Soil microbial carbon pump: Mechanism and appraisal

C Liang - Soil Ecology Letters, 2020 - Springer
The soil microbial carbon pump (MCP) conceptualizes a sequestration mechanism based
on the process of microbial production of a set of new organic compounds, which carry the …

Classification and modelling of nonextractable residue (NER) formation of xenobiotics in soil–a synthesis

M Kaestner, KM Nowak, A Miltner, S Trapp… - Critical Reviews in …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This review provides a comprehensive overview about nonextractable residue (NER)
formation and attempts to classify the various types. Xenobiotic NER derived from parent …

Increasing organic stocks in agricultural soils: Knowledge gaps and potential innovations

C Chenu, DA Angers, P Barré, D Derrien… - Soil and Tillage …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent initiatives, such as the United Nations declaring 2015 as the International Year of
Soils and the French «4 per 1000» initiative call attention on soils and on the importance of …

Management practices differently affect particulate and mineral-associated organic matter and their precursors in arable soils

ME Samson, MH Chantigny, A Vanasse… - Soil Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Our understanding of soil organic matter (SOM) formation and stabilization mechanisms has
evolved recently. The SOM is considered as a continuum from coarse fresh and …

Response of soil organic matter fractions and composition of microbial community to long-term organic and mineral fertilization

J Tian, Y Lou, Y Gao, H Fang, S Liu, M Xu… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2017 - Springer
The effects of organic and mineral fertilization on four soil organic matter (SOM) fractions
(non-protected, physically protected, chemically protected, and biochemically protected) and …

High carbon storage in a previously degraded subtropical soil under no-tillage with legume cover crops

MG Veloso, DA Angers, T Tiecher, S Giacomini… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2018 - Elsevier
The effect of no-tillage (NT) on soil organic carbon (SOC) storage may help Brazil meet its
37% greenhouse gas emissions reduction target by 2025. When combined with legume …

Long-term fertilisation reveals close associations between soil organic carbon composition and microbial traits at aggregate scales

Y Duan, L Chen, J Zhang, D Li, X Han, B Zhu… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fertilisation plays key roles in soil organic carbon (SOC) formation and stabilization by
regulating a range of microbial traits. However, little is known about the relationships …

Global synthesis on the response of soil microbial necromass carbon to climate‐smart agriculture

Y Li, S Wang, Y Yang, L Ren, Z Wang… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate‐smart agriculture (CSA) supports the sustainability of crop production and food
security, and benefiting soil carbon storage. Despite the critical importance of …

Root functional traits mediate rhizosphere soil carbon stability in a subtropical forest

H Xu, B Zhu, X Wei, M Yu, X Cheng - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Plants can be classified as either resource-acquisitive or resource-conservative strategies
based on their root traits. Compared with conservative trees, acquisitive trees produce larger …

Lignin biochemistry and soil N determine crop residue decomposition and soil priming

CE Stewart, P Moturi, RF Follett, AD Halvorson - Biogeochemistry, 2015 - Springer
Residue lignin content and biochemistry are important properties influencing residue
decomposition dynamics and native soil C loss through priming. The relative contribution of …