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Chemistry, Applied
Momoka Suto, Hiroto Kawashima
Summary: This study used liquid chromatography coupled with isotope ratio mass spectrometry and solid-phase extraction to determine the stable carbon isotope ratios for three organic acids in 49 sake samples. The results showed that the stable carbon isotope ratio of lactic acid could correctly identify different types of sake samples.
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Soil Science
N. Passaris, K. C. Flower, P. R. Ward, N. Cordingley
Summary: The study indicated that rotational diversity had little effect on soil organic carbon and total nitrogen, while windrow burning and farmer rotation led to a decrease in organic carbon content. Soil potassium concentration was significantly higher in pasture and diverse rotations compared to farmer rotation and monoculture wheat.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Hongxuan Duan, Jia Cheng, Mengqi Han, Hailin Zhang
Summary: The effects of different tillage and residue-returning modes on soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation were assessed in this study. The results showed that no-tillage significantly increased SOC concentration, and the combination of no-tillage and wheat straw returning helped increase SOC concentration and decrease mineralizability.
Article
Plant Sciences
Henrik Svennerstam, Sandra Jamtgard
Summary: This study compared two established methods for determining plant amino acid uptake. The results showed that time is a crucial factor in determining plant amino acid uptake. Post-uptake metabolism in plants may result in significant carbon loss, indicating that both pre-uptake metabolism by microbes and post-uptake metabolism in plants contribute to the reported N-15-C-13 mismatch in ecological studies.
Article
Environmental Sciences
A. Saner, P. N. Carvalho, J. Catalano, K. Anastasakis
Summary: This study demonstrates the potential of utilizing hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) waste residue as renewable adsorbents and investigates the influence of chemical activation conditions. Acid washed demineralized adsorbents show higher adsorption capacity for compound removal from wastewater. Implementation of HTL technology in wastewater treatment facilities can not only valorize sewage sludge and nutrients, but also provide precursors for renewable adsorbents, enhancing technology integration.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Asik Dutta, Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Ved Prakash Chaudhary, Chhemendra Sharma, Chaitanya Prasad Nath, Soora Naresh Kumar, Brajendra Parmar
Summary: This study used an 18-year experiment to examine the impact of conservation agriculture (CA) on soil aggregation, carbon pools, and soil organic carbon (SOC) stock in a rice-wheat system. The findings showed that CA increased the SOC content and stock, improved soil aggregation, and managed long-term SOC content.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Majid Roozbeh, Majid Rajaie
Summary: The study evaluated the effects of residue management methods and nitrogen fertilizer rates on soil quality indicators and wheat yield, finding that R.M1 and R.M3 resulted in higher soil organic carbon and total nitrogen compared to R.M2. Interaction of R.M1 with 200 kg N ha(-1) had a greater impact on wheat yield, indicating the importance of optimal residue management and nitrogen fertilization strategies in improving soil quality and crop productivity.
INTERNATIONAL SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jian-Ying Qi, Xiang-Bin Yao, Mei-Yang Duan, Xiang-Wen Huang, Mei-Yi Fan, Ya Yang, Hao-Wen Luo, Xiang-Ru Tang
Summary: The tillage and rice residue management practices have effects on the vertical distribution of microbial necromass and plant residues in rice paddy soils. The no-tillage (NT) practice resulted in higher microbial-derived carbon (C) in the soil, but did not significantly affect microbial-derived C contents and soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization. However, it significantly decreased plant-derived C contents in the total SOC.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Yingde Xu, Xiaodan Gao, Yalong Liu, Shuangyi Li, Chao Liang, Rattan Lal, Jingkuan Wang
Summary: The addition of plant root residue can efficiently promote microbial residue accumulation and produce a higher proportion of microbial residue in SOC in low fertility soil, while crop residue addition is more conducive to bacterial residue accumulation in high fertility soil. Soil organic carbon sequestration is influenced by the type of crop residue added and the soil fertility conditions.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Yuan Li, Zhou Li, Song Cui, Guopeng Liang, Qingping Zhang
Summary: The study found that no-tillage (NT) and reduced tillage (RT) practices significantly increased soil organic carbon (SOC) fractions, especially those related to soil biological activities. Soil depth and mean annual temperature were identified as the dominant factors affecting the changes in SOC fractions under NT practices.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Somasundaram Jayaraman, Meenakshi Sahu, Nishant K. Sinha, Monoranjan Mohanty, Ranjeet S. Chaudhary, Brijesh Yadav, Lalit K. Srivastava, Kuntal M. Hati, Ashok K. Patra, Ram C. Dalal
Summary: Conservation agriculture is a sustainable farming practice that improves soil health. This study found that implementing conservation agriculture on vertisols can increase soil aggregation and SOC, while reducing CO2 emissions.
