The use of organic fertilizers constitutes a sustainable strategy to recycle nutrients, increase
soil carbon (C) stocks and mitigate climate change. Yet, this depends largely on balance …

Although the effects of chemical fertilization management on microbial communities in soils
have been well studied, few studies have examined such impacts of long-term chemical …

Black soil is one of the main soil types in northeast China, and plays an important role in
Chinese crop production. However, nitrogen inputs over 50 years have led to reduced black …

Although diazotrophs are important in the nitrogen (N)-cycle and contribute to the pool of
plant available N, the population response to long-term inorganic fertilization is largely …

Nitrogen (N) cycling in forest ecosystems has been extensively studied over the past
decade. However, even with this concentrated research effort, we still do not have a …

Soil microbial communities are responsive to biochar application. However, few studies
have investigated the synergistic effects of biochar application in the restoration of degraded …

The effects of 35 years of manure amendment on fungal communities were evaluated in
Mollisols of northeast China. Soil samples from different fertilization regimes were collected …

Long-term use of inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilization has greatly influenced the bacterial
community in black soil of northeast China. It is unclear how N affects the bacterial …

Maize-soybean relay intercropping is an effective approach to improve the crop yield and
nutrient use efficiency, which is widely practiced by farmers in southwest of China. To …

Climate warming is one of the most serious threats to soil biodiversity and ecosystem
stability. Straw return has been extensively recommended as an environmentally friendly …