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Zhongqian Wang¹, Bo Fan¹, Qiufang Xu¹

¹College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China.

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Summary

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Rockwool-based fertigation (RF) effectively reduces nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from tea plantations. This method also enhances tea plant growth and yield, offering a dual benefit for sustainable agriculture.

Keywords:

N2O emissions fertigation rockwool tea plantations

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Environmental Science
Soil Science

Background:

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from agricultural soils are a major contributor to climate change.
Tea plantations are significant sources of N₂O, necessitating mitigation strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the efficacy of rockwool-based fertigation (RF) in reducing N₂O emissions from tea plantations.
To assess the impact of RF on tea plant growth, yield, quality, and soil biogeochemical properties.

Main Methods:

A 17-month field experiment comparing RF with conventional surface fertilization (CK).
Measurements included tea plant biomass, yield, quality indices, soil N₂O fluxes, physicochemical properties, and N-cycling functional genes.
Random forest analysis was used to identify drivers of N₂O mitigation.

Main Results:

RF significantly increased tea plant aboveground pruning biomass.
RF treatment resulted in lower N₂O fluxes and cumulative N₂O emissions compared to CK.
RF induced vertical redistribution of soil nutrients and N-cycling functional genes.

Conclusions:

Rockwool-based fertigation is an effective strategy for mitigating N₂O emissions in tea plantations.
RF enhances tea plant productivity while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Reshaping soil biogeochemical processes and their spatial distribution is key to RF's dual benefits.