Plasma agriculture: Review from the perspective of the plant and its ecosystem

P Ranieri, N Sponsel, J Kizer… - Plasma Processes …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plasma agriculture details the role of nonthermal plasma in the development of plants from
seeds to crops. Several publications reported enhanced plant growth, improved stress …

Sample preparation techniques for the analysis of microplastics in soil—a review

D Thomas, B Schütze, WM Heinze, Z Steinmetz - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although most plastic pollution originates on land, current research largely remains focused
on aquatic ecosystems. Studies pioneering terrestrial microplastic research have adapted …

Isolating organic carbon fractions with varying turnover rates in temperate agricultural soils–A comprehensive method comparison

C Poeplau, A Don, J Six, M Kaiser, D Benbi… - Soil Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fractionation of soil organic carbon (SOC) is crucial for mechanistic understanding and
modeling of soil organic matter decomposition and stabilization processes. It is often aimed …

Moisture-driven divergence in mineral-associated soil carbon persistence

KA Heckman, AR Possinger, BD Badgley… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Mineral stabilization of soil organic matter is an important regulator of the global carbon (C)
cycle. However, the vulnerability of mineral-stabilized organic matter (OM) to climate change …

The role of clay content and mineral surface area for soil organic carbon storage in an arable toposequence

SA Schweizer, CW Mueller, C Höschen, P Ivanov… - Biogeochemistry, 2021 - Springer
Correlations between organic carbon (OC) and fine mineral particles corroborate the
important role of the abundance of soil minerals with reactive surfaces to bind and increase …

Estimating soil organic carbon through loss on ignition: effects of ignition conditions and structural water loss

MJJ Hoogsteen, EA Lantinga, EJ Bakker… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Loss on ignition (LOI) is one of the most widely used methods for measuring organic matter
content in soils but does not have a universal standard protocol. A large number of factors …

Deep soil organic matter—a key but poorly understood component of terrestrial C cycle

C Rumpel, I Kögel-Knabner - Plant and soil, 2011 - Springer
Despite their low carbon (C) content, most subsoil horizons contribute to more than half of
the total soil C stocks, and therefore need to be considered in the global C cycle. Until …

Role of organic amendments on enhanced bioremediation of heavy metal (loid) contaminated soils

JH Park, D Lamb, P Paneerselvam, G Choppala… - Journal of hazardous …, 2011 - Elsevier
As land application becomes one of the important waste utilization and disposal practices,
soil is increasingly being seen as a major source of metal (loid) s reaching food chain …

Temperature-and duration-dependent rice straw-derived biochar: Characteristics and its effects on soil properties of an Ultisol in southern China

X Peng, LL Ye, CH Wang, H Zhou, B Sun - Soil and tillage research, 2011 - Elsevier
Applying biochar to soils may cause a win–win situation resulting in C sequestration and soil
fertility improvement. The effect may be more evident in highly weathered and infertile …

In situ chemical oxidation of contaminated soil and groundwater using persulfate: a review

A Tsitonaki, B Petri, M Crimi, H Mosbaek… - Critical Reviews in …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Persulfate is the newest oxidant that is being used for in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) in
the remediation of soil and groundwater. In this review, the fundamental reactions and …