Nitrous oxide emission from nitrogen fertiliser application in oil palm plantation of different stages
Date
2016
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
Abstract
The release of nitrous oxide (N2O) from agricultural activities contributes to the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In this study, the amount of nitrogen fertiliser used in an oil palm plantation of different stages (immature and mature) was estimated. Data of fertilising scheme at the oil palm plantation for oil palms varying in age (planted between 1986 and 2009) was used. Estimation of nitrous oxide emissions and the resulting CO2-equivalent (CO2-eq) emissions were calculated for each category of the oil palm.
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Keywords
nitrous oxide emission, CO2-equivalent, N-fertiliser, greenhouse gases, GHGs, global warming, oil palm plantation
Citation
Kusin, F. M., Akhir, N. I. M., Mohamat-Yusuff, F., & Awang, M. (2016). Nitrous oxide emission from nitrogen fertiliser application in oil palm plantation of different stages. International Journal of Global Warming, 9(4), 529-541.