Article
Agronomy
Chuang Liu, Kaiqiang Yang, Yong Chen, Hao Gong, Xiao Feng, Zhenyu Tang, Dengbin Fu, Long Qi
Summary: Mechanical weeding provides an alternative method for farmers to reduce herbicide use and promote crop growth. Field experiments showed that mechanical weeding using an autonomous weeding machine effectively controlled weeds, increased tiller numbers, SPAD values, and total biomass, as well as enhanced the activities of antioxidant enzymes and grain yield in rice plants.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Noppol Arunrat, Sukanya Sereenonchai, Praeploy Kongsurakan, Ryusuke Hatano
Summary: This study compared soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks, soil nutrients, and soil erodibility between terraced paddy fields and upland rice fields in Thailand. The results showed no significant difference in SOC stocks and soil erodibility between the two systems, but most soil nutrients were lower in the terraced paddy fields.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lu Xu, Hong Zhang, Chao Wang, Sisi Wei, Bo Zhang, Fan Wu, Yixian Tang
Summary: The study proposes a large-scale paddy rice mapping scheme using time-series Sentinel-1 data to generate an annual paddy rice map of Thailand, achieving high accuracy and demonstrating the capability to accurately identify fragmented paddy rice fields in complex cultivation conditions.
Article
Agronomy
Yifu Zhang, Jian Liu, Wei Yuan, Ruihong Zhang, Xiaobo Xi
Summary: In the multiple cropping regions of southern China, straw returning is widely practiced for rice cultivation. This study compared different paddy field preparation methods and found that double axis rotary tillage combined with multi-functional plowing can simplify the operation process, improve land preparation quality, stimulate plant growth, increase dry matter accumulation, and ultimately increase rice yield by more than 12%. The economic benefits mainly come from saving operation costs and improving grain yield, leading to an overall increase in total profit by 58%.
Article
Agronomy
Pongsathorn Sukdanont, Noppol Arunrat, Suphachai Amkha, Ryusuke Hatano
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the major factors controlling CH4 production potential in Thai paddy fields by analyzing soil properties and conducted an incubation experiment. It was found that factors such as soil organic carbon, electrical conductivity, exchangeable ammonium, and sand content were correlated with CH4 production potential.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Yun Li, Minghong Chen, Xuanye Liu
Summary: Paddy fields undergo alternating wet and dry cycles during different growth stages of rice, affecting soil environment and phosphorus transformation. Soil oxygen concentrations are greatly influenced by water level and temperature, showing significant impacts on phosphorus release, especially during tillering, booting, and heading to flowering stages.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Shuwen Luo, Lei Ren, Weijian Wu, Yijie Chen, Gaoyang Li, Weijian Zhang, Ting Wei, Yan-Qiu Liang, Dayi Zhang, Xinzi Wang, Zhen Zhen, Zhong Lin
Summary: The addition of earthworm cast significantly increased soil properties and atrazine removal efficiency. It also altered soil microbial communities by enriching potential atrazine degraders and introducing microbial degraders from the cast. The study revealed the influence of earthworm cast on atrazine bioremediation, providing new insights into the process.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yin Zhang, Mei Guan, Can Chen, Ren Wang, Guangdong Lv, Huang Huang, Chunyun Guan
Summary: This study investigates the symbiotic relationship between rice and earthworms in irrigated paddy fields in Southern China. The results demonstrate that inoculating earthworms can significantly improve soil properties and increase rice yield.
Article
Agronomy
Onja Ratsiatosika, Malalatiana Razafindrakoto, Tantely Razafimbelo, Michel Rabenarivo, Thierry Becquer, Laetitia Bernard, Jean Trap, Eric Blanchart
Summary: The study demonstrated that earthworm inoculation had significant effects on soil and plant properties, with a greater increase in soil macroaggregation, aboveground biomass, rice grain yield, and N grain amount.
Article
Agronomy
Jun Wei, Yuanlai Cui, Yufeng Luo
Summary: This paper proposes an improved Surface Energy Balance Algorithm for Land (SEBALR) model to estimate paddy field evapotranspiration (ET) and validates it in different climate zones. The model considers the advection effect, applicable condition at the pixel scale, and does not require ground-measured data. SEBALR successfully monitors the paddy field ET from 2001 to 2019 in Nanchang City, China, and can be used to monitor the paddy rice growth period and estimate paddy field ET at a regional scale.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Alessandra Santos, Marcus Vinicius Cremonesi, Josileia Acordi Zanatta, Luis Cunha, Harold L. Drake, George Gardner Brown
Summary: Research has shown significant differences in the chemical and microbial environments between earthworm casts and non-ingested control soil, despite minimal variations in CO2, N2O, and CH4 emissions. The moist and NH4-rich environment within earthworm casts provides ideal conditions for sustained anaerobic activity, affecting nitrogen transformations, soil microbial biomass, and activity. Additionally, selective ingestion concentrates C and N contents in the casts, impacting nutrient availability and deserving further attention in light of widespread collection of this species for fish-bait use in Brazil.
BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zutao Ouyang, Robert B. Jackson, Gavin McNicol, Etienne Fluet-Chouinard, Benjamin R. K. Runkle, Dario Papale, Sara H. Knox, Sarah Cooley, Kyle B. Delwiche, Sarah Feron, Jeremy Andrew Irvin, Avni Malhotra, Muhammad Muddasir, Simone Sabbatini, Ma Carmelita R. Alberto, Alessandro Cescatti, Chi-Ling Chen, Jinwei Dong, Bryant N. Fong, Haiqiang Guo, Lu Hao, Hiroki Iwata, Qingyu Jia, Weimin Ju, Minseok Kang, Hong Li, Joon Kim, Michele L. Reba, Amaresh Kumar Nayak, Debora Regina Roberti, Youngryel Ryu, Chinmaya Kumar Swain, Benjei Tsuang, Xiangming Xiao, Wenping Yuan, Geli Zhang, Yongguang Zhang
Summary: Although rice cultivation is a significant source of methane emissions, there are large discrepancies in the estimated global emissions due to a lack of observational data. This study used machine learning and remote sensing data to estimate high-resolution methane emissions from paddy rice in Monsoon Asia and found a declining trend in emissions in recent years.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
N. Bottinelli, P. Jouquet, T. M. Tran, Hanane Aroui Boukbida, C. Rumpel
Summary: Infrared spectroscopy can be used to track biogeochemical changes in earthworm cast properties during ageing, with aliphatic compound contribution to organic matter remaining consistent but humification index decreasing. Linear discriminant analysis showed a continuous shift from fresh to aged casts and topsoil aggregates, reflecting biogeochemical alterations in cast properties.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wirot Likittrakulwong, Pisit Poolprasert, Khongsak Srikaeo
Summary: This study investigated the proteins extracted from paddy rice and germinated paddy rice, finding that different extraction methods had varying effects on the properties and phase transition temperatures of protein fractions. Germination and extraction methods significantly influenced the concentration of protein fractions.
Article
Agronomy
Shasha Qin, Feilong Rong, Manyun Zhang, Guirui Su, Wei Wang, Liqun Wu, Aiping Wu, Falin Chen
Summary: Biochar application has been proven to be an efficient method for increasing agricultural productivity. However, more research is needed to study the potential of biochar combined with reduced fertilization in improving yield and fertilizer utilization efficiency in rice farming on acidic soil.
Article
Ecology
Pascal Jouquet, Etienne Airola, Nabila Guilleux, Ajay Harit, Ekta Chaudhary, Seraphine Grellier, Jean Riotte
Article
Entomology
P. Jouquet, A. Pando, H. Aroui, A. Harit, Y. Capowiez, N. Bottinelli
Article
Ecology
Sougueh Cheik, Nicolas Bottinelli, Raman Sukumar, Pascal Jouquet
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Soil Science
Sougueh Cheik, Nicolas Bottinelli, Benoit Soudan, Ajay Harit, Ekta Chaudhary, Raman Sukumar, Pascal Jouquet
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Mathematics, Applied
S. Mangiarotti, E. Fu, P. Jouquet, M. T. Tran, M. Huc, N. Bottinelli
Summary: The study found that the behavior of earthworms is chaotic and coupled to the dynamics of soil water content in a complex way, interpreted as a habituation/sensitization process. However, this coupling is insufficient to explain the desynchronization of cast production variations observed at different study sites, requiring the consideration of the retroaction of earthworm activity on soil.
Article
Agronomy
Thuy Thu Doan, Phimmasone Sisouvanh, Thanyakan Sengkhrua, Supranee Sritumboon, Cornelia Rumpel, Pascal Jouquet, Nicolas Bottinelli
Summary: Organic amendments such as compost and biochar were found to improve soil organic carbon content and enhance soil chemical properties, particularly for sandy soils in Thailand. However, the combination of both amendments may reduce nutrient availability in the soil.
Article
Agronomy
Phimmasone Sisouvanh, Vidhaya Trelo-ges, Supat Isarangkool Na Ayutthaya, Alain Pierret, Naoise Nunan, Norbert Silvera, Khampaseuth Xayyathip, Christian Hartmann
Summary: Organic amendments are beneficial for farmers as they improve maize performance and yield, while also enhancing soil physical properties. The effects of compost and vermicompost were similar under different moisture stress conditions, with no added benefits observed when using vermicompost instead of compost.
