larger emitter of GHG than hay. The NECB was the more dominant factor than N2O emissions in influencing the outcome of the annual GHGB. In conclusion, hay has a larger potential than corn in sequestering carbon and mitigating GHG emission. |
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| spelling | upm-773062020-03-04T07:29:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77306/ The carbon budget and greenhouse gas balance of annual and perennial crops for dairy feed Sulaiman, Muhammad Firdaus Wagner-Riddle, Claudia Brown, Shannon E. Warland, Jon Voroney, Paul Rochette, Philippe Dairy production emits significant amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) to the atmosphere. Nevertheless, cultivation of hay and corn for dairy feed have the potential to partially mitigate GHG emission from dairy production by sequestering carbon in soil as soil organic matter. The present study investigated the net ecosystem carbon budget (NECB) and greenhouse gas balance (GHGB) of a hay and corn field grown side-by-side over three years in Elora, Ontario, Canada, as an indicator of net sequestered carbon. The NECB of the two crops were determined using measurements of net ecosystem exchange (NEE) and carbon in plant and applied manure. The greenhouse gas balance (GHGB) were determined using the NECB plus the total nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes. On average over the three study years, NECB of hay (7 ± 51 g C m−2 yr−1) was significantly lower than corn (154 ± 79 g C m−2 yr−1) indicating that corn was a larger carbon source than hay. The three-year average GHGB of 796 and 127 g CO2-eq m−2 yr−1 for corn and hay, respectively, indicated that corn was a larger emitter of GHG than hay. The NECB was the more dominant factor than N2O emissions in influencing the outcome of the annual GHGB. In conclusion, hay has a larger potential than corn in sequestering carbon and mitigating GHG emission. Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77306/1/8TH%20IAC%20%E2%80%93%206TH%20ISFA%202018-9.pdf Sulaiman, Muhammad Firdaus and Wagner-Riddle, Claudia and Brown, Shannon E. and Warland, Jon and Voroney, Paul and Rochette, Philippe (2018) The carbon budget and greenhouse gas balance of annual and perennial crops for dairy feed. In: Joint Symposium of the 8th International Agriculture Congress 2018 and 6th International Symposium for Food & Agriculture 2018 (8th IAC – 6th ISFA 2018), 13-15 Nov. 2018, Auditorium Rashdan Baba, TNCPI Building, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (pp. 63-66). |
| spellingShingle | Sulaiman, Muhammad Firdaus Wagner-Riddle, Claudia Brown, Shannon E. Warland, Jon Voroney, Paul Rochette, Philippe The carbon budget and greenhouse gas balance of annual and perennial crops for dairy feed |
| title | The carbon budget and greenhouse gas balance of annual and perennial crops for dairy feed |
| title_full | The carbon budget and greenhouse gas balance of annual and perennial crops for dairy feed |
| title_fullStr | The carbon budget and greenhouse gas balance of annual and perennial crops for dairy feed |
| title_full_unstemmed | The carbon budget and greenhouse gas balance of annual and perennial crops for dairy feed |
| title_short | The carbon budget and greenhouse gas balance of annual and perennial crops for dairy feed |
| title_sort | carbon budget and greenhouse gas balance of annual and perennial crops for dairy feed |
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