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Agronomy
Jiukai Xu, Liang Yuan, Yanchen Wen, Shuiqin Zhang, Yanting Li, Guohua Mi, Bingqiang Zhao
Summary: This study investigated the optimal utilization of livestock manure in comparison to mineral fertilizers for nitrogen and phosphorus availability. Livestock manure showed higher efficiency at low application rates, with pig manure having the highest nitrogen availability and cattle manure having the highest phosphorus availability.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rong Jia, Jie Zhou, Juncong Chu, Muhammad Shahbaz, Yadong Yang, Davey L. Jones, Huadong Zang, Bahar S. Razavi, Zhaohai Zeng
Summary: The recycling of livestock manure has been shown to enhance soil quality and ecosystem multifunctionality, particularly in promoting C and P cycling. There is a positive correlation between soil quality index and ecosystem multifunctionality, while mineral fertilization did not have a significant effect on soil quality and enzyme activity.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Agronomy
Jingjing Wang, Kunliang Shu, Siyu Wang, Chang Zhang, Yanchun Feng, Ming Gao, Zhonghe Li, Hongguang Cai
Summary: Soil enzymes play a significant role in the storage of soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (TN), but their relationships in aggregates, particularly in sodic-alkali agricultural fields, have been understudied. This study found that soil enzymes were heterogeneously distributed in aggregates, and their activities were closely related to SOC and TN across different aggregate sizes. Moreover, the study revealed that enzyme activities were higher in the surface layer compared to the subsurface layer, indicating the importance of biophysical processes associated with enzymes in the SOC and TN sequestration within soil aggregates.
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Plant Sciences
Muhammad Usman Khalid, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Ashraf
Summary: The study found that selenium had a negative impact on soil microbial activities, while the combination of selenium and farmyard manure did not have a synergistic effect on wheat yield, but did improve seedling biomass.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2022)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Guocui Ren, Xianfeng Zhang, Xiuli Xin, Wenliang Yang, Anning Zhu, Jiao Yang, Mengrou Li
Summary: Straw incorporation and nitrogen application have important effects on soil carbon and nitrogen storage and availability. However, little is known about their effects on soil organic carbon and nitrogen fractions and microbial community composition. This study found that straw incorporation significantly increased soil organic carbon and total nitrogen contents, while nitrogen application improved soil fertility and microbial community structure. Straw incorporation coupled with 150 kg N ha(-1) per crop growing season was identified as a sustainable field management practice for improving soil fertility.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Haji Muhammad, Shah Fahad, Shah Saud, Shah Hassan, Wajid Nasim, Baber Ali, Hafiz Mohkum Hammad, Hafiz Faiq Bakhat, Muhammad Mubeen, Amir Zaman Khan, Ke Liu, Matthew Tom Harrison, Hamada AbdElgawad, Mostafa A. Abdel-Maksoud
Summary: The use of beneficial microbes as biofertilizer is important for food safety and sustainable crop production in agriculture.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Sedef Ozliman, Gulsum Yaldiz, Mahmut Camlica, Nurten Ozsoy
Summary: The study demonstrates that proper application of farmyard manure and ammonium nitrate fertilizers can enhance the biological value and essential oil content of dill, with the highest concentration observed at 12.5-15 t ha(-1) of FYM and 90 kg ha(-1) of AN application.
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRICULTURE
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Gang Su, Rui Zhao, Yizhen Wang, Yong'an Yang, Xidong Wu, Jinlong Wang, Junzhu Ge
Summary: Through studying the effect of green manure return on spring maize yield, soil nutrients, enzyme activity, and fungal communities, it is found that using green manure return can increase maize yield, improve soil nutrients, enhance soil enzyme activity, and impact fungal communities.
