Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
0(0), P. 0 - 0
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Continuous
cropping
obstacles
(CCOs)
cause,
on
average,
22%
reduction
in
crop
production,
seriously
threatening
sustainable
agricultural
development.•
Changes
the
soil
ecological
environment
are
an
essential
and
easily
overlooked
cause
of
CCOs.•
Studying
CCOs
from
perspective
microbial
food
web
may
provide
new
approaches
for
explaining
formation
mechanism
controlling
soilborne
pathogens.•
Not
all
continuous
systems
have
CCOs,
some
enrich
beneficial
microorganisms
to
form
healthy
disease-suppressive
soil.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: June 17, 2020
Biodiversity
on
the
Earth
is
changing
at
an
unprecedented
rate
due
to
a
variety
of
global
change
factors
(GCFs).
However,
effects
GCFs
microbial
diversity
unclear
despite
that
soil
microorganisms
play
critical
role
in
biogeochemical
cycling.
Here,
we
synthesize
1235
GCF
observations
worldwide
and
show
rare
species
are
more
sensitive
than
common
species,
while
do
not
always
lead
reduction
diversity.
GCFs-induced
shifts
alpha
can
be
predominately
explained
by
changed
pH.
In
addition,
impacts
functionality
community
structure
biomass
rather
Altogether,
our
findings
fundamentally
different
from
previous
knowledge
for
well-studied
plant
animal
communities,
crucial
policy-making
conservation
hotspots
under
changes.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
26(7), P. 4147 - 4157
Published: April 17, 2020
Soil
nitrification,
an
important
pathway
of
nitrogen
transformation
in
ecosystems,
produces
soil
nitrate
that
influences
net
primary
productivity,
while
the
by-product
nitrous
oxide,
is
a
significant
greenhouse
gas.
Although
there
have
been
many
studies
addressing
microbiology,
physiology,
and
impacting
environment
factors
nitrification
at
local
scales,
are
very
few
on
rate
over
large
scales.
We
conducted
global
synthesis
patterns
controlling
normalized
25°C
by
compiling
3,140
observations
from
186
published
articles
across
terrestrial
ecosystems.
tended
to
decrease
with
increasing
latitude,
especially
Northern
Hemisphere,
varied
largely
ecosystem
types.
The
significantly
increased
mean
annual
temperature
(MAT),
content,
microbial
biomass
carbon
nitrogen,
ammonium,
pH,
but
decreased
carbon:nitrogen
biomass.
total
content
contributed
most
variations
(total
coefficient
=
0.29)
structural
equation
models.
(MBN;
0.19)
was
nearly
equivalent
importance
relative
MAT
0.25)
pH
0.24)
determining
rate,
influenced
via
changing
MBN.
Moreover,
emission
oxide
positively
related
scale.
This
will
advance
our
current
understanding
mechanisms
underlying
large-scale
benefit
biogeochemical
models
simulating
cycling.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
27(12), P. 2807 - 2821
Published: March 20, 2021
Abstract
Globally,
about
50%
of
all
arable
soils
are
classified
as
acidic.
As
crop
and
plant
growth
significantly
hampered
under
acidic
soil
conditions,
many
farmers,
but
increasingly
well
forest
managers,
apply
lime
to
raise
the
pH.
Besides
its
direct
effect
on
pH,
liming
also
affects
C
nutrient
cycles
associated
greenhouse
gas
(GHG)
fluxes.
In
this
meta‐analysis,
we
reviewed
1570
observations
reported
in
121
field‐based
studies
worldwide,
assess
effects
GHG
fluxes
productivity.
We
found
that
increases
yield
by
36.3%.
Also,
organic
(SOC)
stocks
were
increase
4.51%
annually,
though
respiration
is
stimulated
too
(7.57%).
Moreover,
was
reduce
N
2
O
emission
21.3%,
yield‐scaled
21.5%,
CH
4
from
rice
paddies
19.0%
12.4%,
respectively.
