[HTML][HTML] The grassland carbon cycle: Mechanisms, responses to global changes, and potential contribution to carbon neutrality

L Liu, EJ Sayer, M Deng, P Li, W Liu, X Wang… - Fundamental …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Grassland is one of the largest terrestrial biomes, providing critical ecosystem services such
as food production, biodiversity conservation, and climate change mitigation. Global climate …

Utilizing soil organic phosphorus for sustainable crop production: insights into the rhizosphere

K Zhang, D Zheng, Y Gu, J Xu, M Wang, B Mu, S Wen… - Plant and Soil, 2024‏ - Springer
Background We are facing the challenge of sustainable phosphorus (P) use due to high P
inputs in farmland and low P-use efficiency of crops, which leads to critical soil P imbalances …

Soil aggregate-associated organic carbon mineralization and its driving factors in rhizosphere soil

JY Li, P Chen, ZG Li, LY Li, RQ Zhang, W Hu… - Soil Biology and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Understanding the determinants of soil carbon mineralization at both the aggregate and
rhizosphere levels is crucial for providing precise feedback on climate change. However, the …

Soil recalcitrant but not labile organic nitrogen mineralization contributes to microbial nitrogen immobilization and plant nitrogen uptake

S Chen, AS Elrys, W Yang, S Du, M He… - Global Change …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soil organic nitrogen (N) mineralization not only supports ecosystem productivity but also
weakens carbon and N accumulation in soils. Recalcitrant (mainly mineral‐associated …

Linking plant traits to rhizosphere priming effects across six grassland species with and without nitrogen fertilization

J Lu, L Yin, FA Dijkstra, S Yan, P Wang… - Soil Biology and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The rhizosphere priming effect (RPE), ie, the acceleration of soil organic matter
decomposition (SOM) by plant roots, plays a key role in the soil carbon (C) cycle and its …

Rhizosphere priming effects and trade-offs among root traits, exudation and mycorrhizal symbioses

H Wang, J Lu, FA Dijkstra, L Sun, L Yin, P Wang… - Soil Biology and …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
The influence of living roots on soil organic matter decomposition is termed the rhizosphere
priming effect (RPE). Although root traits are critical for understanding the RPE, it is unclear …

How grasses stabilize soil organic carbon in aggregates of semi-arid ecologically restored land: Evidence from 13C natural abundance

VK Singhal, A Ghosh, AK Singh, Y Singh, SS Biswas… - Catena, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Land restoration with grasses is suitable for boosting soil organic carbon (SOC) and
biomass productivity. For develo** better restoration policies to preserve or increase SOC …

Soil carbon accumulation under afforestation is driven by contrasting responses of particulate and mineral‐associated organic carbon

D Zhai, Y Wang, C Liao, X Men… - Global …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Afforestation is widely believed to sequester carbon (C) in soil. However, the effect of
afforestation on soil organic C (SOC) accumulation is still debated due to the contrasting …

Cover crops affect pool specific soil organic carbon in cropland–A meta‐analysis

J Fohrafellner, KM Keiblinger… - European Journal of …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Cover crops (CC) offer numerous benefits to agroecosystems, particularly in the realm of soil
organic carbon (SOC) accrual and loss mitigation. However, uncertainties persist regarding …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic footprint deteriorates dryland carbon footprint across soil–plant-atmosphere continuum

MY Li, W Wang, Y Ma, Y Chen, HY Tao, ZY Zhao… - Environment …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Plastic fragments are widely found in the soil profile of terrestrial ecosystems, forming plastic
footprint and posing increasing threat to soil functionality and carbon (C) footprint. It is …