How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar

S Joseph, AL Cowie, L Van Zwieten, N Bolan… - Gcb …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We synthesized 20 years of research to explain the interrelated processes that determine
soil and plant responses to biochar. The properties of biochar and its effects within …

[HTML][HTML] Greenhouse gases emission from agricultural soil: A review

G Chataut, B Bhatta, D Joshi, K Subedi… - Journal of Agriculture and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The demand for agricultural goods is currently higher than it has ever been before due to the
expansion of the world population. This has resulted in the conversion of grassland into …

Acceleration of global N2O emissions seen from two decades of atmospheric inversion

RL Thompson, L Lassaletta, PK Patra, C Wilson… - Nature Climate …, 2019 - nature.com
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is the third most important long-lived GHG and an important
stratospheric ozone depleting substance. Agricultural practices and the use of N-fertilizers …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable intensification for a larger global rice bowl

S Yuan, BA Linquist, LT Wilson, KG Cassman… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Future rice systems must produce more grain while minimizing the negative environmental
impacts. A key question is how to orient agricultural research & development (R&D) …

Managing nitrogen for sustainable development

X Zhang, EA Davidson, DL Mauzerall, TD Searchinger… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Improvements in nitrogen use efficiency in crop production are critical for addressing the
triple challenges of food security, environmental degradation and climate change. Such …

Trade‐offs between soil carbon sequestration and reactive nitrogen losses under straw return in global agroecosystems

L Xia, SK Lam, B Wolf, R Kiese, D Chen… - Global Change …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
It is widely recommended that crop straw be returned to croplands to maintain or increase
soil carbon (C) storage in arable soils. However, because C and nitrogen (N) …

Greenhouse gas emissions intensity of global croplands

KM Carlson, JS Gerber, ND Mueller, M Herrero… - Nature Climate …, 2017 - nature.com
Stabilizing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from croplands as agricultural demand grows
is a critical component of climate change mitigation,,. Emissions intensity metrics—including …

Greenhouse gas mitigation potentials in the livestock sector

M Herrero, B Henderson, P Havlík, PK Thornton… - Nature Climate …, 2016 - nature.com
The livestock sector supports about 1.3 billion producers and retailers, and contributes 40–
50% of agricultural GDP. We estimated that between 1995 and 2005, the livestock sector …

Global metaanalysis of the nonlinear response of soil nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions to fertilizer nitrogen

I Shcherbak, N Millar… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) that also depletes stratospheric
ozone. Nitrogen (N) fertilizer rate is the best single predictor of N2O emissions from …

Global greenhouse vegetable production systems are hotspots of soil N2O emissions and nitrogen leaching: A meta-analysis

W Qasim, L Xia, S Lin, L Wan, Y Zhao… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Vegetable production in greenhouses is often associated with the use of excessive amounts
of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, low NUE (15–35%), and high N losses along gaseous and …