土壤硝态氮时空变异与土壤氮素表观盈亏研究Ⅰ.冬小麦

不同氮肥用量下对冬小麦生育期间土壤硝态氮时空变化特征及土壤氮素表观盈亏量的研究结果表明,氮肥用量不同,硝态氮分布特征有差异,并且随着冬小麦的生长,其变化也不同。在冬小麦快速生长阶段,作物吸收可在一定深度的土层出现硝态氮亏缺区。由于灌溉的影响,土壤表层硝态氮向深层淋洗严重,即使在低氮肥水平,土壤深层仍可观察到硝态氮含量升高现象,存在淋出2m土体的可能性。并且氮肥用量越高,土壤硝态氮含量越高,硝酸盐向深层淋洗也越严重,淋出2m土体的可能性和也相应增大;在冬小麦生长前期（播种－拔节）,即使在不施氮肥处理也有土壤氮素的表观盈余,随着施肥量的增加,在拔节－扬花也出现了土壤氮素表观盈余,而扬花后各个氮肥处理均出现土壤氮素的表观亏缺,氮肥用量越高,小麦一生中土壤表观氮盈余量越大,1m土体内平均最大盈余量达199.8kgN/hm^2。研究表明,土壤氮损失是盈余氮素的一个主要去向,而硝态氮淋洗是冬小麦生育期间土壤氮素损失的一个重要的途径。     

氮肥运筹对稻茬冬小麦土壤无机氮时空分布及氮肥利用的影响

以宁麦9号和豫麦34号为材料,研究了氮肥基追比对土壤无机氮时空变化、氮素表观盈亏和氮肥利用率的影响。结果表明,施用基肥提高了越冬期0-60 cm土层NO3--N和NH4+-N含量,拔节期追肥对孕穗期各土层无机氮含量无显著影响,追施孕穗肥显著提高了开花期0-60 cm土层硝态氮含量和0-20 cm土层铵态氮含量。不施氮处理各生育阶段均表现为氮素亏缺,施氮处理氮素盈亏呈明显的阶段性,播种至孕穗阶段出现氮素盈余,孕穗至成熟阶段出现氮素亏缺;全生育期氮素表观盈余量两品种平均以5∶5处理最低,7∶3处理最高。两品种氮肥农学效率、氮肥表观回收率和产量均随基肥比例的增加呈先增后降的趋势,均以5∶5处理最高。因此,在小麦生产中应适当减少基施氮肥用量,在小麦拔节孕穗期适当增加追肥比例有利于提高产量和氮肥利用效率,并降低土壤氮素损失。     

土壤硝态氮时空变异与土壤氮素表观盈亏Ⅱ.夏玉米

在不同氮肥用量下研究了夏玉米生育期间土壤硝态氮的时空变化特征 ,同时对不同生育阶段土壤氮素的盈余与亏缺进行了表观估算 ,结果表明 :0～ 1 0 0 cm土体内 ,夏玉米一生中土壤硝态氮均表现为在中间土层含量低 ,上层和下层含量高 ,一般以表层最高 ,但受降雨的影响在高氮肥处理会出现下层高于表层的现象。施氮肥提高了土壤硝态氮含量 ,而且提高程度与用量成正相关。降雨时土壤硝态氮可随水下移 ,在干旱条件下也可随水上移。土壤硝态氮的运移不仅受土壤水分状况的影响 ,还取决于硝态氮含量 ,含量越高 ,向下移动的越深 ,淋失的可能性越大 ;在本试验条件下 ,土壤氮素盈余主要出现在夏玉米播种～ 9叶展和 9叶展～吐丝两个生育阶段 ,吐丝～收获则出现土壤氮素的亏缺。随着氮肥用量的增加 ,玉米一生中土壤氮素的表观盈余量明显增大 ,最高平均可达 2 74 .1 kg N/hm2。研究结果表明 ,土壤氮损失是盈余氮素的一个主要去向 ,而硝态氮淋洗是夏玉米生育期间土壤氮素损失的一个重要途径。     

