Biological nitrogen fixation and prospects for ecological intensification in cereal-based crop** systems

JK Ladha, MB Peoples, PM Reddy, JC Biswas… - Field Crops …, 2022 - Elsevier
The demand for nitrogen (N) for crop production increased rapidly from the middle of the
twentieth century and is predicted to at least double by 2050 to satisfy the on-going …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between plant roots, rhizosphere microorganisms, and nitrogen and its special focus on rice

Q ** in Northwest China
R Ablimit, W Li, J Zhang, H Gao, Y Zhao… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Maize is a crop that is cultivated worldwide. The Hexi Oasis is one of the most important
areas for high-yield maize seed production in China. Green manure, a plant fertilizer, has …

Agricultural intensification weakens the soil health index and stability of microbial networks

R Xue, C Wang, L Zhao, B Sun, B Wang - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The stability of soil microbial community plays a key role in nutrient cycling, soil organic
carbon reservoirs, and plant productivity, making them crucial players in agroecosystems …

Long-term straw mulching with nitrogen fertilization increases nutrient and microbial determinants of soil quality in a maize–wheat rotation on China's Loess Plateau

Q Chen, Z Liu, J Zhou, X Xu, Y Zhu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Mulching and nitrogen (N) fertilization are essential to increase crop yields in semiarid
drylands. However, their long-term effects on soil physicochemical properties, extracellular …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term returning agricultural residues increases soil microbe-nematode network complexity and ecosystem multifunctionality

J Li, J Zhao, X Liao, Q Yi, W Zhang, H Lin, K Liu… - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
The negative environmental impacts of chemical fertilizers have been recognized for a long
time, and the returning of agricultural residues to the soil is considered a sustainable …

The mechanism of microbial community succession and microbial co-occurrence network in soil with compost application

YX Wang, XY Liu, HH Di, XS He, Y Sun, S **ang… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The application of organic and chemical fertilizer into soil can regulate microbial
communities. However, the response mechanism of microbial communities in soil to …