Fluxo de óxido nitroso e metano em solo sob implantação de um sistema silvipastoril com parapiptadenia rigida (Benth.) brenan em campo nativo

Abstract

Silvopastoral systems (SSPs) can mitigate global warming through atmospheric CO2 sequestration, mainly in plant biomass. However, few is known about their effect on nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) fluxes in the soil. This study aimed to evaluate N2O and CH4 fluxes in a soil with native grassland system afforested with native species of the leguminous tree Parapiptadenia rigida in the Brazilian Pampa and determine an N2O emission factor for this intercropping. The experiment was carried out in an Acrisol previously used with native grassland in São Gabriel, RS, Brazil, forested in October 2012. The experiment had a randomized block design, with split plots. Treatments in the main plots were: T1: native grassland (NG); T2: NG + P. rigida with spatial arrangement of 2 x 4 m; and T3: NG + P. rigida with spatial arrangement of double lines 6 x (2 x 2) m. The split plots (18 x 30 m) constituted the presence or absence of annual mineral fertilizer (NPK) for the native forages. Soil greenhouse gases were taken every fortnight or after fertilization events for one year (2014) through static chambers, with six replicates. Concentrations of N2O and CH4 were determined by gas chromatography, concomitantly to the monitoring of soil (0-5 cm) for the analysis of N-mineral content and climate variables. The results were submitted to analysis of variance and Tukey test to compare means (P<0.10). Daily flux rates of CH4 and N2O remained low during the evaluated period, ranging from -18.3 to 23.1 μg N2O_N m-2 h-1 and from -40 to 105 μg CH4_C m-2 h-1. Mineral fertilization increased the cumulated emission (P < 0.10) only for N2O. Two peaks of N2O emission were observed concomitantly to the increase of mineral nitrogen concentration (NO3- and NH4+) in soil due to mineral fertilization. Was found an emission factor (EF) of 0.26%, smaller than that indicated for the practice of N fertilization on pastures by the IPCC which is 1%. The largest emissions rates of CH4, in turn, coincided with raises in soil moisture and temperature. Thus, the introduction of P. rigida trees in natural grassland did not altered significantly the soil fluxes of CH4 and N2O, independently of their arrangement, after two years from the tree plantation.