A plant perspective on nitrogen cycling in the rhizosphere

D Moreau, RD Bardgett, RD Finlay, DL Jones… - Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen is the major nutrient limiting plant growth in terrestrial ecosystems, and the
transformation of inert nitrogen to forms that can be assimilated by plants is mediated by soil …

Management Strategies to Mitigate N2O Emissions in Agriculture

MU Hassan, M Aamer, A Mahmood, MI Awan… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
The concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere has been increasing
since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is one of the mightiest …

Microplastic fibers affect dynamics and intensity of CO2 and N2O fluxes from soil differently

MC Rillig, M Hoffmann, A Lehmann, Y Liang… - Microplastics and …, 2021 - Springer
Microplastics may affect soil ecosystem functioning in critical ways, with previously
documented effects including changes in soil structure and water dynamics; this suggests …

Nitrogen use efficiency and nitrous oxide emissions from five UK fertilised grasslands

LM Cardenas, A Bhogal, DR Chadwick… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Intensification of grasslands is necessary to meet the increasing demand of livestock
products. The application of nitrogen (N) on grasslands affects the N balance therefore the …

Leveraging functional traits of cover crops to coordinate crop productivity and soil health

C Zhang, W Xue, J Xue, J Zhang, L Qiu… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plants act as ecosystem engineers playing fundamental roles in steering their surroundings,
including soil abiotic and biotic conditions, soil organisms, and the complex soil food web …

[HTML][HTML] Liming modifies greenhouse gas fluxes from soils: A meta-analysis of biological drivers

HM Zhang, Z Liang, Y Li, ZX Chen, JB Zhang… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acidic soils cover about 30% of the world's land. Liming is a management practice applied
worldwide to reduce the negative effects of acidification on soil fertility and plant growth …

Alfalfa-grass mixtures reduce greenhouse gas emissions and net global warming potential while maintaining yield advantages over monocultures

MU Ghani, M Kamran, I Ahmad, A Arshad… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Improving forage productivity with lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from limited
grassland has been a hotspot of interest in global agricultural production. In this study, we …

Trade-offs in greenhouse gas emissions across a liming-induced gradient of soil pH: Role of microbial structure and functioning

D Abalos, Z Liang, P Dörsch, L Elsgaard - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Liming is a common agricultural practice to improve crop yields by raising soil pH. Liming
also modulates the production and consumption of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in soils, but …

Combining no-till with rye (Secale cereale L.) cover crop mitigates nitrous oxide emissions without decreasing yield

A Fiorini, SC Maris, D Abalos, S Amaducci… - Soil and Tillage …, 2020 - Elsevier
No-till (NT) often increases soil carbon (C) sequestration compared with conventional tillage
(CT), yet its net effect on N 2 O emissions is controversial. Cover crops (CCs) adoption is …

Biological Nitrification Inhibition (BNI): Phenotyping of a Core Germplasm Collection of the Tropical Forage Grass Megathyrsus maximus Under Greenhouse …

D Villegas, A Arevalo, J Nuñez, J Mazabel… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Modern intensively managed pastures that receive large external nitrogen (N) inputs
account for high N losses in form of nitrate (NO3–) leaching and emissions of the potent …