Soil CO 2 as a Function of Soil Properties and Tillage Systems on Loamy Soil in Lithuania

Mykola Kochiieru (), Virginijus Feiza, Yuliia Kochiieru and Jonas Volungevičius ()
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Mykola Kochiieru: Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kėdainiai District, 58344 Akademija, Lithuania
Virginijus Feiza: Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kėdainiai District, 58344 Akademija, Lithuania
Yuliia Kochiieru: Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kėdainiai District, 58344 Akademija, Lithuania
Jonas Volungevičius: Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Kėdainiai District, 58344 Akademija, Lithuania

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-12

Abstract: Investigations of CO 2 emissions in the context of different tillage systems are relevant not only for studying the effects of climate change but also for evaluating the sustainability of soil management. To better understand the influence of soil physico-chemical properties on CO 2 emissions, an experiment was conducted to measure the direct and indirect effects of these soil properties on CO 2 efflux. Soil CO 2 efflux is measured using a closed chamber method (LI-COR LI-8100A) under various tillage in two soil textures. Our research revealed that soil temperature, water content, soil organic carbon, total nitrogen, available phosphorus and pH significantly affected the soil–atmosphere CO 2 exchange rate. Soil CO 2 , volumetric water content and soil temperature were higher in loam soil than in sandy loam soil. Soil CO 2 efflux was 8.6% lower in conventional tillage than under reduced and no tillage. Total nitrogen and soil organic carbon contents are dependent on tillage and decreased from no tillage to conventional tillage. Soil agrochemical properties such as SOC, total nitrogen, available phosphorus, available potassium and soil pH were higher evaluated in loam soil than in sandy loam soil. The results of this research are valuable contributions to knowledge on soil management in relation to CO 2 emissions on morainic loamy soil.

Keywords: soil CO 2 efflux; tillage; loam; sandy loam; soil pH; total nitrogen; soil organic carbon; sustainable management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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