Article
Agronomy
Sana Ur Rehman, Shahzada Sohail Ijaz, Muhammad Ali Raza, Atta Mohi Ud Din, Khalid Saifullah Khan, Shroz Fatima, Taqi Raza, Sajid Mehmood, Amjad Saeed, Muhammad Ansar
Summary: Conservation agriculture has the potential to reduce atmospheric CO2 enrichment and alter soil organic carbon fractions in subtropical dryland farming systems. Compared to conventional tillage, minimum tillage and reduced tillage methods showed higher soil organic carbon concentrations, especially in microbial biomass carbon, particulate organic carbon, and mineral-associated organic carbon. Zero tillage and reduced tillage are potential options for carbon sequestration and CO2 reduction in subtropical dryland soils, regardless of the cropping systems.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yang Yang, Zhichao Kang, Guanghui Xu, Zhengwu Cui, Yong Yu, Yang Wang, Yongzheng Lu
Summary: By studying the impact of new conservation management (NCM) and conventional tillage (CT) on soil organic carbon (SOC) in summer maize monocultures in Northeast China, it was found that NCM had significantly higher microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and light fraction organic carbon (LFOC) content than CT in the upper 0-10 cm layer. Additionally, NCM reduced organic carbon storage in microaggregates. Therefore, NCM is an effective management choice for enhancing soil carbon sequestration in maize field systems in Northeast China.
Article
Soil Science
Jiayu Deng, Yanling Deng, Zaijin Sun, Gang Wang, Linlin Cao, Hongfang Yuan, Dongyan Huang, Honglei Jia
Summary: Farmland management, specifically conventional tillage with residue removal, was found to be more effective in reducing growing-season soil respiration compared to other treatments. This was attributed to the increase in soil microbial abundance.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
A. K. Dash, B. S. Dwivedi, Abir Dey, M. C. Meena, Debashis Chakraborty
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of conservation agriculture (CA) on soil aggregation, concentration, mineralization, and thermal stability of aggregate-associated carbon (C) under different rates of crop residue retention and nutrient management practices. The results showed significant improvement in total soil organic carbon (SOC) and its pools, as well as aggregate-associated C, with increased crop residue load. This highlights the effectiveness of complete CA practices for carbon sequestration and stabilization in the context of global warming.
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Marijn Bauters, Hans Verbeeck, Tobias Rutting, Matti Barthel, Basile Bazirake Mujinya, Fernando Bamba, Samuel Bode, Faustin Boyemba, Emmanuel Bulonza, Elin Carlsson, Linnea Eriksson, Isaac Makelele, Johan Six, Landry Cizungu Ntaboba, Pascal Boeckx
ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS
(2019)
Article
Agronomy
Maria Poca, Olivia Coomans, Carlos Urcelay, Sebastian R. Zeballos, Samuel Bode, Pascal Boeckx
Article
Ecology
Samuel Bode, Lien De Wispelaere, Andreas Hemp, Dirk Verschuren, Pascal Boeckx
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Marco Griepentrog, Lien De Wispelaere, Marijn Bauters, Samuel Bode, Andreas Hemp, Dirk Verschuren, Pascal Boeckx
GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Benjamin Nyilitya, Stephen Mureithi, Pascal Boeckx
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Marijn Bauters, Sofie Meeus, Matti Barthel, Piet Stoffelen, Hannes P. T. De Deurwaerder, Felicien Meunier, Travis W. Drake, Quentin Ponette, Jerome Ebuy, Pieter Vermeir, Hans Beeckman, Francis Wyffels, Samuel Bode, Hans Verbeeck, Filip Vandelook, Pascal Boeckx
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Fisheries
Gladys Ludevese-Pascual, Farhana Ahmed, Marleen De Troch, Edgar Amar, Joseph Leopoldo Laranja, Samuel Bode, Pascal Boeckx, Peter Bossier, Peter De Schryver
Summary: The study demonstrated the fate of the bacterial storage compound poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) in crustaceans, showing that C-13 signal may partly come from the structural components of bacterial cell. There was lower C-13 enrichment in various lipid fractions of the postlarvae compared to the diet, indicating potential of PHB as an energy source rather than a building block. Rapid assimilation of PHB in crustacean tissues was observed, suggesting its role as an energy source.
