Nitrate pollution of ground and surface water bodies all over the world is generally linked
with continually increasing global fertilizer nitrogen (N) use. But after 1990, with more …

The use of mineral phosphorus (P) fertilizers, often referred to as anthropogenic
phosphorus, has dramatically altered the global phosphorus cycle and increased soil …

Plant biodiversity–productivity relationships become stronger over time in grasslands,
forests, and agroecosystems. Plant shoot and root litter is important in mediating these …

Abstract An increased nitrate (NO3−) concentration in groundwater has been a rising issue
on a global scale in recent years. Different consumption mechanisms clearly illustrate the …

Biochar is a carbon (C) rich product of thermochemical conversion of organic material that is
used as a soil amendment due to its resistance to decomposition and its influence on …

Almost half of global nitrogen (N) fertilizer is applied to rice, wheat and maize, but a large
proportion is not directly taken up causing detrimental effects on the environment. To …

A growing world population and increases in food and energy consumption have placed
production agriculture in a difficult situation. The rapid growth in food production through …

The nitrogen cycle is an important part of the global biogeochemical cycle, while the human
activities have already caused a severe imbalance of the global nitrogen cycle. In this …