[HTML][HTML] Enzymatic C: N: P stoichiometry: Questionable assumptions and inconsistencies to infer soil microbial nutrient limitation

T Mori, C Rosinger, AJ Margenot - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
An increasing number of studies utilize enzymatic C: N: P stoichiometry (Sinsabaugh et al.,
2009) to infer nutrient limitation of soil microorganisms (Feyissa et al., 2022, Xie et al., 2022 …

Short term effects of digestate and composted digestate on soil health and crop yield: Implications for sustainable biowaste management in the bioenergy sector

B Gurmessa, S Cocco, AJ Ashworth… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Composting mitigates environmental risks associated with using solid digestate as fertilizer.
However, evidence is lacking on benefits of using composted digestate as fertilizer in …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term integrated crop-livestock grazing stimulates soil ecosystem carbon flux, increasing subsoil carbon storage in California perennial agroecosystems

KM Brewer, M Muñoz-Araya, I Martinez, KN Marshall… - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
The strategic use of ruminant grazing in perennial cropland is steadily increasing throughout
Mediterranean perennial agroecosystems. Integrated sheep-vineyard (ISV) management …

[HTML][HTML] Soil extracellular enzyme activity increases during the transition from conventional to organic farming

L Serrano-Grijalva, WH van der Putten… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is an increasing interest in developing agricultural management practices that support
a more nature-based, sustainable food production system. In organic systems, extracellular …

Influence of nitrogen application on soil chemical properties, nutrient acquisition, and enzymatic activities in rainfed wheat/maize strip intercropping

S Hussain, MA Naseer, F Han, R Guo, M Saqib… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2023 - Springer
The efficient utilization of input resources is imperative to harvest optimum crop yield on a
sustainable basis. Intercropping is a sustainable agronomic practice to achieve higher yields …

Different forms of nitrogen deposition show variable effects on soil organic nitrogen turnover in a temperate forest

J Tian, K Wei, T Sun, N Jiang, Z Chen, J Feng, K Cai… - Applied Soil …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstracts The mineralization of soil organic nitrogen (N) catalyzed by N-hydrolyzing
enzymes plays a major role in ecosystems N cycling. However, the responses of this …

Valorisation of hydrothermal liquefaction wastewater in agriculture: effects on tobacco plants and rhizosphere microbiota

W Gugliucci, V Cirillo, A Maggio, I Romano… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Industrial wastewater obtained from hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL-WW) of food wastes for
biofuels production could represent a source of crop nutrients since it is characterized by a …

[HTML][HTML] Soil aminopeptidase activities under 145-year crop rotation and fertility practices in the North Central US

J Singh, JAN Soto, REI Lόpez, AJ Margenot - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
Aminopeptidases catalyze the hydrolysis of peptides into constituent amino acids and are
therefore a key step in nitrogen (N) depolymerization and downstream mineralization …

Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry as a temporally integrated indicator of nutrient availability in soils

T Kunito, H Moro, K Mise, K Sawada… - Soil Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The extent to which soil enzyme activity in assessing soil nutrient availability is useful has
been controversial. In this review, we discuss the utility of ecoenzymatic stoichiometry (ie the …

[HTML][HTML] Soil legacy and organic amendment role in promoting the resistance of contaminated soils to drought

L Morales-Salmerón, E Fernández-Boy, E Madejón… - Applied Soil …, 2024 - Elsevier
The application of organic amendments is a common practice in the restoration of
contaminated and degraded soils. We designed an experiment in pot mesocosms to study …