JOURNAL OF THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Hari Ram Upadhayay, Marco Griepentrog, Samuel Bode, Roshan Man Bajracharya, Wim Cornelis, Adrian L. Collins, Pascal Boeckx
ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY
(2020)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Tine L. Vergote, Samuel Bode, Anke E. J. De Dobbelaere, Jeroen Buysse, Erik Meers, Eveline I. P. Volcke
BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Louise C. Andresen, Yolima Carrillo, Catriona A. Macdonald, Laura Castaneda-Gomez, Samuel Bode, Tobias Rutting
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Davide Tonini, Alexander Wandl, Kozmo Meister, Pablo Munoz Unceta, Sue Ellen Taelman, David Sanjuan-Delmas, Jo Dewulf, Dries Huygens
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Long Ho, Ruben Jerves-Cobo, Oscar Morales, Josue Larriva, Maria Arevalo-Durazno, Matti Barthel, Johan Six, Samuel Bode, Pascal Boeckx, Peter Goethals
Summary: The study found that greenhouse gas emissions from waste stabilization ponds are significantly influenced by the distribution of sludge. High emissions of CO2 and CH4 were observed, with the possibility of N2O being absorbed under certain conditions. There were also differences in emission rates between day and night.
Article
Environmental Sciences
He Zhang, Marijn Bauters, Pascal Boeckx, Kristof Van Oost
Summary: Tropical forests play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle and climate change mitigation. This study presents a machine learning-based method for identifying forest ground in dense tropical forests using Digital Aerial Photogrammetry (DAP), enabling accurate estimates of tree heights and above-ground biomass (AGB). The application of this method demonstrates the potential of cheap and easily deployable UAV-DAP platforms for advancing the study and monitoring of dense tropical forests.
Article
Ecology
Thore Engel, Helge Bruelheide, Daniela Hoss, Francesco M. Sabatini, Jan Altman, Mohammed A. S. Arfin-Khan, Erwin Bergmeier, Tomas Cerny, Milan Chytry, Matteo Dainese, Juergen Dengler, Jiri Dolezal, Richard Field, Felicia M. Fischer, Dries Huygens, Ute Jandt, Florian Jansen, Anke Jentsch, Dirk N. Karger, Jens Kattge, Jonathan Lenoir, Frederic Lens, Jaqueline Loos, Ulo Niinemets, Gerhard E. Overbeck, Wim A. Ozinga, Josep Penuelas, Gwendolyn Peyre, Oliver Phillips, Peter B. Reich, Christine Roemermann, Brody Sandel, Marco Schmidt, Franziska Schrodt, Eduardo Velez-Martin, Cyrille Violle, Valerio Pillar
Summary: This study evaluates the effects of dominance and niche partitioning on biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationships in grassland systems worldwide. The results indicate that dominance effects, related to the traits of the dominant species, have a significant impact on BEF relationships, while functional diversity (FD) does not affect primary productivity (NDVI).
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Paula Alejandra Lamprea Pineda, Marijn Bauters, Hans Verbeeck, Selene Baez, Matti Barthel, Samuel Bod, Pascal Boeckx
Summary: The study investigated soil fluxes of CO2, CH4, and N2O in four tropical forest sites in northern Ecuador. Results showed an unusual increase in CO2 emissions at high altitude, a consistent atmospheric CH4 sink, and a transition from a net N2O source to sink along the altitudinal gradient. The findings provide arguments and insights for future studies on tropical montane forests.
