Due to the synergistic effects of biochar and compost/composting, the combined application
of biochar and compost (biochar-compost) has been recognized as a highly promising and …

Multiple nutrient deficiencies related to severe soil fertility depletion have emerged as the
major constraint to the sustainability of agriculture on a global scale. Use of biochar and …

Agriculture is responsible for over half of the input of reactive nitrogen (N) to terrestrial
systems; however improving N availability remains the primary management technique to …

With the development of grain production technologies and improvement of rural living
standard, the production and utilization of straw have significantly been changed in China …

Variability in the activity and composition of soil microbial communities may have important
implications for the suite of microbially-derived ecosystem functions upon which agricultural …

Legumes obtain nitrogen from air through rhizobia residing in root nodules. Some species of
rhizobia can colonize cereals but do not fix nitrogen on them. Disabling native regulation …

The concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere has been increasing
since the beginning of the industrial revolution. Nitrous oxide (N2O) is one of the mightiest …

Animal manure application as organic fertilizer does not only sustain agricultural productivity
and increase soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks, but also affects soil nitrogen cycling and …

Annual production of crop residues has reached nearly 4 billion metric tons globally.
Retention of this large amount of residues on agricultural land can be beneficial to soil C …

Our contemporary society is struggling with soil degradation due to overuse and climate
change. Pre‐Columbian people left behind sustainably fertile soils rich in organic matter and …