Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
54(21), P. 2951 - 2964
Published: Aug. 29, 2023
ABSTRACTThis
study
aimed
to
elucidate
the
mechanism
of
substituting
organic
fertilizer
for
mineral
increase
calcareous
fluvisol
soil
carbon.
Four
years
culture
experiments
were
conducted,
wheat
yield,
nutrients,
carbon
(SOC)
and
SOC
fractions
measured
compositional
changes
was
analyzed
by
attenuated
total
reflectance-fourier
transform
infrared
(ATR-FTIR)
spectroscopy.
Treatments
included
applying
no
(CK),
N
P
fertilizers
(CF)
replace
6%
(OF6),
12%
(OF12),
18%
(OF18)
24%
(OF24)
under
same
nutrient
conditions.
The
results
showed
that
OF24
treatment
best
among
treatments
employed.
Compared
with
CF,
SOC,
microbial
biomass
(MBC),
labile
fraction
1
(LOC1)
recalcitrant
(ROC)
increased
10.4%,
24.4%,
66.3%,
43.2%
30.7%,
however,
2
(LOC2)
decreased
16.8%.
ATR-FTIR
relative
absorption
intensity
at
1,000
cm−1
band
is
lower
than
CK
CF
treatment,
other
bands
are
higher
treatment.
Overall,
not
only
significantly
but
also
content
LOC1
MBC.
MBC
can
improve
environment
promote
decomposition
LOC2,
while
accelerate
turnover
rate
then
show
ROC
proportion
pool.KEYWORDS:
Commercial
fertilizersoil
improvementsoil
fractionswheat
AcknowledgementsWe
thank
Prof.
Junhua
Li
his
useful
comments
in
preparation
this
manuscript.Disclosure
statementNo
potential
conflict
interest
reported
author(s).Compliance
ethical
standardsThis
article
does
contain
any
studies
human
participants
performed
authors.Additional
informationFundingThis
research
supported
National
Key
Research
Development
Program
China,
Project
No.
2021YFD1900802,
Department
Resources
Environmental
Science,
Shihezi
University,
Shihezi,
Xinjiang,
People’s
Republic
China.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(3), P. 1183 - 1183
Published: Jan. 31, 2024
Green
walls
and
roofs
are
sustainable
building
systems
with
several
benefits.
However,
the
irrigation
requirements
of
these
conflict
water
sustainability
goals
in
water-scarce
places.
This
study
investigates
using
greywater
directly
to
irrigate
ornamental
species
for
such
situations
by
examining
effects
freshwater
on
Ruellia
tuberosa
growth,
plant
health
soil
characteristics.
Five
replicates
each
condition
were
grown
91
days.
Greywater
led
a
15%
higher
growth
height,
31%
biomass
(p
=
0.065),
71%
increase
stem
<
0.001)
compared
irrigation.
greywater-irrigated
plants
had
reduced
chlorophyll
content
(10.7%,
p
0.001),
increased
leaf
chlorosis
0.003),
likely
caused
stress
from
laundry
detergent
chemicals.
greater
mineral
all
minerals
tested,
most
notably
boron,
which
was
deficient
soil.
Greywater-irrigated
also
organic
according
FTIR
electron
dispersive
spectroscopy.
improved
nutritional
conditions,
including
phosphate,
helped
flourish.
suggests
raw
can
replace
climates
green
wall
instead
high-energy
onsite
treatment
systems.
Journal of Forestry Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
36(1)
Published: Jan. 16, 2025
Abstract
Photodegradation
is
considered
as
a
universal
contributing
factor
to
litter
decomposition
and
carbon
(C)
cycling
within
the
Earth’s
biomes.
Identifying
how
solar
radiation
modifies
molecular
structure
of
essential
understand
mechanism
controlling
its
reaction
shifts
in
climatic
conditions
land-use.
In
this
study,
we
performed
spectral-attenuation
experiment
following
an
understory
gap
temperate
deciduous
forest.
We
found
that
short-wavelength
visible
light,
especially
blue
was
main
driving
variation
Fagus
crenata
Blume,
Quercus
crispula
Acer
carpinifolium
Siebold
&
Zuccarini
Betula
platyphylla
Sukaczev,
explaining
respectively
56.5%,
19.4%,
66.3%,
16.7%
chemical
composition.
However,
also
depended
on
canopy
openness:
Only
forest
lignin
aromatic
C
negatively
associated
with
C-oxygen
(C–O)
bonding
polysaccharides
receiving
treatments
containing
light
full
spectrum
radiation.
Regardless
species,
index
explained
changes
mass
loss
driven
by
relative
content
C–O
stretching
C.
The
results
suggest
availability
readily
degradable
produced
reduction
most
plausibly
explains
rate
photodegradation.
Photo-products
photodegradation
might
augment
pool
destabilized
input
organic
compounds
(i.e.,
polysaccharides).