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UC DAVIS University of California Water seeded Benefits and challenges of alternate wetting and drying in rice systems Bruce Linquist, Daniela Carijo, Nimlesh Balaine, Nadeem Akbar, Gabe LaHue University of California, Davis International Temperate Rice Conference Griffith, Australia March 6-9, 2017

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UCDAVISUniversity of California

Water seeded

Benefits and challenges of alternate wetting and drying in rice systems

Bruce Linquist, Daniela Carijo, Nimlesh Balaine, Nadeem Akbar, Gabe LaHue

University of California, Davis

International Temperate Rice Conference

Griffith, Australia

March 6-9, 2017

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Agricultures major challenges

• Food security

• Water scarcity

• Environmental challenges• Climate change

• Pollution from agriculture

• Food safety

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Rice• Provides more calories for humans than any

other crop• (Maclean et al., 2002)

• Is associated with high water use • (Bouman et al., 2007)

• Has a higher GWP than other cereal crops • (Linquist et al., 2012)

• Systems are associated with various heavy metal concerns• Arsenic and methyl mercury

http://blueandgreentomorrow.com/2012/09/07/calls-for-sustainable-investment-to-prevent-unmanageable-demand-for-food/

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Can this be achieved in rice systems with alternate wetting and drying (AWD)?

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AWD in a water seeded system

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AWD alters soil chemistry

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Areas covered• Can yields be maintained or increased?

• Our field studies and meta-analysis

• Water savings• Field study and meta-analysis

• Under what conditions are water savings realized?

• GHG emissions• Field studies and meta-analysis

• Arsenic• Field studies

• MeHg• Field study

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Focus studies

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• Arkansas (Linquist et al., 2015 Global Change Biology)• 3 years

• California (LaHue et al., 2016 AEE)• 5 years (2012-2016)

• Global meta-analysis of AWD (Carrijo et al., 2017 – Field Crops Research)

• Global meta-analysis of AWD and GHG (Balaine et al., In progress)

Two drains

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Yields: Arkansas and CaliforniaCross year averages

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• CA: no yield reduction with AWD or increased soil drying

• AR: decline with increased soil drying

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AWD and yields

•Factors for maintaining yields in field studies•Not too dry•Avoid aerobic soil conditions when:

• High soil N• N losses

• Poor canopy coverage• Weeds

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AWD and yields

• Results of a meta-analysis (Carrijo et al., 2017)• Severe vs mild AWD

WT>20kPa[23-80](152/15)

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AWD and yields• Favorable soil characteristics

• Low soil pH

• High soil carbon

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AWD and yields• Soil characteristics

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AWD and water use

• 18 – 44% reductions

• 18% were without yield loss

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AWD and water use

• Meta-analysis• (Carrijo et al., 2017)

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AWD and water use

•Conditions for increased water use efficiency•Not likely reduced transpiration•Reduced evaporation•Reduced percolation and seepage• Increased use of precipitation

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AWD and GHG emissions• CA and AR field studies (7 site yr)

• 50-90% reduction in GWP

• Mostly reduction in CH4

• Kept N2O very low

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AWD and GHG emissions

• Meta-analysis: (preliminary data)

• CH4 reduction – 60%• Similar to IPCC guidelines

• Some sites with higher N2O

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AWD and GHG emissions: keeping N2O low

• Delaying 6 wk ensures N uptake

• Canopy coverage to prevent weeds

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Fertilizer N

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AWD and GHG emissions

• Lowering GWP requires• Careful management of both water and nitrogen

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AWD and arsenic

• 2 dry down periods reduce total As in grain by over 40%• Similar in AR studies

• Reductions in inorganic and organic as well

• Safe AWD did not result in reductions

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AWD and arsenic: timing

• Drains at PI and booting - lowest grain As

• Safe AWD did not reduce (2016)

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AWD and methylmercury

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AWD and methyl mercury

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• Rice grain MeHg levels a health concern in some areas

• AWD reduced MeHg in grain by almost 50%

• Grain MeHg: good integrator of seasonal Hg dynamics

• Suggests that AWD may reduce overall MeHg production

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Challenges

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• N management• In conjunction with water management to keep N2O

emissions low

• Water management• Requires ability to control water

• The timing and severity of drain events.

• Up to 11 days drain without yield reductions

• Scaling up to commercial fields

• Can we use AWD to increase yields?

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Sustainable intensification: win-win a possibility

EnvironmentalSocial, Health

• On farm incomes increased through reduced water use and pumping

• Yields maintained

• GWP reduced by 45-90%• Water resources conserved

• Grain arsenic reduced by 50%• MeHg production

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GWP: (CH4 + N2O)

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• GWP reductions of 45 – 90%.

• N2O kept low

• Yield-scaled emission reduction similar• Yields were similar

• See Balaine et al (Tue 10:35 am)

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GWP: (CH4 + N2O)

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• GWP reductions of 45 – 90%.