土壤硝态氮时空变异与土教育界氮素表观盈亏Ⅱ.夏玉米

在不同氮肥用量下研究了夏玉米生育期间土壤硝态氮的时空变化特征,同时对不同生育阶段土壤氮素的盈余与亏缺进行了表观估算,结果表明：0-100cm土体内,夏玉米生中土壤硝态氮均表现为在中国土层含量低,上层和下层含量高,一般以表层最高,但受降雨的影响在高氮肥处理会出现下层高于表层的现象,施氮肥提高了土壤硝态氮含量,而且提高程度与用量成正相关,降雨时土壤硝态氮可随水下移,在干旱条件下也可随水上移,土壤硝态氮的运移不仅受土壤水分状况的影响,还取决于硝态氮含量,含量越高,向下移动的越深,淋失的可能性越大;在本试验条件下,土壤氮素盈余主要出现在夏玉米播种9叶展和9叶展-吐丝两个生育阶段,吐丝-收获则出现土壤氮素的亏缺,随着氮肥用量的增加,玉米一生中土壤氮素的表观盈余量明显增大,最高平均可达274.12kgN/hm^2。研究结果表明,土壤氮损失是盈余氮素的一个主要去向,而硝态氮淋洗是夏玉米生育期间土壤氮素损失的一个重要途径。     

有机无机肥配施提高麦-稻轮作系统中水稻氮肥利用率的机制

采用盆栽试验,研究了有机无机肥配施对麦-稻轮作系统中水稻氮素累积动态和土壤氮素供应动态的影响,并从微生物学角度探讨了有机无机肥协同提高水稻氮肥利用率的机制.结果表明：有机无机肥配施处理的土壤微生物生物量碳、氮和矿质态氮在水稻分蘖期前低于化肥处理,而在抽穗期至灌浆期显著高于其他处理.土壤氮素供应动态与水稻吸收利用氮素规律吻合程度最高,促进了水稻产量、生物量和氮素累积量的增加,显著提高了水稻的氮肥利用率.其主要机制是有机无机肥配施促进了土壤微生物繁殖,使其在水稻生育前期固持了较多的矿质氮,在水稻生育中、后期这些氮素逐渐被释放以供水稻吸收利用,较好地满足了水稻各阶段生长发育对氮素养分的需求.     

有机无机肥配施提高麦-稻轮作系统中水稻氮肥利用率的机制

采用盆栽试验,研究了有机无机肥配施对麦-稻轮作系统中水稻氮素累积动态和土壤氮素供应动态的影响,并从微生物学角度探讨了有机无机肥协同提高水稻氮肥利用率的机制.结果表明：有机无机肥配施处理的土壤微生物生物量碳、氮和矿质态氮在水稻分蘖期前低于化肥处理,而在抽穗期至灌浆期显著高于其他处理.土壤氮素供应动态与水稻吸收利用氮素规律吻合程度最高,促进了水稻产量、生物量和氮素累积量的增加,显著提高了水稻的氮肥利用率.其主要机制是有机无机肥配施促进了土壤微生物繁殖,使其在水稻生育前期固持了较多的矿质氮,在水稻生育中、后期这些氮素逐渐被释放以供水稻吸收利用,较好地满足了水稻各阶段生长发育对氮素养分的需求.     

不同土壤肥力条件下施氮量对小麦氮肥利用和土壤硝态氮含量的影响

在土壤肥力不同的两块高产田上,利用15N示踪技术,研究了高产条件下施氮量对冬小麦氮肥吸收利用、籽粒产量和品质的影响,及小麦生育期间土壤硝态氮含量的变化.结果表明：1.成熟期小麦植株积累的氮素73.32%～87.27%来自土壤,4.51%～9.40%来自基施氮肥,8.22%～17.28%来自追施氮肥;随施氮量增加,植株吸收的土壤氮量减少,吸收的肥料氮量和氮肥在土壤中的残留量显著增加,小麦对肥料氮的吸收率显著降低;小麦对基施氮肥的吸收量、吸收率和基施氮肥在土壤中的残留量、残留率均显著小于追施氮肥,基施氮肥的损失量和损失率显著大于追施氮肥;较高土壤肥力条件下,植株吸收更多的土壤氮素,吸收的肥料氮量较少,土壤中残留的肥料氮量和肥料氮的损失量较高,不同地块肥料氮吸收、残留和损失的差异主要表现在基施氮肥上.2.当施氮量为105 kg/hm2时,收获后0～100cm土体内未发现硝态氮大量累积,随施氮量增加,0～100cm土体内硝态氮含量显著增加;施氮量大于195 kg/hm^2时,小麦生育期间硝态氮呈明显的下移趋势,土壤肥力较高地块,硝态氮下移较早,下移层次深.3.随施氮量增加,小麦氮素吸收效率和氮素利用效率降低,适量施氮有利于提高成熟期小麦植株氮素积累量、籽粒产量和蛋白质含量;施氮量过高籽粒产量和蛋白质含量不再显著增加,甚至降低;较高土壤肥力条件下,获得最高籽粒产量和蛋白质含量所需施氮量较低.     

