Recent trends in biochar production methods and its application as a soil health conditioner: a review

JW Gabhane, VP Bhange, PD Patil, ST Bankar… - SN Applied …, 2020 - Springer
Interest in biochar production from organic waste has been growing in recent years due to its
broad applicability, availability, and smoother production. Biochar production techniques are …

Recent advances and future research in ecological stoichiometry

J Sardans, IA Janssens, P Ciais, M Obersteiner… - Perspectives in Plant …, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies on ecological stoichiometry (ES) have increased rapidly in number in recent years.
Continuous exploration of classical concepts such as the growth-rate hypothesis (GRH),) …

Deciphering factors driving soil microbial life‐history strategies in restored grasslands

Y Yang, Y Dou, B Wang, Z Xue, Y Wang, S An… - Imeta, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In macroecology, the concept of r‐and K‐strategy has been widely applied, yet, there have
been limited studies on microbial life‐history strategies in temperate grasslands using …

Impact of nitrogen addition on plant-soil-enzyme C–N–P stoichiometry and microbial nutrient limitation

H Xu, Q Qu, G Li, G Liu, V Geissen, CJ Ritsema… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global atmospheric nitrogen deposition significantly affects the nutrient cycling and C–N–P
stoichiometry in ecosystems. Herein, a global meta-analysis was conducted based on 898 …

Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry and microbial nutrient limitation in rhizosphere soil in the arid area of the northern Loess Plateau, China

Y Cui, L Fang, X Guo, X Wang, Y Zhang, P Li… - Soil Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Arid ecosystems are characterized as having stressful conditions of low energy and nutrient
availability for soil microorganisms and vegetation. The rhizosphere serves as the one of …

Soil enzyme activity and stoichiometry in forest ecosystems along the North-South Transect in eastern China (NSTEC)

Z Xu, G Yu, X Zhang, N He, Q Wang, S Wang… - Soil Biology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Soil enzymes, as indicators of microbial metabolism, play an important role in nutrient
biogeochemistry at the ecosystem level. In this study, we present information from a …

Impact of manure on soil biochemical properties: A global synthesis

S Liu, J Wang, S Pu, E Blagodatskaya… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Manure application mitigates land degradation and improves soil fertility. Despite many
individual studies on manure effects, a comprehensive overview of its consequences for a …

Natural grassland as the optimal pattern of vegetation restoration in arid and semi-arid regions: Evidence from nutrient limitation of soil microbes

Y Cui, L Fang, X Guo, F Han, W Ju, L Ye… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil microbial metabolism is vital for nutrient cycling and aboveground ecosystem stability. A
general understanding of microbial metabolism and nutrient limitation under human …

Response of forest growth to C: N: P stoichiometry in plants and soils during Robinia pseudoacacia afforestation on the Loess Plateau, China

W Zhang, W Liu, M Xu, J Deng, X Han, G Yang, Y Feng… - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract C: N: P stoichiometry in the plants and soils is an important indicator of
biogeochemical cycles and functioning in ecosystems; however, the response of plant …

Microorganisms and nutrient stoichiometry as mediators of soil organic matter dynamics

EC Coonan, CA Kirkby, JA Kirkegaard… - Nutrient Cycling in …, 2020 - Springer
Microbial detritus contributes substantially to the soil organic matter (SOM). Analysis of
global literature indicated that microbial detritus carbon (C) contributed 59 and 64% of total …