Article
Agronomy
Bowen Ma, Hans Lambers, Prakash Lakshmanan, Wenfeng Huang, Zhengyuan Liang, Shingirai Mudare, Jingying Jing, Wen-Feng Cong
Summary: This study investigated the contribution of winter cover crops (CCs) to nitrogen (N) uptake of spring maize, aiming to improve soil N use efficiency. The results showed that introducing hairy vetch or hairy vetch/February orchid mixture could significantly enhance nitrogen use efficiency on the North China Plain.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaodan Sun, Yuqian Ye, Qingwei Guan, Davey L. Jones
Summary: Organic mulching is an effective forest management technique that improves the soil environment and promotes plant growth, but its effects on the rhizosphere interaction between roots and soil are not fully understood. The experiment showed that organic mulching has significant impacts on most enzyme activities and carbon and nitrogen fractions, with seasons playing a more significant role in influencing these interactions.
JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
(2021)
Article
Horticulture
Ingudam Bhupenchandra, Anjali Basumatary, Samiron Dutta, Anup Das, Anil K. Choudhary, Rattan Lal, A. Dhanachandra Sharma, Arnab Sen, Yumnam Prabhabati, Manas Ranjan Sahoo
Summary: The study of boron and phosphorus fractions in soil can help us better understand their bioavailability to plants. This study found that applying higher levels of boron and enriched farmyard manure can improve soil chemical characteristics, increase boron and phosphorus content, and ultimately enhance French bean pod production.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Heba S. A. Salama, Ali I. Nawar, Hassan E. Khalil, Ahmed M. Shaalan
Summary: The study showed that increasing the proportion of legume crops in the crop sequences can improve the growth and productivity of maize, as well as enhance its nitrogen use efficiency in a no-tillage farming system. Additionally, substituting a portion of mineral nitrogen with farmyard manure can result in similar maize yields to full mineral nitrogen application.
Article
Soil Science
Jagdeep Singh, S. S. Dhaliwal, M. S. Mavi
Summary: It was found that under the application of large amounts of phosphorus fertilizer, the availability of various zinc fractions in the soil was affected, with the effect of added phosphorus fertilizer being more pronounced at high phosphorus levels. The addition of farmyard manure significantly improved the availability of soil zinc fractions. Additionally, high Olsen-P levels restricted the translocation of zinc from roots to above-ground parts of plants.
NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yong Zhou, Dan Zhang, Yunfeng Zhang, Jingshi Ke, Deli Chen, Minggang Cai
Summary: The study investigated the biological activities and vermicomposting potential of Eisenia fetida in pig manure, focusing on the influence of temperature on the process. Results showed an optimal temperature of 30°C for earthworm antioxidant stress response, with significant increases in macro-nutrients observed after vermicomposting. The study highlighted the advantages of vermicomposting with Eisenia fetida and the impact of temperature on the vermicomposting effect of pig manure.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Wenhai Huang, Yuhao Yang, Haoyu Zheng, Jorgen Eivind Olesen, Robert M. Rees, Jun Zou, Li Zhang, Suya Hu, Bowen Qiao, Xiaohui Wang, Shuaijie Shen, Biaoding Yang, Zhiyuan Bai, Axiang Zheng, Wenjie Li, Zhenwei Song, Xinya Wen, Fu Chen, Xiaogang Yin
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of different fertilizer nitrogen inputs on the yield and biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) of summer peanut in the North China Plain (NCP). The results showed that the optimal nitrogen application rate for achieving high nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and low nitrogen losses without sacrificing yield was 150 kg N ha-1, which resulted in a yield of 3915 kg ha-1 and NUEoi of 73.0% in the summer-peanut production. These findings have important implications for the sustainable development of summer-peanut systems.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jiao Su, Haiyang Zhang, Xingguo Han, Ruofei Lv, Li Liu, Yong Jiang, Hui Li, Yakov Kuzyakov, Cunzheng Wei
Summary: Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and the turnover of carbon in soils is influenced by the priming effect. This study found that the vulnerability of stable carbon to priming decreases with increasing soil stability. This highlights the importance of understanding the dynamics of carbon in soils for a better understanding of global carbon cycles.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jinyang Wang, Philippe Ciais, Pete Smith, Xiaoyuan Yan, Yakov Kuzyakov, Shuwei Liu, Tingting Li, Jianwen Zou
