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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Jared Onyango Nyang'au, Henrik Bjarne Moller, Soren Ugilt Larsen, Peter Sorensen
Summary: The effects of ensiling and brown juice-assisted ensiling on methane yield and nutrient availability in digestates were investigated in this study. The results showed that ensiling of straw increased inorganic nitrogen release in soil and reduced inorganic sulphur immobilisation, while brown juice-assisted ensiling significantly increased methane production and improved hydrolysis and methane production rates. These findings suggest that ensiling can enhance biogas production and nutrient availability, and provide a method to valorise brown juice as an ensiling additive.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Tongshuo Bai, Peng Wang, Yunpeng Qiu, Yi Zhang, Shuijin Hu
Summary: Global climate warming has no significant effect on soil carbon (C) stock, but it can increase root biomass and soil respiration, depending on soil nitrogen (N) availability. The availability of soil C to N critically mediates warming effects on soil C dynamics, and incorporating this into C-climate models may improve the prediction of soil C cycling under future global warming scenarios.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Renuka Gupta, Monika Mago, Vinod Kumar Garg
Summary: Vermicomposting of bakery sludge with the addition of fruit-vegetable waste and cow dung improved the quality of the sludge. The pH decreased, total organic carbon decreased, and electrical conductivity, ash content, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium increased after vermicomposting. Among the different ratios of waste and dung, VU3 showed the best results, with the highest seed germination rate. The addition of fruit-vegetable waste also enhanced the population and growth rate of earthworms.
BIOMASS CONVERSION AND BIOREFINERY
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Sangeeta Lenka, Rajesh Choudhary, Narendra Kumar Lenka, Jayant Kumar Saha, Dolamani Amat, Ashok Kumar Patra, Vijay Gami, Dharmendra Singh
Summary: The study showed significant differences in N2O emissions among treatments based on crop residue type, soil moisture, and nutrient management. The interaction effects of residue x nutrient and nutrient x moisture were significant, influencing the magnitude and direction of N2O flux.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Bahareh Bicharanloo, Milad Bagheri Shirvan, Claudia Keitel, Feike A. Dijkstra
Summary: This study investigated the effects of different nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilization on microbial nitrogen mineralization in soil planted with different wheat genotypes. The results showed that phosphorus fertilization increased GNM, low level N fertilization led to phosphorus-induced nitrogen limitation, high level N fertilization reduced NNM, and the impact of rhizodeposition was less significant compared to soil nitrogen and phosphorus availability between wheat genotypes.
Article
Soil Science
Zezhou Zhang, Dongmei Wang, Mengxun Li
Summary: This study investigated the effects of frequent drying-rewetting cycles on soil respiration, aggregate stability, and nutrient availability. The results showed that a higher number of drying-rewetting cycles decreased soil aggregate stability, while a drying period exceeding 12 days promoted stability. The study also found that drying-rewetting cycles promoted soil nitrification, with a stronger effect observed with increasing cycle frequency. The availability of phosphorus was minimally affected by the drying-rewetting cycles, while the availability of potassium decreased with increasing cycle frequency.
Article
Environmental Sciences
I. R. Phillips, R. Courtney
Summary: This study investigated the long-term performance of rehabilitation on bauxite-processing residue storage areas, revealing that gypsum incorporation can improve the chemical properties of residue sand and promote nutrient cycling for vegetation cover. Legume plants contain more nitrogen, helping to increase organic carbon and nitrogen content in the residue sand, while nutrient cycling maintains a supply of nutrients for the vegetation cover.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xiaxia Ding, Guanglu Liu, Songling Fu, Han Y. H. Chen
Summary: The conversion of forest types has a significant impact on soil microbial diversity and composition, with differences in bacterial and fungal richness observed across different forest types. Soil carbon to nitrogen ratio affects microbial richness, while bamboo proportion and phosphorus content play a role in influencing microbial diversity.