施氮量和底施追施比例对土壤硝态氮和铵态氮含量时空变化的影响

研究了高产栽培条件下,不同施氮量和底施追施比例对土壤硝态氮和铵态氮含量时空变化的影响,同时计算了不同生育阶段土壤氮素的表观盈亏量.结果表明,与氮肥分期施用处理比较,氮肥全部用于拔节期追施处理降低了拔节期之前的土壤硝态氮含量,减少了拔节期之前土壤氮素的表观盈余量,降低了氮素向深层的淋洗;而挑旗期土壤硝态氮含量与氮肥分期施用处理无显著差异,但提高了土壤铵态氮含量;增加了成熟期0～60 cm土壤各土层土壤硝态氮含量和0～20 cm土壤铵态氮含量.氮肥全部用于拔节期追施的两处理间比较,在240 kg·hm^-2的基础上降低施氮量至168 kg·hm^-2,降低了挑旗期土壤硝态氮和铵态氮的含量,减少了挑旗期到成熟期土壤氮素的亏缺量,也使成熟期土壤硝态氮的含量降低.不同处理间籽粒产量和蛋白质产量无显著差异,施氮量为168 kg·hm^-2且全部用于拔节期追施的处理籽粒蛋白质含量最高.     

秸秆还田下施氮量对稻茬晚播小麦土壤氮素盈亏的影响

在大田条件下,研究了不同施氮量对秸秆还田下晚播小麦土壤矿质氮含量变化、秸秆氮释放及小麦产量的影响.结果表明： 0～50 cm土层土壤矿质氮含量随着施氮量的增加而显著增加,随生育进程的推进,N₂₇₀和N₃₆₀处理下层土壤的矿质氮显著积累.秸秆氮素释放量随施氮量增加而增加,越冬至拔节期氮释放量最低,拔节至成熟期释放量占总释氮量的50%以上.全生育期施氮量超过180 kg·hm^-2,土壤氮素开始出现显著的盈余,播种至拔节期氮素表观盈余量显著高于拔节至成熟期.籽粒产量在270 kg·hm^-2施氮量下最高, 更高施氮量下氮素利用效率显著降低.施氮量为270 kg·hm^-2时,有利于秸秆全量还田下晚播小麦兼顾产量和生态效益.     

覆盖旱作方式和施氮水平对稻-麦轮作体系生产力和氮素利用的影响

在成都平原通过 3a的田间试验研究了水稻覆盖 (地膜和麦秸 )旱作和施氮水平对稻麦轮作体系生产力和氮素利用的影响。结果表明 :在施氮量为水稻季 15 0 kg/hm2 ,小麦季 12 0 kg/hm2 的条件下 ,覆盖旱作和传统淹水体系均能达到较高的产量水平。再增加施氮量对产量的影响不大 ,但使氮盈余急剧增加。不施氮或低量施氮会造成作物产量的显著下降和土壤氮素亏缺。水稻覆膜旱作对稻麦轮作的系统生产力 (水稻 小麦 )没有显著影响 ;但水稻覆麦秸旱作条件下系统的生产力有降低的趋势 ,主要由于水稻覆麦秸旱作条件下 ,水稻产量下降 ,而麦秸覆盖在小麦季的后效作用不足以弥补水稻产量的下降程度。水稻、小麦的氮素吸收表现出与作物产量类似的规律。水稻季土壤很难累积无机氮 ,而且与施肥和覆盖旱作与否没有关系。小麦季土壤中积累了较多的无机氮 ,而且随施氮水平的增加而明显增加     

Genotypic variations in carbon isotope discrimination, transpiration efficiency, and biomass production in rice as affected by soil water conditions and N

Genotypic and environmental (soil water regime and N level) variation in carbon isotope discrimination (CID) in relation to the gas exchange, transpiration efficiency (A/T), and biomass production were investigated in field experiments using eleven rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes. The results showed that genotype was more dominant for variation in CID than in total biomass. Genotypic ranking in CID was consistent across environments because of small genotype × environment interactions. Japonica genotypes tended to have lower CID than indica genotypes. Higher soil water and lower N rate significantly increased CID. Variation in CID was slightly smaller for water regime than for genotype. There was a negative correlation between CID andA/T among genotypes within water regimes. Genotypic variation in CID was associated mainly with variation in stomatal conductance under all soil water regimes and with photosynthetic capacity in late growth stages under aerobic soil conditions. The decrease in CID at higher N was probably due to lower stomatal conductance under aerobic soil conditions and to higher photosynthetic rates under submerged soil conditions. The correlation between biomass and CID was not clear in aerobic soil, whereas it was positive in submerged soil, which indicated that the significance of lower or higher CID for improving biomass productivity may differ under different soil water regimes. Overall, the results implied a possible use of CID as a selection criterion for genotypic improvement inA/T and productivity in rice.     

