Carbon is an essential element for plants and plays an important role in terrestrial
ecosystem functions by affecting soil properties and quality. A large percentage of organic …

Understanding the association between soil organic carbon (SOC) and texture under
different climatic conditions is important for assessing the effects of future climate changes …

In China, the average soil organic carbon (SOC) content of cultivated land is 30% less than
the world average. Therefore, cultivation management-induced changes in SOC dynamics …

Agronomic management practices present an opportunity to improve the sustainability of
crop production, including reductions of greenhouse gas emissions through impacts on soil …

Conventional soil chemical analyses are time-consuming and laboratory-based.
Spectroscopic techniques have been introduced to make soil measurements more rapid and …

Soil texture determines the location of moisture in the soil matrix. At lower moisture content,
the contact between soil water and particulate organic matter (POM) might be critical for …

Soil texture is well known to directly affect bioavailability of organic matter to heterotrophs,
but it also steers their activity by moderating soil moisture fluctuation. Disentangling these …

Understanding the spatiotemporal distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) and its
controlling factors is extremely important for improving soil quality and developing …

Soil emissions of nitrous oxide contribute substantially to global warming from agriculture.
Spatiotemporal variation in nitrous oxide emissions within agricultural fields leads to …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks are a remarkable property for soil and environmental
monitoring. The understanding of their dynamics in crop soils must go forward. The objective …