Article
Entomology
A. K. Harit, E. Ramasamy, N. Babu, M. J. Rajasree, P. Monsy, N. Bottinelli, S. Cheik, P. Jouquet
Summary: This study compared the nest structures of Microcerotermes pakistanicus and Odontotermes obesus termites, showing significant differences in construction and soil chemical properties. It suggests considering carton-nests as a distinct type of soil-nest, along with further research on their impacts on soil and nutrient dynamics.
Article
Soil Science
P. Jouquet, T. Henry-des-Tureaux, C. Bouet, M. Labiadh, S. Caquineau, H. Aroui Boukbida, F. Garcia Ibarra, V Herve, A. Bultelle, P. Podwojewski
Summary: Wind erosion poses a major threat to arid and semi-arid ecosystems, with biological soil crusts and termites playing important roles in soil resistance. Soil sheetings formed by termites are stable due to organic bridges, while soil excavated by ants and rodents is prone to erosion due to lack of organic carbon. This study highlights the contrasting effects of termites and ants/rodents on soil resistance to erosion in Southern Tunisia.
Article
Soil Science
Pascal Jouquet, Ajay Harit, Nicolas Bottinelli, David J. Eldridge
Summary: Understanding the impact of soil fauna on soil aggregate dynamics is crucial for soil science, especially in tropical countries where soil erosion is a major issue. In this study, we examined the properties of soil sheeting built by two functional groups of termites and found that the stability of non-fungus growing termites' sheeting was related to the surrounding soil properties. However, the stability of fungus growing termites' sheeting did not have direct or indirect correlations with measured variables. These findings suggest that FG and non-FG termites have different functional consequences on soil aggregate stability in tropical soils.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Pascal Jouquet, Ary Bruand
Summary: Bioturbation by termites is an important process in regulating soil properties in tropical soils. Previous explanations for the presence of clay and 2:1 clay minerals in termite soil include the need for stable structures and access to water. However, this study proposes a new hypothesis that bioturbation behavior can also be explained by termites' limitation for Na+. The impacts of this ecological process on ecosystem functioning and soil fertility are discussed.
BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Maryam Rezaei Pasha, Kaka Shahedi, Qorban Vahabzadeh, Ataollah Kavian, Mehdi Ghajar Sepanlou, Pascal Jouquet
Summary: The study found that vermicompost can improve soil properties, but its impact on plant growth and runoff is limited to the short term.
COMPOST SCIENCE & UTILIZATION
(2020)
Review
Agronomy
Pascal Jouquet, Ekta Chaudhary, Amritha Raja Vinoda Kumar
AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2018)
Correction
Soil Science
Nicolas Bottinelli, H. Zhou, Y. Capowiez, Z. B. Zhang, J. Qiu, P. Jouquet, X. H. Peng
BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS
(2018)
Article
Soil Science
Nicolas Bottinelli, H. Zhou, Y. Capowiez, Z. B. Zhang, J. Qiu, P. Jouquet, X. H. Peng
BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS
(2017)
Article
Soil Science
He Zhang, Aurore Degre, Caroline De Clerck, Shuangshuang Li, Jinshan Lian, Yuanyuan Peng, Tao Sun, Lindan Luo, Yanan Yue, Guihua Li, Jianfeng Zhang
Summary: The continuous expansion of sandy soil poses a threat to crop security. The use of chitin-rich organic material and attapulgite as soil amendments can improve degraded soil by increasing nutrient content and enzyme activity and altering bacterial community structure. This study provides insights into the link between soil properties, bacterial community structure, and microbial carbon metabolism function.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Xian Zhou, Yi Jiang, Ganghua Leng, Wanting Ling, Jian Wang
Summary: Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) residues have significant impacts on soil pollution remediation. The addition of exogenous functional microbial consortium and glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) can promote the degradation of bound PAH residues. This study fills the cognitive gap of GRSP in regulating the degradation of bound PAH residues in soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Soil Science
Xinyu Zhao, Evrim Elcin, Lizhi He, Meththika Vithanage, Xiaokai Zhang, Jie Wang, Shuo Wang, Yun Deng, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Sabry M. Shaheen, Hailong Wang, Zhenyu Wang
Summary: The increase of cultivated varieties of Chinese herbal remedies, the expansion of cultivation area, and long-term monoculture cropping have led to aggravated problems of soil diseases, yield loss, and quality reduction. Biochar, as a carbon-rich material, has the potential to improve soil quality and alleviate continuous crop obstacles for Chinese herbal remedies.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Editorial Material
Soil Science
Melanie M. Pollierer, Anton Potapov, Andrey Zaitsev
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Yajie Wang, Jiefeng Li, Yongfen Wei, Zhiyi Deng, Xiaodi Hao, Fusheng Li
