Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a greenhouse gas that is also capable of destroying the ozone layer. Agricultural soil is the largest source of N2O. Soybean is a globally important leguminous crop, and hosts symbiotic nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria (rhizobia) that can also produce N2O. In agricultural soil, N2O is emitted from fertilizer and soil nitrogen. In soybean ecosystems, N2O is also emitted from the degradation of the root nodules. Organic nitrogen inside the nodules is mineralized to NH4+, followed by nitrification and denitrification that produce N2O.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/mitigation-nitrous-oxide-emissions-soils-bradyrhizobium-japonicum-inoculation
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/manabu-itakura
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/yoshitaka-uchida
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/hiroko-akiyama-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oxides-nitrogen-nox
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-capability
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soyabean
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legumes
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
