Plants,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(23), P. 3284 - 3284
Published: Nov. 22, 2024
Straw
returning
into
the
soil
is
a
crucial
method
for
boosting
carbon
levels.
To
research
influence
of
straw
return
practices
on
aggregates
and
organic
matter
content
within
farmlands
Northeast
Black
Soil
Region,
objective
was
to
clarify
varying
impacts
these
enhancement.
In
this
study,
89
pertinent
papers
were
acquired
through
rigorous
literature
compilation.
Meta-analysis
linear
regression
employed
analyze
field
methods,
their
duration
water-stable
aggregates,
content.
Furthermore,
study
delved
trends
in
variation
relation
mean
annual
temperature
precipitation.
Our
results
showed
that
straw-returning
has
been
discovered
predominantly
bolster
by
altering
proportions
macro-aggregate
Specifically,
incorporation
led
notable
enhancement
macro-aggregates
(57.14%)
micro-aggregates
(20.29%),
addition
augmenting
macro-,
small,
micro-aggregate
13.22%,
16.43%,
15.08%,
respectively.
The
most
significant
increase
large
agglomerates
witnessed
over
period
more
than
5
years
(115.17%),
as
well
shallow
mixing
(87.32%).
Meanwhile,
highest
recorded
(12.60%)
deep
(8.72%).
validation
experiment,
seven
significantly
boosted
across
various
layers,
ranging
from
11.78%
116.21%.
among
climatic
factors,
primary
determinants
disparities
outcomes
average
lower
precipitation
higher
temperatures
conducive
formation
Biochar,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
7(1)
Published: Feb. 12, 2025
Abstract
Converting
crop
residues
into
biochar
and
subsequently
incorporating
it
soils
is
a
promising
strategy
to
improve
carbon
sequestration
in
agroecosystems.
However,
differences
the
potential
mechanisms
for
soil
organic
(SOC)
accumulation
between
its
feedstock
materials
remain
unclear.
This
study
performed
nine-year
field
experiment
involving
four
treatments
Mollisol:
mineral
fertilizers
alone
combined
with
maize
straw
or
biochar,
control
without
amendments.
The
main
objectives
of
this
were
assess
how
incorporation
influence
SOC
content,
chemical
composition,
microbial
necromass
(MNC)
community
characteristics.
Compared
alone,
significantly
(
P
<
0.05)
increased
while
(40.5%
increase)
had
more
pronounced
effects
than
(23.7%
increase).
Similarly,
both
MNC
content
boosted
biomass,
but
impact
did
biochar.
Additionally,
markedly
aromaticity
by
26.6%
0.05),
reduced
2.85%
>
0.05).
Fungi,
rather
bacteria,
played
crucial
role
increasing
through
their
inputs
under
incorporation.
Our
results
demonstrated
that
enhanced
primarily
entombing
effect
necromass,
biochemical
protection
from
recalcitrant
aromatic
carbon.
present
findings
provide
valuable
insight
practices
lead
maximize
sequestration.
Graphical
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 533 - 533
Published: Feb. 22, 2025
The
estimation
of
soil
organic
matter
(SOM)
content
is
essential
for
understanding
the
chemical,
physical,
and
biological
functions
soil.
It
also
an
important
attribute
reflecting
quality
black
In
this
study,
machine
learning
algorithms
support
vector
(SVM),
neural
network
(NN),
decision
tree
(DT),
random
forest
(RF),
extreme
gradient
boosting
(GBM),
generalized
linear
model
(GLM)
were
used
to
study
accurate
prediction
SOM
in
Tieling
County,
City,
Liaoning
Province,
China.
models
trained
by
using
1554
surface
samples
19
auxiliary
variables.
Recursive
feature
elimination
was
as
a
selection
method
identify
effective
results
showed
that
Normalized
Difference
Vegetation
Index
(NDVI)
elevation
key
Based
on
10-fold
cross-validation,
RF
had
highest
accuracy.
terms
accuracy,
coefficient
determination
0.77,
root
mean
square
error
2.85.
average
20.15
g/kg.
spatial
distribution
shows
higher
concentrated
east
west,
while
lower
found
middle.
cultivated
land
than
land.
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 651 - 651
Published: March 5, 2025
The
delayed
decomposition
of
rice
straw
in
Northeast
China’s
cold
regions
(winter
temperatures
<
−20
°C)
due
to
insufficient
accumulated
temperature
requires
innovative
solutions.
This
study
developed
a
synergistic
approach
combining
microbial
with
mechanical
burial.
Pre-experiments
identified
optimal
parameters
for
the
liquid
decomposing
agent
(100
mg/mL
concentration,
6
g/m
application
rate).
A
novel
combined
machine
was
engineered
adjustable
parameters:
knife
roller
speed
(200–300
r/min),
burial
depth
(15–25
cm),
and
ground
clearance
(80–120
mm).
Field
trials
demonstrated
91.3%
return
rate
under
optimized
settings
(220
r/min,
100
mm
clearance,
1.7
m/s
speed),
representing
28.5%
improvement
over
conventional
methods.
Spring
enhanced
83.6%
within
60
days
(vs.
67.2%
autumn),
significantly
increasing
soil
organic
matter
available
nitrogen.
integrated
technology
achieved
1.5
hm2/h
operational
efficiency,
meeting
regional
agronomic
demands.
provides
replicable
model
cold-region
utilization,
aligning
carbon
sequestration
goals
black
conservation.
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(11), P. 2580 - 2580
Published: Nov. 1, 2024
Crop
yield
losses
have
escalated
worldwide
due
to
extreme
and/or
prolonged
drought
periods
as
well
insufficient
irrigation.
In
the
cold
and
arid
regions
of
northern
China,
difficulty
straw
decomposition
is
a
regional
problem,
which
undoubtedly
aggravated
by
increasingly
serious
drought.
Thus,
combination
reasonable
grain
feed
rotation
mode
tillage
returning
an
effective
measure
solve
this
problem.
This
study
set
up
forage
(in
first
year,
it
used
for
production,
returned
field
after
grains
are
harvested;
when
entire
plant
harvested
in
second
feed)
two
treatments
no
land
characterized
different
water
degresses
(include
stress
normal
irrigation).
To
clarify
impact
on
soil
improvement
tolerance
various
maize
varieties,
effects
agronomic
traits,
hormones,
osmotic
adjustment
substance
content,
whole
fresh
weight,
dry
weight
six
varieties
(MC703,
A2636,
DK
159,
ZQ
1,
303
×
178,
ZJ
330)
under
were
analyzed.
The
data
showed
following:
(1)
After
returning,
moisture
content
increased
3.55–14.70%
bulk
density
decreased
0.73–5.23%
treatment,
physical
condition
became
closer
ideal
value.
(2)
height,
ear
stem
diameter,
treatment
0.95–7.70%,
4.70–15.71%,
0.31–9.33%,
2.67–36.23%,
3.72–38.60%,
respectively.
(3)
abscisic
acid,
ethylene,
soluble
sugar,
protein
leaves
7.92–21.42%,
8.03–3.37%,
0.63–22.98%,
2.37–9.17%,
Straw
significantly
alleviated
damage
caused
growth
development
maize,
promoted
treatment.
results
provide
theoretical
basis
high
stable
crops
areas.