The nature and dynamics of soil organic matter: Plant inputs, microbial transformations, and organic matter stabilization

EA Paul - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
This review covers historical perspectives, the role of plant inputs, and the nature and
dynamics of soil organic matter (SOM), often known as humus. Information on turnover of …

SOM fractionation methods: relevance to functional pools and to stabilization mechanisms

M von Lützow, I Kögel-Knabner, K Ekschmitt… - Soil biology and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (SOM) consists of various functional pools that are stabilized by specific
mechanisms and have certain turnover rates. For the development of mechanistic models …

Effects of straw mulching and plastic film mulching on improving soil organic carbon and nitrogen fractions, crop yield and water use efficiency in the Loess Plateau …

Y Yang, K Yu, H Feng - Agricultural Water Management, 2018 - Elsevier
A field experiment was conducted in the Loess Plateau of Northwest China to study the
effects of plastic film mulching and straw mulching on soil water, soil organic carbon (SOC) …

Effects of 15 years of manure and inorganic fertilizers on soil organic carbon fractions in a wheat-maize system in the North China Plain

Q Liang, H Chen, Y Gong, M Fan, H Yang, R Lal… - Nutrient Cycling in …, 2012 - Springer
Soil organic carbon (SOC) and its labile fractions are strong determinants of chemical,
physical, and biological properties, and soil quality. Thus, a 15-year experiment was …

Microbial soil respiration and its dependency on carbon inputs, soil temperature and moisture

J Curiel Yuste, DD Baldocchi… - Global Change …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
This experiment was designed to study three determinant factors in decomposition patterns
of soil organic matter (SOM): temperature, water and carbon (C) inputs. The study combined …

Widespread coupling between the rate and temperature sensitivity of organic matter decay

JM Craine, N Fierer, KK McLauchlan - Nature Geoscience, 2010 - nature.com
Microbial breakdown of soil organic matter influences the potential for terrestrial ecosystems
to sequester carbon, and the amount of carbon dioxide released to the atmosphere …

Role of soil organic matter in maintaining sustainability of cropping systems

NK Fageria - Communications in soil science and plant analysis, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Soil organic matter (SOM) has long been recognized as an important indicator of soil
productivity. The SOM refers to the organic fraction of the soil exclusive of undecayed plant …

Soil organic carbon stability in forests: Distinct effects of tree species identity and traits

G Angst, KE Mueller, DM Eissenstat… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations have increased interest in the potential for forest
ecosystems and soils to act as carbon (C) sinks. While soil organic C contents often vary …

Labile, recalcitrant, and microbial carbon and nitrogen pools of a tallgrass prairie soil in the US Great Plains subjected to experimental warming and clipping

A Belay-Tedla, X Zhou, B Su, S Wan, Y Luo - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
Carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) fluxes are largely controlled by the small but highly bio-reactive,
labile pools of these elements in terrestrial soils, while long-term C and N storage is …

Organic amendments influence soil organic carbon pools and rice–wheat productivity

B Majumder, B Mandal… - Soil science society …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Soil organic C (SOC) pools under long‐term management practices provide information on
C sequestration pathways, soil quality maintenance, and crop productivity. Farmyard …