Article
Ecology
Anne-Cecile Vain, Nancy Rakotondrazafy, Kanto Razanamalala, Jean Trap, Claire Marsden, Eric Blanchart, Laetitia Bernard
Summary: Positive Priming Effect is defined as the acceleration of soil organic matter decomposition by fresh organic matter input. Its impact depends on the nature of the targeted organic matter pool and the ratio between the incorporation of primed carbon into microbial biomass and its mineralization.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Jing Wang, Ruibiao Fu, Yong Li, Xiaoshun Tu, Zhaoxiong Chen, Ahmed S. Elrys, Yi Cheng, Jinbo Zhang, Zucong Cai, Christoph Mueller, Lifeng Ma
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the role of fungi in gross N transformations in acidic soil. The results showed that fungi dominated gross N mineralisation and played an important role in gross NH4+ immobilisation in acidic soil. Additionally, the addition of organic fertiliser enhanced the contribution of fungi to the mineralisation-immobilisation turnover of N.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Franco Bilotto, Matthew Tom Harrison, Massimiliano De Antoni Migliorati, Karen M. Christie, David W. Rowlings, Peter R. Grace, Andrew P. Smith, Richard P. Rawnsley, Peter J. Thorburn, Richard J. Eckard
Summary: The study compared the performance of three agro-ecosystem models in simulating soil nitrogen, pasture biomass, and soil water using experimental data from three diverse environments. Tactical nitrogen application had immediate effects on soil nitrogen, NH4, NO3, mineralization, and pasture growth, but long-term relationships between mineralization and pasture growth were unclear. It was found that DayCent's nitrogen mineralization was more sensitive to nitrogen fertilizer and cutting frequency compared to the other models.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Luciano Orden, Gaston A. Iocoli, Maria Angeles Bustamante, Raul Moral, Roberto A. Rodriguez
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of compost application on the release of nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon in the soil. The results showed that compost led to a predominance of nitrification, especially in sandy loam soil. Compost also had high available phosphorus content, but with a slow release. After compost application, a significant period of nitrogen immobilization occurred, resulting in a relative deficit of nitrogen. Therefore, it is important to study nutrient release dynamics and fertilization potential in different soil and climate conditions to minimize potential environmental impacts.
Article
Soil Science
Yuhong Li, Muhammad Shahbaz, Zhenke Zhu, Yangwu Deng, Yaoyao Tong, Liang Chen, Jinshui Wu, Tida Ge
Summary: Rice paddy agro-ecosystems play an important role in global carbon sequestration, with unique soil organic carbon mineralization patterns compared to upland or other wetland ecosystems. In oxygen-abundant conditions, SOC bioavailability is a rate-limiting factor for mineralization, while under oxygen-limited or -depleted conditions, microbial biomass, organic C compound recalcitrance, and electron acceptor availability are key regulators. Oxygen-depleted paddy soils have greater recalcitrance in dissolved substrates, likely due to thermodynamic reasons, with iron playing a significant role as an electron acceptor during SOC mineralization.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Mei Lu, Jixia Zhao, Zerang Lu, Mingjiang Li, Jifen Yang, Michael Fullen, Yongmei Li, Maopan Fan
Summary: This study found that intercropping of maize and soybean can improve soil nutrient content, enzyme activity, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) community, and glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) content. Intercropping also increases soil aggregate stability in the rhizosphere of maize and soybean.
Article
Soil Science
P. Marschner, B. Zheng
Summary: This study conducted two experiments with sandy loam soil to investigate the influence of water content changes on soil respiration and nutrient availability. Results showed that microbial biomass nitrogen decreased after rewetting in previously moist soils, while it increased in previously dry soils. Additionally, available nitrogen levels changed significantly in response to different water content treatments.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Thi Huong Xuan Le, Luke Mosley, Petra Marschner
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Soil Science
Kehinde O. Erinle, Ashlea Doolette, Petra Marschner
BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS
(2020)
Article
Agronomy
Thi Hoang Ha Truong, Paul Kristiansen, Petra Marschner
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
M. Seneviratne, A. Doolette, P. Marschner
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2020)
Article
Soil Science
Mihiri Seneviratne, Petra Marschner
BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sonia Mayakaduwage, Md Alamgir, Luke Mosley, Petra Marschner
JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mihiri Seneviratne, Mohammad Alamgir, Petra Marschner
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2020)
Article
Agronomy
Thi Hoang Ha Truong, Petra Marschner
Summary: The study demonstrated that the type of organic mulch used can affect the availability of nutrients and respiration rate in soil, with wheat straw enhancing nitrogen immobilization and reducing nitrogen leaching from faba bean mulch. The microbial biomass nitrogen was significantly higher in soil mixed with wheat and mulched.
ARCHIVES OF AGRONOMY AND SOIL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Sonia Mayakaduwage, Luke M. Mosley, Petra Marschner
Article
Plant Sciences
Muhammad Riaz, Petra Marschner
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2020)
Article
Agronomy
Qiaoqi Sun, Wayne S. Meyer, Georgia R. Koerber, Petra Marschner
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
Kehinde O. Erinle, Petra Marschner
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
Thi Huong Xuan Le, Luke Mosley, Dinh Thi Nguyen, Petra Marschner
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2020)
Article
Soil Science
Sonia Mayakaduwage, Luke M. Mosley, Petra Marschner
Summary: Phosphorus availability in acid soils is influenced by interactions between P and Fe-oxides modulated by soil water content. The effect of adding inorganic P or manure on P pools in acid sulfate soil under varying water content is not well known.
Article
Plant Sciences
Juqi Li, Petra Marschner
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2019)