Soil carbon sequestration in paddy field and its simultaneous mineralization to supply available nutrients for the crops are affected by no-tillage with straw …

X Liu, Z Shi, H Bai, J Zhang, D Sun, Y Chen - Applied Soil Ecology, 2023 - Elsevier
No-tillage with straw management is an effective method to improve soil organic carbon
(SOC) storage and to sustain soil health, but the impact of tillage with straw management on …

Cost-effective approach to explore key impacts on the environment from agricultural tools to inform sustainability improvements: inversion tillage as a case study

L Green, E Webb, E Johnson, S Wynn… - Environmental Sciences …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The United Nations Food Systems Summit and the European Green Deal have
prompted various policy and regulatory initiatives aiming to transition agricultural practices …

Differential responses of soil bacterial communities to long-term N and P inputs in a semi-arid steppe

N Ling, D Chen, H Guo, J Wei, Y Bai, Q Shen, S Hu - Geoderma, 2017 - Elsevier
Both nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) may limit plant production in steppes and affect plant
community structure. However, few studies have explored in detail the differences and …

Effects of nitrogen and phosphorus addition on soil microbial community in a secondary tropical forest of China

J Li, Z Li, F Wang, B Zou, Y Chen, J Zhao, Q Mo… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2015 - Springer
Nutrient availability greatly regulates soil microbial processes and functions in tropical
forests. However, few studies have explored the impacts of nitrogen (N) addition (100 kg P …

Organic farming induces changes in soil microbiota that affect agro-ecosystem functions

G Bonanomi, F De Filippis, G Cesarano… - Soil Biology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cultivation of vegetables under plastic tunnels is a steadily growing farming system in the
agricultural sector but raises concerns about its environmental sustainability. The aim of the …

Temporal dynamics of soil microbial communities below the seedbed under two contrasting tillage regimes

F Degrune, N Theodorakopoulos, G Colinet… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Agricultural productivity relies on a wide range of ecosystem services provided by the soil
biota. Plowing is a fundamental component of conventional farming, but long-term …

Space is more important than season when shaping soil microbial communities at a large spatial scale

K Zhang, M Delgado-Baquerizo, YG Zhu, H Chu - Msystems, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The relative importance of spatial and temporal variability in shaping the distribution of soil
microbial communities at a large spatial scale remains poorly understood. Here, we …

Effects of soil physical and chemical properties on phosphorus adsorption-desorption in fluvo-aquic soil under conservation tillage

J Yang, X Xin, X Zhang, X Zhong, W Yang, G Ren… - Soil and Tillage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Conservation tillage has been widely used in the North China Plain to improve the
aggregate structure and promote soil organic matter (SOM) retention, which is closely …

Effects of conventional tillage and no tillage permutations on extracellular soil enzyme activities and microbial biomass under rice cultivation

D Pandey, M Agrawal, JS Bohra - Soil and Tillage Research, 2014 - Elsevier
Extracellular soil enzymes hold a cardinal position in nutrient dynamics by regulating
bioavailability of elements, and hence are linked with soil health. The present study aimed to …

Short-term effect of tillage and crop rotation on microbial community structure and enzyme activities of a clay loam soil

B Zhang, Y Li, T Ren, Z Tian, G Wang, X He… - Biology and fertility of …, 2014 - Springer
A field study was carried out to analyze the short-term (2 years) effect of tillage and crop
rotation on microbial community structure and enzyme activities of a clay loam soil. The …