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Research article
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25 Jan 2024
Research article |
| 25 Jan 2024
| 25 Jan 2024
Large contribution of soil N2O emission to the global warming potential of a large-scale oil palm plantation despite changing from conventional to reduced management practices
Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen 37077, Germany
present address: Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610066, China
Edzo Veldkamp
Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen 37077, Germany
Muhammad Damris
Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Jambi, Jl. Raya Jambi-Ma. Bulian km. 15, Mendalo Darat, Muaro, Jambi 36361, Indonesia
Bambang Irawan
Faculty of Forestry, University of Jambi, Campus Pinang Masak Mendalo, Jambi 36361, Indonesia
Aiyen Tjoa
Faculty of Agriculture, Tadulako University, Jl. Soekarno Hatta, km 09 Tondo, Palu 94118, Indonesia
Marife D. Corre
Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Inferring drivers of tropical isoprene: competing effects of emissions and chemistry J. Yoon et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-4509-2026
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We established an oil palm management experiment in a large-scale oil palm plantation in Jambi, Indonesia. We recorded oil palm fruit yield and measured soil CO2, N2O, and CH4 fluxes. After 4 years of treatment, compared with conventional fertilization with herbicide weeding, reduced fertilization with mechanical weeding did not reduce yield and soil greenhouse gas emissions, which highlights the legacy effects of over a decade of conventional management prior to the start of the experiment.
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