Summary: The increase in atmospheric methane concentrations since 2007 is a global concern, potentially caused by emissions from rice cultivation. Estimating methane emissions from rice fields and their abatement potential is crucial to assess the contribution of improved rice management. However, the contribution of rice field emissions to the renewed methane increase and global abatement potential remains unclear.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Mei He, Qinlu Li, Leiyi Chen, Shuqi Qin, Yakov Kuzyakov, Yang Liu, Dianye Zhang, Xuehui Feng, Dan Kou, Tonghua Wu, Yuanhe Yang
Summary: Climate warming leads to widespread permafrost thaw, which releases carbon dioxide and triggers a positive permafrost carbon-climate feedback. The understanding of permafrost CO2 release through the priming effect is limited. By combining permafrost sampling and laboratory incubation on the Tibetan Plateau, this study detected a positive priming effect upon permafrost thaw and estimated the potential CO2 emission induced by the priming effect.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Junxi Hu, Meilin Du, Jun Chen, Liehua Tie, Shixing Zhou, Kate M. Buckeridge, J. Hans C. Cornelissen, Congde Huang, Yakov Kuzyakov
Summary: Microbial necromass is an important component of soil organic matter, and global change factors have significant impacts on its formation and decomposition, although these impacts are poorly understood.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ranran Zhou, Yuan Liu, Jennifer A. J. Dungait, Amit Kumar, Jinsong Wang, Lisa K. Tiemann, Fusuo Zhang, Yakov Kuzyakov, Jing Tian
Summary: A meta-analysis of 481 paired measurements from cropland soils showed that cropland management practices significantly influence microbial necromass accumulation and its contribution to soil organic carbon (SOC). Nitrogen fertilization, cover crops, no or reduced tillage, manure, and straw amendment all increased microbial necromass accumulation. The optimal conditions for microbial necromass accumulation and its contribution to SOC sequestration require site-specific management.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Jie Zhou, Yuan Wen, Matthias C. Rillig, Lingling Shi, Michaela A. Dippold, Zhaohai Zeng, Yakov Kuzyakov, Huadong Zang, Davey L. Jones, Evgenia Blagodatskaya
Summary: The Paris Climate Agreement aims to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees C, but evidence suggests that temperatures may rise up to 4.8 degrees C by 2100. It is important to investigate the impact of temperature on microbial regulation and soil organic matter stability. This study found that warming can increase microbial growth and turnover, but reduce catalytic efficiency and enzyme-mediated decomposition, resulting in nitrogen accumulation in microbial necromass. Including microbial metabolic responses in global carbon and nitrogen cycle models is crucial for improving climate warming predictions.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiulan Zhang, Liang Chen, Ying Wang, Peiting Jiang, Yanting Hu, Shuai Ouyang, Huili Wu, Pifeng Lei, Yakov Kuzyakov, Wenhua Xiang
Summary: Thinning is a widely-used management practice to reduce tree competition and improve wood production and quality in forest plantations. This study conducted a meta-analysis on 533 paired observations to evaluate the responses of soil properties and microbial communities to thinning. The results showed that thinning consistently altered soil properties, shifted microbial community compositions, and stimulated microbial activities.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jie Shen, Ziyan Liang, Yakov Kuzyakov, Weitao Li, Yuting He, Changquan Wang, Yang Xiao, Ke Chen, Geng Sun, Yanbao Lei
Summary: Ecosystem succession and pedogenesis change the composition and turnover of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and its interactions with soil microbiome. In this study, the molecular diversity of water-extractable DOM and its links to microbial communities were characterized along a deglaciation chronosequence in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau. The results showed that low molecular weight compounds decreased, while mid- and high-molecular-weight compounds increased with succession age and soil depth. Microbial community succession shifted towards the dominance of oligotrophic Acidobacteria and saprophytic Mortierellomycota, reflecting the increase of stable DOM components.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Hongliang Li, Haitao Zhu, Hongbo Li, Yuqiang Zhang, Sixin Xu, Shumei Cai, Alharbi Almwarai Sulaiman, Yakov Kuzyakov, Zed Rengel, Deshan Zhang
