Emissão de gases de efeito estufa e potencial de aquecimento global em sistemas de culturas intercalares ao tungue (Aleurites fordii)

Abstract

The tung (Aleurites fordii) has received attention in recent years as a promising source of raw material for biodiesel production. For this crop to start production after three years of planting, appears in the first year of planting tung the possibility of growing oleaginous in tree-based intercropping (TBI). Crops such as crambe, sunflower and peanuts have the potential to use in TBI. The biodiesel generated from these oilseeds is a renewable fuel that the CO2 emitted in combustion was previously set in photosynthesis during plant growth whithout any net emissions of this gas. However, emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) occur during cultivation of oilseeds, aspect that can reduce the positive effect of the use of biodiesel on GHG emissions into the atmosphere. The objective of this study was to quantify the emissions of N2O and CH4, yield and oil and partial (p) and total (t) global warming potential (GWP) in system with oleaginous cutlived in TBI with tung. Four cropping systems were evaluated: crambe/sunflower/crambe (AB/SU/AB) fertilized with organic manure (FOM) to base in poultry litter (PL); crambe/sunflower/crambe (AB/SU/AB) fertilized with mineral fertilizer (FMF); oat + vetch / peanut / oat + vetch (O+V / PE /O+V), grown without of the use of fertilizer; and fallow / fallow / fallow (F). Emissions of N2O and CH4, GWP and yield were evaluated. The different cropping systems in TBI with tung had accumulated emission of N2O-N higher in 240-307% compared to treatment F. The different N sources (urea and CF) did not influence the cumulative emissions of N2O-N. The grain yield of AB and SU did not differ between treatments with FOM and FMF. The PE showed grain yield 1.4 times the SU+FMF and SU+FOM. When the GWP was performed considering each crop, it is observed that the AB and SU crops with FMF showed the highest values of GWPp compared to other crops. In these systems the emissions of N2O-N and mineral fertilizer (NPK) were the main sources of CO2 eq. for the GWPp. In all systems was observed reduction in soil C stocks after 1.4 years of conducting the experiment. Thus the C soil was the largest contributor to GWPt on all systems, followed by N2O. The cropping systems with AB and SU fertilized with FOM and FMF showed lower values of the GWPt and smaller ratios GWPt per unit of produced grains and oil, indicating that these systems have potential for use in TBI with tung.