Article
Soil Science
C. Beraud, F. Piola, J. Gervaix, G. Meiffren, C. Creuze des Chatelliers, A. Delort, C. Boisselet, S. Poussineau, E. Lacroix, A. A. M. Cantarel
Summary: This study investigated the soil factors influencing the development of biological denitrification inhibition (BDI) and found that initial soil moisture, ammonium concentration, and the initial abundance of certain microbial genes play significant roles in BDI development. Additionally, the research highlighted the relevance of biotic factors in explaining BDI and proposed the use of procyanidin concentration from plant belowground system as a new proxy for measuring BDI intensity.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Yizhu Qiao, Tingting Wang, Qiwei Huang, Hanyue Guo, He Zhang, Qicheng Xu, Qirong Shen, Ning Ling
Summary: Soil microbial community coalescence, the mixing and interaction of microbial communities, has been found to enhance the stability and complexity of rhizobacterial networks, leading to improved plant health and biomass. This study investigated the effects of different degrees of bacterial community coalescence on plant disease resistance by mixing soils from healthy and diseased habitats for watermelon planting. The results showed that mixing in more healthy soil reduced the plant disease index and increased biomass by improving the stability and complexity of the rhizobacterial network. Core taxa Nitrospirillum and Singulisphaera were enriched in the rhizosphere from healthy soils and played important roles in disease suppression and regulating the positive cohesion and modularity of the networks. Overall, these findings provide insights into the potential mechanism of microbial community coalescence for improving plant microbial community function and suggest new tools for enhancing plant fitness via soil microbiota mixing.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Mengqiu He, Shending Chen, Lei Meng, Xiaoqian Dan, Wenjie Wang, Qinying Zhu, Zucong Cai, Jinbo Zhang, Pierfrancesco Nardi, Christoph Mueller
Summary: Maize genotypes directly affect gene expression and nitrogen uptake capacity. The feedback between maize genotypes and soil nitrogen transformations, as well as their regulations on nitrogen uptake capacity, have been studied. The findings suggest that maize genotypes play a central role in regulating these feedbacks, which are important for maize breeding and enhancing maize production.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Ke Shi, Jiahui Liao, Xiaoming Zou, Han Y. H. Chen, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Zhengming Yan, Tingting Ren, Honghua Ruan
Summary: Through rewilding, microbial extracellular and cellular residues can continuously accumulate in soils and significantly contribute to soil organic carbon sequestration. Extracellular residues are mainly driven by fine root biomass, while cellular residues are mainly driven by soil nitrogen and organic carbon content.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Sensen Chen, Ying Teng, Yongming Luo, Eiko Kuramae, Wenjie Ren
Summary: This study comprehensively assesses the effects of NMs on the soil microbiome through a global meta-analysis. The results reveal significant negative impacts of NMs on soil microbial diversity, biomass, activity, and function. Metal NMs, especially Ag NMs, have the most pronounced negative effects on various soil microbial community metrics.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Shareen K. D. Sanders, Gerard Martinez-De Leon, Ludovico Formenti, Madhav P. Thakur
Summary: Collembolans, the diverse group of soil invertebrates, are affected by anthropogenic climate warming, which alters their diversity and density. In addition to abiotic stressors, changes in food availability, specifically the abundance of saprotrophic and mycorrhizal fungi, influence Collembola responses to climate warming. Collembolans prefer saprotrophic fungi but rely on mycorrhizal fungi when food sources are scarce. Understanding the mechanisms behind these dietary shifts in warm-dry and warm-wet soil conditions is crucial for predicting the impact of climate change on Collembola-fungal interactions.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Wimonsiri Pingthaisong, Sergey Blagodatsky, Patma Vityakon, Georg Cadisch
Summary: A study found that mixing high-C/N ratio rice straw with low-C/N ratio groundnut stover can improve the chemical composition of the input, stimulate microbial growth, decrease the loss of residue-derived carbon in the soil, and reduce native soil carbon and nitrogen consumption.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Soil Science
Jiachen Wang, Jie Zhao, Rong Yang, Xin Liu, Xuyuan Zhang, Wei Zhang, Xiaoyong Chen, Wende Yan, Kelin Wang
Summary: Nitrogen is vital for ecosystem productivity, restoration, and succession processes. This study found that legume intercropping was more effective than chemical nitrogen fertilizers in promoting the complexity and stability of the soil micro-food web, as it increased microbial and nematode communities and enhanced energy flow patterns.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2024)