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New publication: Tractor-induced soil compaction drives nitrous oxide emissions

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The publication is published in Soil and Tillage Research and in it you can read:

  • Machinery traffic increased cumulative N₂O emissions approximately 4.8-fold in wheel-compacted areas.
  • Micro-CT imaging revealed substantial deterioration of topsoil macropore architecture following repeated traffic.
  • Accounting for wheel-track emissions increased field-scale N₂O estimates by approximately 36%.
  • Traffic-induced spatial heterogeneity should be considered to improve field-scale N₂O budget estimation.