Environmental Technology & Innovation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
36, P. 103784 - 103784
Published: Aug. 5, 2024
Excessive
use
of
chemical
fertilizers
negatively
impacts
crop
productivity
and
farmland
ecosystem,
impeding
sustainable
agricultural
progress.
Consequently,
there
is
an
immediate
need
for
a
fertilizer
reduction
strategy
that
ensures
improves
soil
quality
the
ecological
environment
farmland.
This
study
implemented
three-year
(2018–2020)
field
experiment
with
two
methods
(direct
organic
substitution)
to
investigate
their
effects
on
wheat
productivity,
quality,
heavy
metal
pollution
risk
microbial
characteristics.
The
results
showed
substitution
treatments
(OF1,
OF2
OF3)
improved
most
plant
(nutrient
uptake
yield
its
components)
properties
(soil
nutrients
carbon
nitrogen
fractions),
leading
increased
index
(CPI,
by
9.18
%-16.39
%
14.14
%-23.36
%)
(SQI,
84.67
%-138.86
104.11
%-175.91
compared
conventional
fertilization
(CF)
direct
(RF1,
RF2
RF3)
in
2019
2020.
Additionally,
enhanced
diversity
network
complexity
bacterial
community,
while
raising
(SPI,
9.30
%-12.84
12.20
%-18.49
without
causing
pollution.
Thus,
it
recommended
adopt
as
primary
production.
approach
will
ensure
yield,
improve
characteristics,
but
long-term
application
requires
monitoring
changes
metals.
Overall,
this
provides
guidelines
implementing
scientific
practices,
thus
contributing
health
sustainability
ecosystems.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
28(10), P. 3426 - 3440
Published: Jan. 29, 2022
Global
changes
can
alter
plant
inputs
from
both
above-
and
belowground,
which,
thus,
may
differently
affect
soil
carbon
microbial
communities.
However,
the
general
patterns
of
how
input
them
in
forests
remain
unclear.
By
conducting
a
meta-analysis
3193
observations
166
experiments
worldwide,
we
found
that
alterations
aboveground
litter
and/or
root
had
profound
effects
on
communities
forest
ecosystems.
Litter
addition
stimulated
organic
(SOC)
pools
biomass,
whereas
removal
litter,
roots
or
(no
inputs)
decreased
them.
The
increased
SOC
under
suggested
benefit
sequestration
despite
accelerated
decomposition.
Unlike
removal,
no
altered
particulate
carbon,
all
detrital
treatments
did
not
significantly
change
mineral-associated
carbon.
In
addition,
contrastingly
community,
with
shifting
it
toward
fungi,
bacteria.
Furthermore,
responses
biomass
to
positively
correlated
rate
total
input,
suggesting
quantity
is
critical
controller
belowground
processes.
Taken
together,
these
findings
provide
insights
into
understanding
productivity
allocation
affects
cycling,
functioning
ecosystems
global
changes.
Future
studies
take
full
advantage
existing
detritus
should
focus
relative
roles
forming
its
fractions.
Functional Ecology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
36(11), P. 2845 - 2858
Published: Sept. 10, 2022
Abstract
Increased
human‐derived
nitrogen
(N)
loading
in
terrestrial
ecosystems
has
caused
widespread
ecosystem‐level
phosphorus
(P)
limitation.
In
response,
plants
and
soil
micro‐organisms
adopt
a
series
of
P‐acquisition
strategies
to
offset
N
loading‐induced
P
Many
these
impose
costs
on
carbon
(C)
allocation
by
micro‐organisms;
however,
it
remains
unclear
how
affect
C
cycling.
Herein,
we
review
the
literature
effects
limitation
outline
conceptual
overview
plant
microbial
may
organic
(SOC)
stabilization
decomposition
ecosystems.
Excessive
input
significantly
enhances
biomass
production,
acidification,
produces
litterfall
with
high
N/P
ratios,
which
can
aggravate
Long‐term
cause
alter
their
functional
traits
increase
acquisition.
Plants
release
carboxylate
exudates
phosphatases,
modify
root
morphological
traits,
facilitate
formation
symbiotic
associations
mycorrhizal
fungi
stimulate
abundance
P‐mineralizing
P‐solubilizing
micro‐organisms.
Releasing
phosphatases
could
accelerate
SOC
decomposition,
whereas
changing
(e.g.
an
fine
length)
contribute
higher
stabilization.
relative
abundances
bacteria
mining
decay,
decrease
use
efficiency
subsequently
lower
sequestration.
The
trade‐offs
between
different
under
should
be
among
future
research
priorities
due
cascading
impacts
storage.
Quantifying
ecosystem
thresholds
for
adaption
increased
is
important
because
are
effective
when
below
threshold.
