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2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Mitigating N2O emission from agricultural soils with fungivorous mites

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 20K21303
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 39:Agricultural and environmental biology and related fields
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Senoo Keishi  東京大学, 大学院農学生命科学研究科(農学部), 教授 (40206652)

Project Period (FY) 2020-07-30 – 2022-03-31
Keywords一酸化二窒素ガス / 畑土壌 / 排出削減 / 菌食性土壌動物 / ココナッツハスク
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Agricultural soils are a major source of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O). It is generated through microbial transformation of nitrogen contained in fertilizers applied to soil. We previously found that "fungivorous soil fauna, such as mites, feed on N2O-producing soil microorganisms, thereby mitigate N2O gas emissions" In this study, we examined whether this phenomenon occurs in various types of soils and fertilizers. The results showed that the application of coconut husk as habitat for fungivorous mites increased mite abundance and mitigated N2O emissions derived from organic fertilizers in various types of soil. Further studies are needed to examine the mites’ effects on N2O mitigation derived from chemical fertilizers and examine other materials as habitat for mites.

Free Research Field

土壌学、土壌微生物学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

農耕地土壌は温室効果ガスの一つである一酸化二窒素(N2O)の大きな人為的排出源であり、その排出削減は世界的急務である。しかし、農業現場に普及する安定的で簡便な削減技術はこれまでになかった。本研究から、ココナッツハスクの施用により菌食性土壌動物を増加させ、有機質肥料の施用に由来するN2O排出を削減する技術は、土壌の種類や場所の異なる農耕地において広く有効であることが示唆された。また、尿素肥料施用に由来するN2O排出の削減にも有効である可能性も示された。本研究により、土壌生態系機能を簡便な方法で制御してN2O発生削減に結びつける斬新な技術の基盤を構築でき、地球環境保全への大きな貢献が期待できる。

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Published: 2023-01-30  

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