Land application of farmyard manure (FYM) is a widespread agronomic practice used to
enhance soil fertility, but its long-term effects on soil microbial carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) …

Soil nitrogen (N) often limits productivity in agroecosystems, prompting fertilizer applications
that increase crop yields but can degrade the environment. Nitrogen's dual role in both …

Application of chemical fertilizer or manure can affect soil microorganisms directly by
supplying nutrients and indirectly by altering soil pH. However, it remains uncertain which …

Soil microbes play key roles in soil nutrient cycling and absorption by crops. Thus, shifts in
soil microbial community structure affect the functioning and productivity of agricultural …

Intensive tillage and high inputs of chemicals are frequently used in conventional agriculture
management, which critically depresses soil properties and causes soil erosion and …

Understanding the dynamics of soil microbial communities responsible for soil element
cycling is vital to understanding organic amendments' mechanisms in agricultural soil …

Functional genes involved in nitrogen (N) cycling regulate soil nitrification, denitrification and
N 2 O emissions. However, the general patterns and variability of N functional genes in …

Substituting chemical fertilizer with organic fertilizer is an important agricultural practice that
improves crop yields but also affects soil biogeochemical cycling. To explore the effects of …

The elevational pattern of soil microbial diversity along mountain slopes has received
considerable interest over the last decade. An increasing amount of taxonomic data on soil …

The combined use of inorganic fertilizers with organic manures has recently attracted
increasing interest in China in attempts to mitigate the deleterious environmental impacts of …