Plant litter strengthens positive biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships over time

WP Zhang, D Fornara, H Yang, RP Yu… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Plant biodiversity–productivity relationships become stronger over time in grasslands,
forests, and agroecosystems. Plant shoot and root litter is important in mediating these …

Soils as carbon stores and sinks: expectations, patterns, processes, and prospects of transitions

M van Noordwijk, E Aynekulu, R Hijbeek… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The few percent of soil organic carbon (SOC) among mineral components form the interface
of climate, plant growth, soil biological processes, physical transport infrastructure, and …

[HTML][HTML] Global crop production increase by soil organic carbon

Y Ma, D Woolf, M Fan, L Qiao, R Li, J Lehmann - Nature Geoscience, 2023 - nature.com
Soil organic carbon sequestration has been promoted to combat climate change while
improving soil fertility. However, its quantitative contribution to crop productivity has proven …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal nitrogen rate strategy for sustainable rice production in China

S Cai, X Zhao, CM Pittelkow, M Fan, X Zhang, X Yan - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Avoiding excessive agricultural nitrogen (N) use without compromising yields has long been
a priority for both research and government policy in China,. Although numerous rice-related …

Soil health is associated with higher primary productivity across Europe

F Romero, M Labouyrie, A Orgiazzi, C Ballabio… - Nature ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Soil health is expected to be of key importance for plant growth and ecosystem functioning.
However, whether soil health is linked to primary productivity across environmental …

Management‐induced changes in soil organic carbon and related crop yield dynamics in China's cropland

BJ Lin, RC Li, KC Liu, O Pelumi Oladele… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration and food supply are vital for human
survival when facing climate change. Site‐specific best management practices (BMPs) are …

Conservation agriculture improves soil health and sustains crop yields after long-term warming

J Teng, R Hou, JAJ Dungait, G Zhou… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Climate warming threatens global food security by exacerbating pressures on degraded
soils under intensive crop production. Conservation agriculture is promoted as a sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Climate-smart agriculture and food security: cross-country evidence from West Africa

M Paul Jr, GBD Aihounton, JC Lokossou - Global Environmental Change, 2023 - Elsevier
In the face of climate change and extreme weather events which continue to have significant
impacts on agricultural production, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has emerged as one …

Global patterns and controls of yield and nitrogen use efficiency in rice

S Chen, AS Elrys, C Zhao, Z Cai, J Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Factors influencing rice (Oryza sativa L.) yield mainly include nitrogen (N) fertilizer, climate
and soil properties. However, a comprehensive analysis of the role of climatic factors and …

Manuring improves soil health by sustaining multifunction at relatively high levels in subtropical area

X Li, L Qiao, Y Huang, D Li, M Xu, T Ge… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
As an effective field management practice for better crop productivity, fertilization showed
profound impacts on soil health by altering soil chemical, physical, and biological processes …