Globally, nitrate (NO) leaching from agroecosystems has been of major concern. There is evidence that NO leaching exhibits intense seasonal variation in subtropical regions. However, influencing factors to the seasonal dynamics remain unclear. In this study, a two-year field lysimeters experiment was conducted with three red soils derived from different parent materials (Quaternary red clay (QR), red sandstone (RS), and basalt (BA)). An N fertilizer (N-enriched urea, 10 atom% excess) of 200 kg N ha yr was applied for maize. The effect of parent material on NO leaching characteristics was examined in surface (0-20 cm) and subsoil (20-100 cm) layers. The results showed due to the weakening of abundant drainage, there was no significant effect of parent materials on NO leaching characteristics in surface layers. Environmental factors (precipitation and temperature) and fertilization together led to obvious seasonal characteristics, i.e. abundant NO leaching during both crop growth and fallow periods. In subsoil layers, NO leaching characteristics were completely different among three soils. The concentrations and δN of NO in QR and RS soils showed a continuous increase after first year's fertilization, while those in BA soil remained relatively stable after reaching peak levels around harvest in first year. Meanwhile, the NO leaching amount in BA soil was significantly lower than in the other two soils. These might be explained by different NO adsorption capacities caused by the differences in mineral composition and free iron and aluminium contents. These elucidated in subsoil layers, NO leaching characteristics highly depended on parent materials. Meanwhile, adsorption capacity was limited and cannot slow NO leaching in the long run. Our results suggest that seasonal variation of NO leaching in surface layers and temporary retardant effect from NO adsorption capacity in subsoil layers should receive much attention when calculating and predicting NO leaching in subtropical regions.
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