Moreover,
understanding
response
at
levels
native
availability
provide
insight
divergent
across
sites
Altogether,
explicitly
considered
Earth
System
Models
generate
more
realistic
predictions
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The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
828, P. 154388 - 154388
Published: March 8, 2022
Crop
residues
are
of
crucial
importance
to
maintain
or
even
increase
soil
carbon
stocks
and
fertility,
thereby
address
the
global
challenge
climate
change
mitigation.
However,
crop
can
also
potentially
stimulate
emissions
greenhouse
gas
nitrous
oxide
(N2O)
from
soils.
A
better
understanding
how
mitigate
N2O
due
residue
management
while
promoting
positive
effects
on
is
needed
reconcile
opposing
balance
agroecosystems.
Here,
we
combine
a
literature
review
meta-analysis
identify
assess
measures
for
mitigating
application
agricultural
fields.
Our
study
shows
that
removal,
shallow
incorporation,
incorporation
with
C:N
ratio
>
30
avoiding
crops
terminated
at
an
immature
physiological
stage,
leading
significantly
lower
emissions.
Other
practices
such
as
timing
interactions
fertilisers
less
conclusive.
Several
evaluated
mitigation
implied
negative
side-effects
yield,
organic
storage,
nitrate
leaching
and/or
ammonia
volatilization.
We
identified
additional
strategies
potential
reduce
without
strong
side-effects,
which
require
further
research.
These
are:
a)
treatment
before
field
application,
e.g.,
conversion
into
biochar
anaerobic
digestate,
b)
co-application
nitrification
inhibitors
N-immobilizing
materials
compost
high
ratio,
paper
waste
sawdust,
c)
use
obtained
mixtures.
provides
scientific
basis
be
developed
over
coming
years
sustainability
agroecosystems
though
adequate
management.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(14), P. 4081 - 4093
Published: April 25, 2023
It
is
widely
accepted
that
phosphorus
(P)
limits
microbial
metabolic
processes
and
thus
soil
organic
carbon
(SOC)
decomposition
in
tropical
forests.
Global
change
factors
like
elevated
atmospheric
nitrogen
(N)
deposition
can
enhance
P
limitation,
raising
concerns
about
the
fate
of
SOC.
However,
how
N
affects
priming
effect
(PE)
(i.e.,
fresh
C
inputs
induced
changes
SOC
decomposition)
forests
remains
unclear.
We
incubated
soils
exposed
to
9
years
experimental
a
subtropical
evergreen
broadleaved
forest
with
two
types
13
C-labeled
substrates
contrasting
bioavailability
(glucose
cellulose)
without
amendments.
found
decreased
total
biomass
P,
suggesting
enhanced
limitation.
In
unamended
soils,
significantly
inhibited
PE.
contrast,
adding
increased
PE
under
by
larger
extent
for
cellulose
(PEcellu
)
than
glucose
(PEglu
).
Relative
or
solely,
alleviated
suppression
C-acquiring
enzymes
deposition,
whereas
attenuated
stimulation
acid
phosphatase
(AP)
deposition.
Across
treatments,
PEglu
as
enzyme
activity
increased,
PEcellu
AP
decreased.
This
suggests
inhibits
through
varying
mechanisms
depending
on
substrate
bioavailability;
is,
limitation
regulates
affecting
growth
investment
acquisition,
acquisition.
These
findings
provide
new
insights
impacted
loading,
expected
quality
affect
long-term
regulation
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 18, 2024
Abstract
Microbial
carbon
(C)
use
efficiency
(CUE)
delineates
the
proportion
of
organic
C
used
by
microorganisms
for
anabolism
and
ultimately
influences
amount
sequestered
in
soils.
However,
key
factors
controlling
CUE
remain
enigmatic,
leading
to
considerable
uncertainty
understanding
soil
retention
predicting
its
responses
global
change
factors.
Here,
we
investigate
patterns
estimate
stoichiometric
modeling
surface
soils
natural
ecosystems,
examine
associations
with
temperature,
precipitation,
plant‐derived
nutrient
availability.
We
found
that
is
determined
most
limiting
resource
among
these
four
basic
environmental
resources
within
specific
climate
zones
(i.e.,
tropical,
temperate,
arid,
cold
zones).
Higher
common
arid
corresponds
limitations
water,
input,
while
lower
observed
tropical
temperate
widespread
limitation
nutrients
(e.g.,
nitrogen
or
phosphorus)
soil.
The
contrasting
led
an
apparent
increase
increasing
latitude.
resource‐specific
dependence
implies
high
latitudes
environments
may
retain
less
future,
as
warming
increased
precipitation
can
reduce
CUE.
In
contrast,
oligotrophic
low
retention,
could
be
concurrent
anthropogenic
inputs.
findings
underscore
importance
suggest
asymmetric
across