Field evaluation of the potential for CO2 emission prediction using humus parameters of fallow soils under tillage
https://doi.org/10.26907/2542-064X.2025.3.499-516
Abstract
A model field experiment was carried out over two consecutive growing seasons (2022 and 2023) in the tilled areas with low, medium, and high levels of soil organic matter (SOM) (experimental sites) and adjacent fallows (control sites) to evaluate the potential for predicting CO2 emissions from humus parameters of the old-arable horizon of fallow light gray forest soil. The CO2 emissions from the experimental sites exceeded those from the fallows by 3.2–3.4 times in the first year and by 2.6–3.3 times in the second year. The mean differences in CO2 emissions between the experimental and control sites were 0.175, 0.214, and 0.225 g С-СО /(m2×h) in case of low, medium, and high SOM levels, respectively. The content of Na4P2O7 –NaOH-soluble carbon (Calk) decreased significantly at the sites with medium and high SOM levels, while the decline in total carbon (Ctot) was not significant, and boiling-water-soluble carbon (Cbw) increased. Among the studied parameters, Calk showed the greatest potential as an indicator of humus state in fallow soils for predictive modeling of CO2 emissions during land use change.
Supporting agencies: This study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 22-24-00242)
About the Authors
K. G. Giniyatullin
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Kamil G. Giniyatullin - Cand. Sci. (Biology), Associate Professor, Department of Soil Science, Institute of Ecology, Biotechnology, and Nature Management.
Kazan
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I. A. Sahabiev
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Ilnas A. Sahabiev - Cand. Sci. (Biology), Associate Professor, Department of Soil Science, Institute of Ecology, Biotechnology, and Nature Management.
Kazan
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E. V. Smirnova
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Elena V. Smirnova - Cand. Sci. (Biology), Associate Professor, Head of Department of Soil Science, Institute of Ecology, Biotechnology, and Nature Management.
Kazan
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D. V. Tishin
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
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Denis V. Tishin - Cand. Sci. (Biology), Associate Professor, Department of General Ecology, Institute of Ecology, Biotechnology, and Nature Management.
Kazan
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T. A. Makarova
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Tatyana A. Makarova - Postgraduate Student, Department of Soil Science, Institute of Ecology, Biotechnology, and Nature Management.
Kazan
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Giniyatullin K.G., Sahabiev I.A., Smirnova E.V., Tishin D.V., Makarova T.A. Field evaluation of the potential for CO2 emission prediction using humus parameters of fallow soils under tillage. Uchenye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta Seriya Estestvennye Nauki. 2025;167(3):499-516. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26907/2542-064X.2025.3.499-516
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