Effect of pesticides and chemical fertilizers on the nitrogen cycle and functional microbial communities in paddy soils: Bangladesh perspective

MM Rahman, A Khanom, SK Biswas - Bulletin of Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
The concept of the Nitrogen (N) cycle has been modified over the years based on certain
new pathways, including comammox, anammox, and DNRA (dissimilatory nitrate reduction …

Integrated nutrient management for rice yield, soil fertility, and carbon sequestration

TA Urmi, MM Rahman, MM Islam, MA Islam, NA Jahan… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Reliance on inorganic fertilizers with less or no use of organic fertilizers has impaired the
productivity of soils worldwide. Therefore, the present study was conducted to quantify the …

Biochar coupled with contrasting nitrogen sources mediated changes in carbon and nitrogen pools, microbial and enzymatic activity in paddy soil

S Ullah, H Liang, I Ali, Q Zhao, A Iqbal, S Wei… - Journal of Saudi …, 2020 - Elsevier
There is limited information on changes cause by nitrogen (N) fertilizers and biochar (BC)
application in soil carbon and nitrogen availability, leaching and microbial activity at different …

Assessment of reactive nitrogen flows in Bangladesh's agriculture sector

MM Rahman, JC Biswas, MA Sutton, J Drewer… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
To assess the status of and trends in agricultural nitrogen (N) flows and their wider
consequences for Bangladesh, in this study, we analyzed data from national and …

Effects of organic amendments on soil aggregate stability, carbon sequestration, and energy use efficiency in wetland paddy cultivation

MM Rahman, MZU Kamal, S Ranamukhaarachchi… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
A study was conducted to assess the effects of organic amendments on soil aggregates,
carbon (C) sequestration, and energy use efficiency (EUE) during five consecutive Boro and …

Application of nitrogen-rich sunflower husks biochar promotes methane oxidation and increases abundance of Methylobacter in nitrogen-poor soil

A Kubaczyński, A Walkiewicz, A Pytlak… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The area of sunflower crops is steadily increasing. A beneficial way of managing sunflower
waste biomass could be its use as a feedstock for biochar production. Biochar is currently …

Combining organic and inorganic fertilization increases rice yield and soil nitrogen and carbon: dissolved organic matter chemodiversity and soil microbial …

Y Xu, Z Peng, Y Tu, J Huang - Plant and Soil, 2023 - Springer
Background and aims Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is an active component of the soil
organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (N) pool. However, the relationship between DOM …

Legume winter cover crop (Persian clover) reduces nitrogen requirement and increases grain yield in specialized irrigated hybrid rice system

C Weinert, RO de Sousa, EM Bortowski… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In high-yield irrigated rice systems, options for legume cover crops with the capacity for
biological nitrogen (N) fixation in the period between harvest have been sought. However …

Reclaimed salt-affected soils can effectively contribute to carbon sequestration and food grain production: Evidence from Pakistan

ZUR Farooqi, M Sabir, HR Ahmad, M Shahbaz… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Salt-affected soil reclamation provides opportunities for crop production and carbon
sequestration. In arid regions such as Pakistan, limited studies have been reported involving …

Influence of 16 years of fertilization and manuring on carbon sequestration and agronomic productivity of groundnut in vertisol of semi-arid tropics of Western India

C Srinivasarao, S Kundu, BS Yashavanth… - Carbon …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Productivity of cropland soils, especially in arid and semi-arid tropics of India rigorously
declined due to increasing losses of soil organic carbon (SOC) over the past decades. In the …