Soybean-based rotations have long proven beneficial for increasing subsequent crop
productivity and nitrogen (N) use efficiency (NUE) under low chemical N inputs. Despite this …

Addition of organic material, such as crop straw mulch in most soils is considered a strategy
for sustainable agricultural production. We conducted a two-year experiment in 2015 and …

The current crop** system of conventional tillage and stubble removal in the northwestern
Loess Plateau of China is known to decrease the water use efficiency and crop yield …

How to address soil carbon (C) sequestration and crop straw recycling is an intractable
challenge for agriculture. The application of various agricultural straws (including fresh …

Abstract Changes in total organic C (CT), water-soluble organic C (C WS), microbial
biomass C (C MB), C mineralization, particulate organic C (CP), labile organic C (CL), C …

This 2-year field experiment investigated the effects of full straw incorporation on soil fertility
and crop yield in a rice-wheat (Oryza sativa L.–Triticum aestivum L.) rotation on sandy …

Soil infertility is the main barrier to dryland agricultural production in China. To provide a
basis for the establishment of a soil amelioration technical system for rainfed fields in the …

Soil labile organic carbon fractions (LOCF) are valuable indicators of changes in soil quality
and soil total organic carbon (TOC), and they are easily influenced by changes in soil …

This research was carried out to study the effect of nitrogen rate application (0, 120, 240 and
360 kg Nitrogen ha-1) and nitrogen timing on grain yield, yield components, grain quality …

Understanding the effects of soil mulching on crop yields and greenhouse gas (N 2 O, CO 2
and CH 4) emissions is important for develo** sustainable agriculture. However, no …