Carbon sequestration strategies in soil using biochar: advances, challenges, and opportunities

L Luo, J Wang, J Lv, Z Liu, T Sun, Y Yang… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biochar, a carbon (C)-rich material obtained from the thermochemical conversion of biomass
under oxygen-limited environments, has been proposed as one of the most promising …

Influences of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on crop growth and potentially toxic element accumulation in contaminated soils: A meta-analysis

L Chen, F Wang, Z Zhang, H Chao, H He… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Soil pollution from potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is a serious environmental issue
worldwide that affects agricultural safety and human health. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi …

Soil ecological stoichiometry synchronously regulates stream nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations and ratios

J Liu, Y Wang, Y Li, J Peñuelas, Y Zhao, J Sardans… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Whether and how to synchronously regulate stream water nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P)
concentrations and ratios is a major challenge for sustainable aquatic functions. Soil carbon …

[HTML][HTML] An exploration of the latest developments, obstacles, and potential future pathways for climate-smart agriculture

A Raihan, M Ridwan, MS Rahman - Climate Smart Agriculture, 2024 - Elsevier
Global climate change presents major challenges to agricultural production, the most
significant this century being mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and achieving …

[HTML][HTML] Geostatistical modeling approach for studying total soil nitrogen and phosphorus under various land uses of North-Western Himalayas

O Bashir, SA Bangroo, SS Shafai, N Senesi… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
The distribution of total soil nitrogen (TSN) and total soil phosphorus (TSP) plays a pivotal
role in sha** soil quality, fertility, agricultural practices, and environmental balance …

Biochar amendment reduces biological nitrogen fixation and nitrogen use efficiency in cadmium-contaminated paddy fields

Y Jiang, J Liu, Y Li, P **ao, S Liu, J Shao, Y Cai… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) contamination poses a considerable threat to human health through grain
enrichment and limits biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in paddy fields. Biochar has shown …

Greenhouse gas emissions from the growing season are regulated by precipitation events in conservation tillage farmland ecosystems of Northeast China

J Zhao, Y Hu, J Wang, W Gao, D Liu, M Yang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agricultural ecosystems is vital to mitigate
global warming. Conservation tillage is widely used in farmland management to improve soil …

Soil organic carbon increases with decreasing microbial carbon use efficiency during vegetation restoration

J Shi, L Deng, J Wu, E Bai, J Chen… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial carbon (C) use efficiency (CUE) describes the proportion of organic C used by
microorganisms for anabolic processes, which increases with soil organic C (SOC) content …

Strategies for crop straw management in China's major grain regions: Yield-driven conditions and factors influencing the effectiveness of straw return

J Cheng, BJ Lin, JS Chen, HX Duan, YF Sun… - Resources …, 2025 - Elsevier
Tailoring straw return strategies to specific regional conditions optimize soil health, crop
yield, and carbon emission reduction. This study investigated yield-driven, spatial-scale, and …

Disconnection between plant–microbial nutrient limitation across forest biomes

J Liu, L Fang, T Qiu, H Bing, Y Cui, J Sardans… - Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are essential elements limiting plant–microbial growth in
forest ecosystems. However, whether the pattern of plant–microbe nutrient limitation is …