Assuming
acid
agricultural
limed
periodically,
results
a
total
balance
benefit
633−749
Tg
CO
‐eq
year
−1
due
reductions
emissions
(0.60−0.67
O‐N
)
paddy
(1.75−2.21
SOC
(65.7–110
).
However,
comes
at
cost
an
additional
release
(c.
624–656
deriving
mining,
transport
application,
dissolution,
so
overall
likely
neutral.
Nevertheless,
will
yields
least
6.64
×
10
8
Mg
,
covering
food
supply
876
million
people.
Overall,
our
study
shows
for
first
time
general
strategy
result
increasing
sustainability
global
production,
indicating
potential
climate
change
mitigation
security.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(16), P. 4652 - 4661
Published: June 9, 2023
Abstract
Soil
pH
is
critically
important
in
regulating
soil
nutrients
and
thus
influencing
the
biodiversity
ecosystem
functions
of
terrestrial
ecosystems.
Despite
ongoing
threat
nitrogen
(N)
pollution
especially
fast‐developing
regions,
it
remains
unclear
how
increasing
N
deposition
affects
across
global
By
conducting
a
meta‐analysis
with
paired
observations
under
addition
control
from
634
studies
spanning
major
types
ecosystems,
we
show
that
acidification
increases
rapidly
amount
most
severe
neutral‐pH
soils.
Grassland
decreases
strongly
high
while
wetlands
are
least
acidified.
extrapolating
these
relationships
to
mapping,
reveal
atmospheric
leads
average
decline
−0.16
past
40
years
regions
encompassing
Eastern
United
States,
Southern
Brazil,
Europe,
South
East
Asia
hotspots
deposition.
Our
results
highlight
anthropogenically
amplified
has
profoundly
altered
chemistry.
They
suggest
functions.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(14), P. 4044 - 4055
Published: April 26, 2023
Abstract
Soil
acidification
induced
by
reactive
nitrogen
(N)
inputs
can
alter
the
structure
and
function
of
terrestrial
ecosystems.
Because
different
N‐transformation
processes
contribute
to
production
consumption
H
+
,
magnitude
likely
depends
on
relative
amounts
organic
N
(ON)
inorganic
(IN)
inputs.
However,
few
studies
have
explicitly
measured
effects
composition
soil
acidification.
In
this
study,
we
first
conducted
a
meta‐analysis
test
ON
or
IN
across
53
in
grasslands.
We
then
compared
five
ON:IN
ratios
two
input
rates
based
long‐term
field
addition
experiments.
The
showed
that
had
weaker
than
when
rate
was
above
20
g
m
−2
year
−1
.
experiment
confirmed
findings
from
meta‐analysis:
with
proportions
≥
20%
caused
less
acidification,
especially
at
high
(30
).
Structural
equation
model
analysis
result
largely
due
relatively
low
as
NH
3
volatilization
uptake
4
dominant
grass
species
Leymus
chinensis
(which
are
both
lower
net
contributors
production)
available
for
nitrification
is
higher
contributor
production).
These
results
indicate
evaluation
should
consider
forms
manipulations
may
provide
an
effective
approach
alleviate
N‐induced
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
934, P. 172986 - 172986
Published: May 9, 2024
Excessive
application
of
mineral
fertilizers
has
accelerated
soil
acidification
in
China,
affecting
crop
production
when
the
pH
drops
below
a
critical
value.
However,
contributions
natural
acidification,
induced
by
leaching
bicarbonate,
and
anthropogenic
causes
nitrogen
(N)
transformations
removal
base
cations
over
acid
anions,
are
not
well
quantified.
In
this
study,
we
quantified
rates,
equivalents
(eq)
acidity,
assessing
inputs
outputs
all
major
including
calcium,
magnesium,
potassium,
sodium,
ammonium,
nitrate,
sulphate,
phosphate
chloride,
for
13
long-term
experimental
sites
southern
China.
The
rates
strongly
varied
among
fertilizer
treatments
with
addition
animal
manure.
Bicarbonate
was
dominant
process
calcareous
soils
(23
keq
ha