• N2O kept low

• Yield-scaled emission reduction similar• Yields were similar

• See Balaine et al (Tue 10:35 am)

Flood 338 a -57 a 11262 a -

AWD-35 92 b -111 a 3003 b 73

AWD-25 111 b -32 a 3681 b 67

Flood 105 a 0.03 b 3520 a -

AWD/40–flood 55 b 0.17 ab 1922 b 45

AWD/60 7 c 0.28 ab 359 c 90AWD/40 8 c 0.51 a 494 c 86

Treatment CH4(kg CH4-C ha-1)

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WS AWD 52 b -0.03a 2361b 61

DS AWD 18 b 0.21a 903c 85

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Yield-scaled GWP

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• Yield-scaled GWP• kg CO2 Mg-1 grain

• Yield-scaled GWP decrease similar to GWP• GWP decreased

while yields changed little

Flood 13.36 11,262 a 947 a -

AWD-35 13.32 3,003 b 253 b 73

AWD-25 13.56 3,681 b 305 b 68

Flood 10.26 3520 a 347 a -

AWD/40–flood 10.17 1922 b 190 b 45

AWD/60 9.73 359 c 37 c 89AWD/40 8.97 494 c 55 c 84

TRT Yield(Mg ha-1)

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Flood 9.38 6035a 667a -

WS AWD 9.66 2361b 251 b 62

DS AWD 10.71 903c 84 b 87

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Managing N fertilizer and water

• Eliminated or reduced N2O emissions

• Little to no N additional losses • Same N rate to

achieve optimum yield

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Meta-analysis: Soil moisture and yields

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• > 20kPa resulted in 23% yield loss

• <20 kPa or “Safe AWD” resulted in 2-4% yield loss.

• Safe AWD • measured water table below soil

surface <15cm• Conservative measure

• No difference between < or >15cm

• CA occurred 2 days after soil saturation.

• AWD treatments were reflooded5 to 10 days after soil saturation.

• Useful?

WT>20kPa[23-80](152/15)

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Managing water

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EffectofAWD(%)

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Water use: meta-analysis

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Water use: Causes of lower water use

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• Fields are not drained but water is allowed to subside naturally due to ET and percolation

• Decreased percolation and seepage• During drain times

• Takes full advantage of rainfall capture• Provided boards are high enough

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Greenhouse gas emissions

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• CH4 emissions increase until first drain then drop.• In CA, very little CH4 after first drain

• In AR, N2O emissions increased during drain events. Not seen in CA

California Water-seeded Arkansas Drill-seeded

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Outline

•What is AWD?

•Benefits•Water, GHG, As, Hg

•Managing drain timing and duration to achieve desired outcomes

•Challenges

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Greenhouse gas emissions

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Is there a GHG benefit to extended dry times?

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• Allowing fields to dry longer did not reduce GHG emissions

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Nitrogen management

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• Keeping GWP low requires optimal N and water management to minimize N2O losses

• Introducing aerobic periods into system increases opportunities for losses via denitrification

2008, USEPA

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Managing N fertilizer and water

• Italian study

• Permanent flood vs AWD

• Used nitrification inhibitor

• Drained randomly

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Heavy metals

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• Arsenic (As)• Present in rice grain• Human health concern• Babies and populations with high rice

intake

• Mercury (Hg)• Ecosystem concern• Flooding leads to methylation of Hg =

methyl mercury (MeHg)• MeHg is toxic• MeHg bio-accumulates in food systems

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AWD drain timing and grain As

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Early season aerobic periods had little impact on grain As concentrations

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Length of drain time and grain As

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AWD/40 114 67

Arkansas-RR Flood 370 -

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AWD/40 149 60

California Flood 111 -

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25% 36 68

• Possibly a small effect of longer drain times on rice grain As.

• On average a 12% further reduction in grain As with increased drain times.

• In no individual study was this significant.

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Drain time

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• Longer drain times lead to:• Increased risk of yield loss

• Increased water savings

• Lower As???

• Longer drain times do not:• Reduce GWP

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In Summary

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• AWD presents a real win-win-win opportunity• Farm: save water/pumping costs, no yield reduction

• Health: reduce grain As

• Environment: water resources, GHG, MeHg

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Challenges and opportunities

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• Field scale• Variability in soils/moisture

• Rapid/timely application of water• Wells and poly-pipe are big advantage

• Grower comfort• Programs that allow testing with minimal risk

• Future research• Identify dry-down windows where desired benefits are achieved without yield

risk• Time during season and length

• Develop technologies to monitor soil moisture conditions

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Thank youN2

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y-1

0

10

20

30

AWD/60

AWD/40

Linquist et al., 2015 Global Change Biology

TRT CH4 N2Okg CH4-C/ha kg N2O-N/ha

Flood 105 a 0.03 bAWD/40–flood 55 b 0.17 abAWD/60 7 c 0.28 abAWD/40 8 c 0.51 a

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Factors affecting yields

N2

• Meta-analysis (Daniela Carrijo – poster - #76)• Primary factor affecting yields is water management (discussed further)

• Secondary factors that can reduce yields are• High pH soil

• High clay soils

• Low carbon soils

• Use of inbred vs hybrid varieties

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Sustainable Intensification• Defined as a process or system

where agricultural yields are increased without adverse environmental impact.

