BACKGROUND Cellulosic biofuels offer environmental benefits not available from grain-
based biofuels and are a cornerstone of efforts to meet transportation fuel needs in a future …

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a highly acidic solution rich in heavy metals and produced by
mining activities. It can severely inhibit the growth of plants, and microbial communities and …

Biochars produced from swine manure (SM), fruit peels (FP), Phragmites australis (PA) and
Brassica rapa (BR) were applied at different rates to a sandy loam soil at 70% moisture …

A field study was carried out to analyze the short-term (2 years) effect of tillage and crop
rotation on microbial community structure and enzyme activities of a clay loam soil. The …

Annual row cropping systems converted to perennial bioenergy crops tend to accrue soil C,
likely a function of increased root production and decreased frequency of tillage; however …

Altitudinally-defined climate conditions provide specific vegetation types and soil
environments that could influence soil microbial communities, which in turn may affect …

Abstract Background Iron (Fe) deficiency in crops is a worldwide agricultural problem. Plants
have evolved several strategies to enhance Fe acquisition, but increasing evidence has …

Biochar amendment of soil and bioenergy cropping are two eco‐engineering strategies at
the forefront of attempts to offset anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions. Both …

Bioenergy buffers are linear landscape elements cultivated with perennial herbaceous or
woody biomass crops placed along arable field margins and watercourses. This systematic …

Core Ideas Removal of corn and sorghum residues did not affect soil carbon under no‐
tillage. Soil carbon (0–15 cm) increased in 10‐yr stands of switchgrass and miscanthus. Soil …