Summary: Microorganisms play a key role in the mobilization of phosphorus (P) and influence root traits and exudation related to nutrient acquisition in crops. This study evaluated the interactions between roots and microbes in low-P and high-P soil with or without straw addition. The findings highlight the temporal dynamics of root-microbe interactions in influencing crop P acquisition in low-P, straw-amended soil.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Jingwei Shi, Lei Deng, Anna Gunina, Sulaiman Alharbi, Kaibo Wang, Jiwei Li, Yulin Liu, Zhouping Shangguan, Yakov Kuzyakov
Summary: Forest restoration increases organic carbon (OC) sequestration mainly through increased litter input and improvements in soil structure. The long-term pathways of carbon stabilization within soil aggregates during forest succession are still unclear.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Xintan Zhang, Jie Wang, Xiangyan Feng, Haishui Yang, Yanling Li, Kuzyakov Yakov, Shiping Liu, Feng-Min Li
Summary: No-tillage with straw mulch is effective for soil sustainability, but its specific effects on soil organic carbon stocks and crop yield are uncertain. This study found that no tillage had minimal effects on soil organic carbon stocks but decreased crop yield compared to plow tillage with straw return. No-tillage with straw mulch resulted in improved soil aggregate stability and organic carbon content in the 0-5 cm layer, but decreased organic carbon content in the deeper layers due to reduced carbon input from roots and straw. While organic carbon stocks in micro-aggregates and mineral-associated organic matter did not vary between tillage practices, plow tillage with straw return had higher organic carbon stocks in the 0-50 cm layer compared to no-tillage with straw mulch. Additionally, the yields of rice and wheat were lower under no-tillage with straw mulch compared to plow tillage without straw return and plow tillage with straw return, attributed to high soil bulk densities and decreased nutrient availability. The yield losses in rice were greater under no-tillage with straw mulch and increased over time due to decreased nitrogen and phosphorus contents in the soil. In conclusion, plow tillage is more effective for carbon sequestration and yield improvement in rice-wheat farming compared to no-tillage with straw mulch.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ruixing Hou, Huarui Gong, Zhu Ouyang, Maxim Dorodnikov, Yakov Kuzyakov
Summary: No-tillage contributes to organic matter accumulation and carbon sequestration in soil. However, global warming may promote microbial activity and accelerate soil organic matter decomposition, especially in the topsoil. It is important to understand the response of microbial utilization of organic matter under no-tillage to higher temperatures in order to develop sustainable soil fertility management strategies.
Article
Soil Science
Chunli Wang, Wangmei Li, Ju Liu, Yakov Kuzyakov, Mingsheng Fan, Haiqing Chen
Summary: Though there is a lot of information about greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the soil surface, only a few studies have investigated the depth-related GHG concentration and production within the soil. In this study, GHG flux measurements were coupled with subsurface GHG concentration analysis at different depths in grassland and cropland soils. Results showed that CO2 and N2O concentrations increased with soil depth, while CH4 decreased. The grassland had higher CO2 flux but lower CH4 uptake compared to the cropland.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Yaoyao Tong, Jina Ding, Mouliang Xiao, Muhammad Shahbaz, Zhenke Zhu, Ming Chen, Yakov Kuzyakov, Yangwu Deng, Jianping Chen, Tida Ge
Summary: Microplastics create new ecological niches for microorganisms, with higher accumulation levels in terrestrial ecosystems compared to marine ecosystems. The study found that the addition of microplastics affected the spatial distribution of soil hydrolases, nutrient availability, and rice growth. Microplastics increased above-ground biomass but decreased below-ground biomass. They also reduced the content of NH4+ in soil and increased the activity of N- and P-hydrolases. Nutrient uptake by rice plants and enzyme activities were enhanced with the presence of microplastics in soil, indicating their impact on soil ecology and nutrient dynamics.
SOIL ECOLOGY LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Yujie Shi, Elsa Religieux, Yakov Kuzyakov, Junfeng Wang, Junxi Hu, Xavier Le Roux
Summary: Ecosystem functions, such as soil nitrogen cycling, are being altered by climate change. The responses of soil (de)nitrification to climate change vary across global grasslands. In this study, the researchers analyzed 49 studies and found that the responses of (de)nitrification are mainly influenced by annual precipitation and temperature, rather than the duration and magnitude of experimental treatment. Water availability plays a major role in dry regions, while nitrogen availability is a key determinant in wet regions.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