• Why?• Decreasing amount of arable land

per capita

• Increasing populations/demand for food

• Limited availability of new arable land

• Environmental consequences

• Loss of biodiversity

• Pollution

http://blueandgreentomorrow.com/2012/09/07/calls-for-sustainable-investment-to-prevent-unmanageable-demand-for-food/

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Grain arsenic: Arkansas and California - cross year averages

Arkansas data: Linquist et al., 2015- Global Change BiologyCalifornia data: LaHue et al., Submitted

0

100

200

300

400

500

Flood (Control) AWD/40 –Flood

AWD/60 AWD/40 Water seeded(Control)

Water-seeded:AWD

Dry seeded:AWD

Arsenic (µg kg-1)

bba

a bba

Arkansas California

See Parikh et al., Tue 9:35

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Grain arsenic concentration (AWD 2015)

Brown rice White rice

a

b b

a

bc

0.00

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.10

0.12

0.14

0.16

CF AWD35 AWD25

Concentration(mg/kg)

TotalAs As(III) DMA

a

bb

a

bb

0.00

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.10

0.12

0.14

0.16

CF AWD35 AWD25

Concentration(mg/kg)

TotalAs As(III) DMA

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Grain arsenic concentration (AWD 2016)

Brown rice White rice

a a

b ba a

a a

a

a

0.00

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.10

0.12

0.14

0.16

CF AWDSafe AWD35 AWD25

Concentration(m

g/kg)

TotalAs As(III) DMA

a a

b ba a

a a

a

a

0.00

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.10

0.12

0.14

0.16

CF AWDSafe AWD35 AWD25

Concentration(m

g/kg)

TotalAs As(III) DMA

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AWD: Grain yield and As concentrations as affected by a single drain time.

a

b

b

a

a

bb

a

a

b

b

a

0.000

0.010

0.020

0.030

0.040

0.050

0.060

0.070

0.080

0.090

CF PI BOOT HEAD

Concentra

on(mg/kg)

TotalAs

As(III)

DMA

A

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AWD: Grain yield and As concentrations as affected by a single drain time.

a

b

b

a

a

bb

a

a

b

b

a

0.000

0.010

0.020

0.030

0.040

0.050

0.060

0.070

0.080

0.090

CF PI BOOT HEAD

Concentra

on(mg/kg)

TotalAs

As(III)

DMA

A

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

CF PI BOOT GF

Yie

ld (

kg/h

a)

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Water use: Arkansas cross year averages

N2

Linquist et al., 2015- Global Change Biology

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

Flood (Control) AWD/40 – Flood AWD/60 AWD/40

Water use (m3 ha-1)

18% 44%31%Reduction

Carrijo et al., submited

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AWD and yields

• 4 yrs study NO difference in rice yields in any AWD treatment.

• 2 drains to 35 and 25% volumetric moisture content (8-12 days of drying).

• Similar results in Arkansas, although some yield declines under dryer conditions.

Treatment Grain Yield (t ha-1)

(2015) (2016)

CF

AWD-Safe

AWD 35

AWD 25

13.8 a

na

13.7 a

14.1 a

11.4 a

11.4 a

11.4 a

11.1 a

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Year Treatments Total CH4 emissions Total N2O emissions

kg CH4-C ha-1

season-1

kg CO2 eq ha-1

season-1

kg N2O-N ha-1

season-1

kg CO2 eq ha-1

season-1

2015

Continuous

Flooded (CF)

338 a 11288 a -0.06 a -27 a

AWD 35 92 b 3055 b -0.11 a -52 a

AWD 25 111 b 3696 b -0.03 a -15 a

Year Treatments Total CH4 emissions Total N2O emissions

kg CH4-C ha-1

season-1

kg CO2 eq ha-1

season-1

kg N2O-N ha-1

season-1

kg CO2 eq ha-1

season-1

2016

Continuous

Flooded (CF)

216 a 7201 a -0.1 a -45 a

AWDS 128 ab 4272 ab -0.09 a -41 a

AWD 35 96 ab 3218 ab -0.04 a -18 a

AWD 25 87 b 2902 b -0.13 a -62 a

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Treatments GWP (2015) GWP ( 2016)

kg CO2 eq ha-1

season-1

kg CO2 eq t-1

season-1

kg CO2 eq ha-1

season-1

kg CO2 eq t-1

season-1

Continuous

Flooded (CF)

11262 a 813 a 7158 a 627 a

AWDS 4231 ab 371 ab

AWD 35 3003 b 222 b 3201 b 280 b

AWD 25 3681 b 271 b 2840 b 256 b

Treatments Cumulative CH4 emissions from first

day of drying till end (Year 2015)

Cumulative CH4 emissions from first

day of drying till end (Year 2016)

kg CH4-C ha-1 kg CO2 eq ha-1 kg CH4-C ha-1 kg CO2 eq ha-1

Continuous Flooded

(CF)

178 a 5737 a 116 a 3878 a

AWDS 62 b 2064 b

AWD 35 5 b 170 b 13 c 446 c

AWD 25 6 b 210 b 10 c 350 c

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Sustainable intensification

YieldEconomic