Developments in biochar application for pesticide remediation: current knowledge and future research directions

S Varjani, G Kumar, ER Rene - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
The indiscriminate use of pesticides due to modern agricultural practices has received
special attention from the scientific community to address the persistence, recalcitrance and …

Soil: the forgotten piece of the water, food, energy nexus

JL Hatfield, TJ Sauer, RM Cruse - Advances in agronomy, 2017 - Elsevier
The water, food, energy nexus has prompted sustainability concerns as interactions
between these interdependent human needs are degrading natural resources required for a …

Persistent soil carbon enhanced in Mollisols by well-managed grasslands but not annual grain or dairy forage cropping systems

Y Rui, RD Jackson, MF Cotrufo… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Intensive crop production on grassland-derived Mollisols has liberated massive amounts of
carbon (C) to the atmosphere. Whether minimizing soil disturbance, diversifying crop …

Metagenomics reveals divergent functional profiles of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling under long-term addition of chemical and organic fertilizers in the black soil …

X Hu, H Gu, J Liu, D Wei, P Zhu, B Zhou, X Chen, J Jin… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
The long-term effects of different fertilization regimes on the microbial functional potential of
soils involving nutrient cycling remain largely unknown. Here, metagenomic sequencing …

A holistic framework integrating plant-microbe-mineral regulation of soil bioavailable nitrogen

AB Daly, A Jilling, TM Bowles, RW Buchkowski… - Biogeochemistry, 2021 - Springer
Soil organic nitrogen (N) is a critical resource for plants and microbes, but the processes that
govern its cycle are not well-described. To promote a holistic understanding of soil N …

Impact of manure on soil biochemical properties: A global synthesis

S Liu, J Wang, S Pu, E Blagodatskaya… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Manure application mitigates land degradation and improves soil fertility. Despite many
individual studies on manure effects, a comprehensive overview of its consequences for a …

High throughput sequencing analysis of biogeographical distribution of bacterial communities in the black soils of northeast China

J Liu, Y Sui, Z Yu, YU Shi, H Chu, J Jin, X Liu… - Soil Biology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Black soils (Mollisols) are one of the most important soil resources for maintaining food
security of China and are mainly distributed in northeast China. To understand which …

Long-term continuous cropping of soybean is comparable to crop rotation in mediating microbial abundance, diversity and community composition

Z Liu, J Liu, Z Yu, Q Yao, Y Li, A Liang, W Zhang… - Soil and Tillage …, 2020 - Elsevier
Continuous cropping of soybean causes soil degradation and soybean yield decline, but
these effects could be alleviated by crop rotation or the use of long-term continuously …

Soil aggregates stability and storage of soil organic carbon respond to cropping systems on Black Soils of Northeast China

M Zhou, C Liu, J Wang, Q Meng, Y Yuan, X Ma, X Liu… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Monoculture and improper management may reduce soil fertility and deteriorate soil
structure in Black soils (Mollisols) of Northeast China. The experiment was carried out from …

Soil carbon content drives the biogeographical distribution of fungal communities in the black soil zone of northeast China

J Liu, Y Sui, Z Yu, Y Shi, H Chu, J Jin, X Liu… - Soil Biology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Black soils (Mollisols) are one of the most important soil resources for maintaining food
security in China, and they are mainly distributed in northeast China. A previous …