Anthropogenic interventions play a key role in promoting positive feedback of soil–plant–
environment interactions, but systematic reports on how anthropogenic activities influence …

Straw return into agricultural soil is one of the most important management practices in
China. However, the direction and magnitude of crop yield to straw return are inconsistent …

Rice-wheat rotation is the main farming system in the Yangtze River regions, and plays a
critical role in maintaining food safety in China. However, some serious issues are emerging …

Straw return is a popular management strategy to improve soil organic carbon (SOC) and
change soil microbial community structure in agro-ecosystems. In the North China plain, the …

The study aimed to investigate how mulching practices can improve soil quality by altering
microbial community composition and the interrelations among its members. The experiment …

The use of crop residues as mulching materials or organic fertilizer, instead of burning, can
help improve the soil organic carbon (SOC) and crop grain yield. An experiment was …

Purpose Straw incorporation is an important management practice in global agriculture.
However, present straw returning usually focus on returning straw into the topsoil, while …

Soil sustainability is based on soil microbial communities' abundance and composition.
Straw returning (SR) and nitrogen (N) fertilization influence soil fertility, enzyme activities …

Aims In order to understand the response of soil microbial communities to the long‐term of
decomposed straw return, the modifications of soil microbial community structure and …

Deep-injected straw incorporation (DI-SI) is a novel soil tillage and straw management,
which allowed for the formation of maize straw layer structure in the subsoil (20–38 cm) in …