Established as a plant macronutrient, potassium (K) substantially bestows plant growth and
thus, global food production. It is absorbed by plants as potassium cation (K+) from soil …

As with new technologies, plant nutrition has taken a big step forward in the last two
decades. The main objective of this review is to briefly summarise the main pathways in …

Magnesium (Mg) is an essential mineral nutrient for plant growth, and its deficiency in citrus
orchards has been widely observed in the acidic soils of southern China. Lime amendments …

The improvement in the agricultural production through continuous and heavy nutrient input
like nitrogen fertilizer under the upland red soil of south China deteriorates soil quality, and …

Soil fungi play a critical role in plant performance and soil nutrient cycling. However, the
understanding of soil fungal community composition and functions in response to different …

Low phosphorus use efficiency (PUE) is one of the main problems of acidic soil that limit the
crop growth. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the response of crop yield and …

Liming (L) is a common practice to mitigate soil acidification and enhance soil quality and
crop productivity. However, in acidic soil, it is not clear how long-term application of lime and …

Rapid development in industrialization and urbanization causes serious environmental
issues, of which acid rain is one of the quintessential hazards, negatively affecting soil …

Wetlands reclamation has been a traditional and effective practice for obtaining new land to
alleviate the pressure induced by population growth. However, the evolution of soil-dwelling …

Long term tobacco planting leads to soil acidification. A ten-year experiment with various
fertilization treatments (no fertilization (CK), chemical fertilizer (CF), organic-inorganic …