The contentious nature of soil organic matter

J Lehmann, M Kleber - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The exchange of nutrients, energy and carbon between soil organic matter, the soil
environment, aquatic systems and the atmosphere is important for agricultural productivity …

Temperature sensitivity of soil carbon decomposition and feedbacks to climate change

EA Davidson, IA Janssens - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
Significantly more carbon is stored in the world's soils—including peatlands, wetlands and
permafrost—than is present in the atmosphere. Disagreement exists, however, regarding the …

Humic and fulvic acids as biostimulants in horticulture

LP Canellas, FL Olivares, NO Aguiar, DL Jones… - Scientia horticulturae, 2015 - Elsevier
Maintaining food production for a growing world population without compromising natural
resources for future generations represents one of the greatest challenges for agricultural …

Understanding the role of humic acids on crop performance and soil health

K Ampong, MS Thilakaranthna, LY Gorim - Frontiers in Agronomy, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Humic acids (HA) are organic molecules that play essential roles in improving soil
properties, plant growth, and agronomic parameters. The sources of HA include coal, lignite …

Stabilization of organic matter in temperate soils: mechanisms and their relevance under different soil conditions–a review

M Lützow, I Kögel‐Knabner, K Ekschmitt… - European journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanisms for C stabilization in soils have received much interest recently due to their
relevance in the global C cycle. Here we review the mechanisms that are currently, but often …

Calcium-mediated stabilisation of soil organic carbon

MC Rowley, S Grand, ÉP Verrecchia - Biogeochemistry, 2018 - Springer
Soils play an essential role in the global cycling of carbon and understanding the
stabilisation mechanisms behind the preservation of soil organic carbon (SOC) pools is of …

Soil organic carbon dynamics: Impact of land use changes and management practices: A review

T Ramesh, NS Bolan, MB Kirkham, H Wijesekara… - Advances in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Global climate change has resulted in changes to the earth's geological, ecological, and
biological ecosystems, which pose a severe threat to the existence of human civilization and …

Physiological responses to humic substances as plant growth promoter

LP Canellas, FL Olivares - Chemical and Biological Technologies in …, 2014 - Springer
Humic substances (HS) have been widely recognized as a plant growth promoter mainly by
changes on root architecture and growth dynamics, which result in increased root size …

The supramolecular structure of humic substances: a novel understanding of humus chemistry and implications in soil science

A Piccolo - 2002 - Elsevier
The scientific understanding of the molecular structure of humic substances is critically
reviewed here. The traditional view that humic substances are polymers in soil is not …

[HTML][HTML] Restoration of soil quality using biochar and brown coal waste: A review

C Amoah-Antwi, J Kwiatkowska-Malina… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soils in intensively farmed areas of the world are prone to degradation. Amendment of such
soils with organic waste materials attempts to restore soil quality. Organic amendments are …