Managing native and legume-fixed nitrogen in lowland rice-based cropping systems

Lowlands comprise 87% of the 145 M ha of world rice area. Lowland rice-based cropping systems are characterized by soil flooding during most of the rice growing season. Rainfall distribution, availability of irrigation water and prevailing temperatures determine when rice or other crops are grown. Nitrogen is the most required nutrient in lowland rice-based cropping systems. Reducing fertilizer N use in these cropping systems, while maintaining or enhancing crop output, is desirable from both environmental and economic perspectives. This may be possible by producing N on the land through legume biological nitrogen fixation (BNF), minimizing soil N losses, and by improved recycling of N through plant residues. At the end of a flooded rice crop, organic- and NH₄-N dominate in the soil, with negligible amounts of NO₃. Subsequent drying of the soil favors aerobic N transformations. Organic N mineralizes to NH₄, which is rapidly nitrified into NO₃. As a result, NO₃ accumulates in soil during the aerobic phase. Recent evidence indicates that large amounts of accumulated soil NO₃ may be lost from rice lowlands upon the flooding of aerobic soil for rice production. Plant uptake during the aerobic phase can conserve soil NO₃ from potential loss. Legumes grown during the aerobic phase additionally capture atmospheric N through BNF. The length of the nonflooded season, water availability, soil properties, and prevailing temperatures determine when and where legumes are, or can be, grown. The amount of N derived by legumes through BNF depends on the interaction of microbial, plant, and environmental determinants. Suitable legumes for lowland rice soils are those that can deplete soil NO₃ while deriving large amounts of N through BNF. Reducing soil N supply to the legume by suitable soil and crop management can increase BNF. Much of the N in legume biomass might be removed from the land in an economic crop produce. As biomass is removed, the likelihood of obtaining a positive soil N balance diminishes. Nonetheless, use of legumes rather than non-legumes is likely to contribute higher quantities of N to a subsequent rice crop. A whole-system approach to N management will be necessary to capture and effectively use soil and atmospheric sources of N in the lowland rice ecosystem.IRRI-NifTAL-IFDC joint contribution.     

Alleviating soil sickness caused by aerobic monocropping: responses of aerobic rice to soil oven-heating

“Aerobic rice” system is the cultivation of nutrient-responsive cultivars in nonflooded and nonsaturated soil under supplemental irrigation. It is intended for lowland areas with water shortage and for favorable upland areas with access to supplementary irrigation. Yield decline caused by soil sickness has been reported with continuous monocropping of aerobic rice grown under nonflooded conditions. The objective of this study was to determine the growth response of rice plant to oven heating of soil with a monocropping history of aerobic rice. A series of pot experiments was conducted with soils from fields where rice has been grown continuously under aerobic or anaerobic (flooded) conditions. Soil was oven heated at different temperatures and for various durations. Plants of Apo, an upland variety that does relatively well under the aerobic conditions of lowland, were grown aerobically without fertilizer inputs in all six experiments. Plants were sampled during vegetative stage to determine stem number, plant height, leaf area, and total biomass. Heating of soil increased plant growth greatly in soils with an aerobic history but a relatively small increase was observed in soils with a flooded history as these plants nearly reached optimum growth. A growth increase with continuous aerobic soil was already observed with heating at 90°C for 12 h and at 120°C for as short as 3 h. Maximum plant growth response was observed with heating at 120°C for 12 h. Leaf area was most sensitive to soil heating, followed by total biomass and stem number. We conclude that soil heating provides a simple and quick test to determine whether a soil has any sign of sickness that is caused by continuous cropping of aerobic rice.     