Summary: This study investigates the impacts of heavy metal pollution caused by coal production on soil microbial ecology in the semi-arid region of Heilongjiang. The results reveal negative correlations between heavy metals and bacterial abundance and diversity. Twelve sensitive bacterial taxa and corresponding models were identified. Water content and total phosphorus were also found to play vital roles in regulating the bacterial community in the soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Sujit Das, Sunanda Biswas, B. Ramakrishnan, T. K. Das, T. J. Purakayastha, B. H. Gawade, Priya Singh, Partha Sarathi Ghorai, Saloni Tripathy, Kanchan Sinha
Summary: This study assessed the impact of conservation agriculture on the biological soil health index in a rice-wheat system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. The results showed that zero till direct seeded rice and crop residue incorporation could improve soil organic carbon, enzyme activities, and microbial population. Specifically, the inclusion of mungbean residues and sesbania brown manuring significantly increased the abundance of the nifH gene in the soil.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Xingxiu Huang, Genxing Pan, Lianqing Li, Xuhui Zhang, Hailong Wang, Nanthi Bolan, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Chongjian Ma, Fuwei Liang, Yanjie Chen, Huashou Li
Summary: The study evaluated the effects of using a mixture of biomass waste ash and biochar on soil pH, heavy metal remediation, and plant growth. The results showed that the mixed use could ameliorate soil acidification, reduce absorption of cadmium and lead by plants, and promote plant growth. The special fertilizer prepared from the mixture can be used to promote crop growth and reduce environmental pollution.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Astrid C. H. Jaeger, Martin Hartmann, Rafaela Feola Conz, Johan Six, Emily F. Solly
Summary: This study investigates the effects of tree mortality on soil microbial communities using a mesocosm experiment. The results show that tree death influenced soil microbial abundance and composition, with the potential to affect soil processes in forest ecosystems.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Dane C. Elmquist, Subodh Adhikari, Ina Popova, Sanford D. Eigenbrode
Summary: This study investigated the effects of soil arthropod communities from cereal-based agroecosystems on wheat plant growth and above-belowground interactions. The results showed that wheat grown in soils with arthropod communities had better growth and defense against aphids, compared to wheat grown in soils without arthropod communities.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Lei Wang, Jing Wang, Zhonghou Tang, Jidong Wang, Yongchun Zhang
Summary: This study found that the application of organic fertilizer enhances carbon and phosphorus cycling enzyme activities in soil, reshapes the soil microbial community structure, and regulates the interactions between these crucial indicators through soil organic carbon.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Soil Science
M. Pawlett, N. T. Girkin, L. Deeks, D. L. Evans, R. Sakrabani, P. Masters, K. Garnett, N. Marquez-Grant
Summary: The modern funeral industry faces environmental risks and challenges, and natural burial offers a more sustainable alternative. However, there is a lack of research comparing the risks and benefits of natural burial practices, including groundwater contamination and atmospheric emissions. More scientific research is needed to understand and regulate funeral options, as well as cultural incentives for natural burial.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Zhongcheng Wang, Jin Zhao, Dan Xiao, Meifeng Chen, Xunyang He
Summary: Root AMF colonization, diversity, and interactions vary with soil depth. Higher soil nutrient levels and root biomass promote colonization but suppress diversity and interactions in the upper soil layer compared to deeper layers.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Zhiyang Zhang, Shiting Zhang, Riikka Rinnan
Summary: This study revealed the mechanisms behind the effects of dung deposition on soil heterotrophic respiration, providing insights for grassland management and carbon feedback prediction in grazed ecosystems.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Ismail Ibrahim Garba, Graham R. Stirling, A. Marcelle Stirling, Alwyn Williams
Summary: Integrating diverse cover crops into dryland crop-fallow rotations can enhance soil nutrient and water retention, suppress soil-borne pests, and improve soil health. The effects on soil nematode communities are modulated by the functional type and mixture composition of the cover crops. Selecting cover crops with appropriate traits can improve soil health through suppression of plant-parasitic nematodes, promotion of free-living nematodes, and enhancement of soil food web complexity.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Min Li, Chao He, Miao Wei, Junmeng Long, Jingru Wang, Xinrong Yang, Kehan Wang, Xueli He
Summary: In extreme desert environments, black septate endophytes (DSE) can benefit the relict plant Gymnocarpos przewalskii by assisting it to survive and maintain ecosystem stability. The colonization of DSE in the roots of G. przewalskii varies significantly with seasons and sites, with soil properties being a major factor affecting the composition of DSE. Additionally, the functional metabolite composition of DSE strains varies greatly with different drought levels and isolates, indicating the potential complementarity between different strains in helping hosts cope with drought stress.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2024)