Comparison of the carbon dioxide fluxes under peat soil between temperate and tropical region under intensive agriculture production

Authors:
Ahmad Suhaizi Mat Su, Ahmad Husni Mohd. Hanif and Viacheslav I. Adamchuk

Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress

Venue:
Kuching

Keywords:
carbon-dioxides, non-steady-state-chamber, organic-soil

Documentfile:
ipc16p289-291a276suhanif.etal_.pdf

Summary:

SUMMARY

Agriculture production under peat soil (organic soil) is a significant contributor to carbon dioxides (CO2) emission worldwide. Agriculture activities under organic soil are categorized as one of the anthropogenic activities for global climate change and greenhouse gases (GHG) contributors. Organic soils are used for specialty crops as green vegetables and onions in Canada, pineapple and oil palm in Malaysia. The aim of this study was to compare the two growing environments in terms of CO2 fluxes emission and potential strategies for management strategy improvements. Thus, in Canada, the gas was manually sampled at 15-min for an hour duration from multiple…