用15N叶片标记法研究旱作水稻与花生间作系统中氮素的双向转移

在盆栽条件下 ,采用 1 5N叶片富积标记方法 ,研究了旱作水稻与花生间作系统氮素的双向转移及供氮水平对氮素转移的影响。结果表明 :在 15 kg hm- 2、75 kg hm- 2、 15 0 kg hm- 2等 3个氮肥水平下 ,间作水稻的干物质生物量和氮素吸收量分别为9.4 1g株 - 1、12 .0 6 g株 - 1、13.5 3g株 - 1和 2 0 7.35 mg株 - 1、2 4 1.81mg株 - 1、2 5 9.37mg株 - 1 ,分别比单作水稻增加了 2 1%～ 2 9%、7%～ 2 9%、18%～ 30 %和 4 3.4 3%、4 5 .72 %、32 .81% ,间作对水稻的干物质积累和氮素吸收量有显著促进作用。间作和单作系统中花生的干物质生物量和氮素吸收量间的差异均不显著 ;用花生叶片标记 1 5N试验表明 ,在 3个氮肥水平下花生体内的氮素中分别有 9.93%、5 .6 5 %、4 .2 2 %转移到了水稻植株体内 ,其转移量随土壤氮素水平的提高而降低 ;用水稻叶片标记 1 5N则分别有 4 .39%、2 .0 6 %、1.38%的水稻体内氮素转移到了花生植株体内 ,其转移量也随土壤氮素水平的提高而降低 ;用 1 5N叶片标记的方法证明花生与水稻旱作的间作系统中存在着氮素的双向转移 ,但净转移方向是由花生植株向水稻的氮素转移。对豆科与禾本科间作系统中氮素转移的机理、途径也做了分析和讨论。     

Crop performance, nitrogen and water use in flooded and aerobic rice

Irrigated aerobic rice is a new system being developed for lowland areas with water shortage and for favorable upland areas with access to supplementary irrigation. It entails the cultivation of nutrient-responsive cultivars in nonsaturated soil with sufficient external inputs to reach yields of 70–80% of high-input flooded rice. To obtain insights into crop performance, water use, and N use of aerobic rice, a field experiment was conducted in the dry seasons of 2002 and 2003 in the Philippines. Cultivar Apo was grown under flooded and aerobic conditions at 0 and at 150 kg fertilizer N ha^–1. The aerobic fields were flush irrigated when the soil water potential at 15-cm depth reached –30 kPa. A ¹⁵N isotope study was carried out in microplots within the 150-N plots to determine the fate of applied N. The yield under aerobic conditions with 150 kg N ha^–1 was 6.3 t ha^–1 in 2002 and 4.2 t ha^–1 in 2003, and the irrigation water input was 778 mm in 2002 and 826 mm in 2003. Compared with flooded conditions, the yield was 15 and 39% lower, and the irrigation water use 36 and 41% lower in aerobic plots in 2002 and 2003, respectively. N content at 150 kg N ha^–1 in leaves and total plant was nearly the same for aerobic and flooded conditions, indicating that crop growth under aerobic conditions was limited by water deficit and not by N deficit. Under aerobic conditions, average fertilizer N recovery was 22% in both the main field and the microplot, whereas under flooded conditions, it was 49% in the main field and 36% in the microplot. Under both flooded and aerobic conditions, the fraction of ¹⁵N that was determined in the soil after the growing season was 23%. Since nitrate contents in leachate water were negligible, we hypothesized that the N unaccounted for were gaseous losses. The N unaccounted for was higher under aerobic conditions than under flooded conditions. For aerobic rice, trials are suggested for optimizing dose and timing of N fertilizer. Also further improvements in water regime should be made to reduce crop water stress.     

水分管理调控水稻氮素利用研究进展

水、氮是调控水稻生长发育的两个重要环境因子。通过"以水调氧"增加根际溶氧量(如干湿交替、好氧栽培等)能够提升土壤硝化势和氧化还原电位,刺激土壤氮的矿化作用,使水稻处于NH+4与NO-3混合营养中,并能通过诱导水稻的生理特性及改善根系的吸收功能增强其抗旱性能,提高水稻产量及氮素利用率。光合作用是形成干物质的主要途径,土壤氮水平、氮形态与水稻光合速率紧密相关,提高叶片光合速率将有助于提高水稻的氮素利用率和产量。从稻田水分管理对土壤氮素形态特征、水稻氮吸收利用、光合速率及氮环境效应的影响等方面综述了国内外相关研究进展,并指出进一步的研究方向。     

控释掺混尿素对稻、麦土壤氮与酶活性的影响

通过大田试验,共设7个处理,即不施氮、常规施肥以及掺混控释氮肥10%、20%、40%、80%、100%处理,探讨了不同施肥处理对土壤中4种形态氮(全氮、铵态氮、硝态氮、微生物生物量氮)和3种氮功能性酶(脲酶、蛋白酶、硝酸还原酶)活性的影响,以探究控释掺混尿素对稻、麦土壤肥力和环境的影响.结果表明: 土壤全氮在稻、麦全生育期内趋于稳定,且掺混比例20%以上各控释氮肥处理在稻、麦季均无显著差异;掺混40%以上控释氮肥能有效促进稻、麦生育中后期土壤无机氮水平;随稻、麦生育期推进,掺混40%以上控释氮肥处理可显著提高土壤微生物生物量氮,但常规施肥处理的微生物生物量氮整体呈明显下降趋势;掺混40%以上控释氮肥能明显提升稻、麦生育中后期土壤酶活性,土壤蛋白酶与硝酸还原酶活性在作物生育后期均随掺混比例增加而提高,以100%控释氮肥处理土壤酶活性最高.掺混20%以上控释氮肥处理能明显降低水稻季分蘖期脲酶活性,推迟铵态氮峰值期,有利于减少氮损失;掺混40%以上控释氮肥处理均可保障稻、麦生育中后期的氮素供应,刺激土壤脲酶与蛋白酶参与氮素转换,促进了土壤氮素有效性;100%控释氮肥处理对稻、麦生育后期土壤硝酸还原酶活性增加最明显,与掺混40%～80%控释氮肥处理相比,可显著减少小麦季20～40 cm土壤硝态氮残留量,在减少氮素损失方面的效果明显.     

长期施肥对双季稻田土壤微生物学特性的影响

为探明不同施肥处理对早稻和晚稻各个生育时期稻田土壤微生物生物量碳、氮和微生物熵的影响,以湖南宁乡长期定位试验为平台,应用氯仿熏蒸-K_2SO_4提取法和化学分析法系统分析了定位长达29年5种施肥处理之间(化肥、秸秆还田+化肥、30%有机肥+70%化肥、60%有机肥+40%化肥和无肥)双季稻田土壤微生物生物量碳、氮和微生物熵的差异。结果表明,早稻和晚稻各主要生育时期,长期施肥均能提高土壤微生物生物量碳、氮含量和微生物熵,各施肥处理土壤微生物生物量碳、氮含量和微生物熵均随水稻生育期推进呈先增加后降低的变化趋势,均于齐穗期达到最大值,成熟期达到最低值;其中,以60%有机肥和30%有机肥处理双季稻田土壤微生物生物量碳、氮含量和微生物熵均为最高,均显著高于其他处理,其大小顺序表现为60%有机肥30%有机肥秸秆还田化肥无肥。长期有机无机配施可以提高土壤微生物生物量碳、氮和微生物熵,有机肥与化肥配施对提高土壤肥力效果最好。土壤微生物生物量碳、氮及微生物熵可以反映土壤质量的变化,可作为评价土壤肥力的生物学指标。     

Crop rotation and residue management effects on carbon sequestration,nitrogen cycling and productivity of irrigated rice systems

The effects of soil aeration, N fertilizer, and crop residue management on crop performance, soil N supply, organic carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) content were evaluated in two annual double-crop systems for a 2-year period (1994–1995). In the maize-rice (M-R) rotation, maize (Zea mays, L.) was grown in aerated soil in the dry season (DS) followed by rice (Oriza sativa, L.) grown in flooded soil in the wet season (WS). In the continuous rice system (R-R), rice was grown in flooded soil in both the DS and WS. Subplot treatments within cropping-system main plots were N fertilizer rates, including a control without applied N. In the second year, sub-subplot treatments with early or late crop residue incorporation were initiated after the 1995 DS maize or rice crop. Soil N supply and plant N uptake of 1995 WS rice were sensitive to the timing of residue incorporation. Early residue corporation improved the congruence between soil N supply and crop demand although the size of this effect was influenced by the amount and quality of incorporated residue. Grain yields were 13-20% greater with early compared to late residue incorporation in R-R treatments without applied N or with moderate rates of applied N. Although substitution of maize for rice in the DS greatly reduced the amount of time soils remained submerged, the direct effects of crop rotation on plant growth and N uptake in the WS rice crops were small. However, replacement of DS rice by maize caused a reduction in soil C and N sequestration due to a 33–41% increase in the estimated amount of mineralized C and less N input from biological N fixation during the DS maize crop. As a result, there was 11–12% more C sequestration and 5–12% more N accumulation in soils continuously cropped with rice than in the M-R rotation with the greater amounts sequestered in N-fertilized treatments. These results document the capacity of continuous, irrigated rice systems to sequester C and N during relatively short time periods. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.