Hurricanes are an important disturbance in the tropics that can alter forest ecosystem properties and processes. To understand the immediate influence of hurricane disturbance on carbon cycling, we examined soil labile organic carbon (LOC) in a Canop...
Soil labile organic carbon (LOC) is a valuable and sensitive parameter of the changes in soil carbon (C) pools and further affects soil structural stability. However, the influences of soil-aggregate stability on LOC fractions under erosion condition...
Labile organic carbon (LOC) is a key driver of forest ecosystem function and may mitigate global climate change through carbon sequestration. To explore the accumulation of LOC in tropical forest soils, we sampled from both planted and natural forest...
Soil microbial biomass and labile organic carbon (LOC) are pivotal regulators of carbon and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. However, the interactive effects of plant roots and forest litter on the seasonal dynamics of soil microbial biomass an...
Revealing the changes in organic carbon (OC) and labile organic carbon (LOC) fractions in soil aggregates is of great significance for better understanding of soil carbon sources and carbon sink effects in tea plantations. In this study, soil samples...
Optimizing tillage and fertilization practices is of vital importance for enhancing soil carbon retention, improving soil quality and increasing crop productivity in the intensive wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)–maize (Zea mays L.) double cropping...
Soil labile organic carbon (LOC) fractions are very sensitive to environmental change and closely related to soil quality. They play an important role in the study of terrestrial carbon cycles. This study aimed to explore the sensitivity of soil LOC...
This study aimed to investigate the impact of straw returning (SR) combined with appropriate N application rates on soil properties and maize yield for a double cropping maize system in South China. From 2021 to 2022, a two-year field experiment was...
Labile organic carbon (LOC) fractions are considered as sensitive indicators of change in soil quality and can serve as proxies for soil organic carbon (SOC). Although the impact of tillage, crop rotation and crop residue management on soil quality i...
Soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (N) fractions greatly affect soil health and quality. This study explored the effects of wheat straw incorporation on Chinese rice paddy fields with four treatments: (1) a control (CK), (2) a mineral NPK fertili...
The overapplication of mineral nitrogen (N) fertilizer has become a scientific problem to be solved in the North China Plain; meanwhile, most organic manure cannot be recycled into the soil. To make full use of organic manure and decrease the applied...
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is critical for carbon cycling and sequestration in forest ecosystems. However, how stand age affects SOC components and stability still remains poorly understood. Here, soil samples (0–20 cm) were collected from Crypt...
Rice salt tolerance at the germination stage directly affects the germination rate and seedling establishment of rice directly seeded in saline soils, which in turn affects yield. In this study, we determined the relative germination potential (RGP)...
Sorghum bicolor L. is a vital cereal crop for global food security. Its adaptability to diverse climates make it economically, socially, and environmentally valuable. However, soil salinization caused by climate extremes poses a threat to sorghum. Th...
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a critical component of the soil carbon pool, significantly influencing soil fertility and forest ecosystem productivity. Eucalyptus grandis (Rose Gum), one of the most widely introduced and economically valuable fast-gro...
Soil aggregates are among crucial factors for determining both the quality and erosion resistance of soils. Biochar is a soil amendment that has seen increasing use to improve specific soil properties, mainly the physical structure and the preserving...
The Danxia landform is a unique red bed landform in China. The effects of vegetation restoration on soil organic carbon (SOC) components are still poorly understood in the Danxia landform region of southwest China. In this study, soil samples were co...
Field cultivation of medicinal earthworms is a distinctive agricultural practice in South China, characterized by large-scale rearing of the anecic earthworm species through substantial organic matter input. However, the effects of varying cultivatio...
Soil microbial abundance and diversity change constantly in continuous cropping systems, resulting in the prevalence of soil-borne pathogens and a decline in crop yield in solar greenhouses. To investigate the effects of rice straw and biochar on soi...
Besides a proper agronomic management followed by Nepalese farmers, wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production has been severely affected by changing climate. There are many interventions, including climate-smart practices, to cope with this situation a...
In karst agroecosystems, the stability of soil organic carbon (SOC), which is essential for sustainable land management, is strongly influenced by the carbonate parent material. However, how land use and lithology interactively affect the vertical di...
The excessive application of chemical fertilizers in rice fields exacerbates soil degradation and poses a threat to food security. Achieving an increase in rice production and minimizing environmental costs are inevitable requirements for achieving s...
Potato scab, a global soil-borne disease caused by Streptomyces, is pivotal in developing resistant cultivars due to its complex resistance mechanisms. This study investigates the transcriptomic responses in potato to common scab using resistant vari...
A deeper root system can improve the efficiency of water and nutrient absorption from soil; therefore, genetic improvements to the root length of crops are essential for yield stability under drought stress. We previously identified a stable quantita...
Underground pipelines have a space-dependent condition that arises from various soil properties surrounding the pipeline (e.g., moisture content, pH, aeration) and the efficiency of protection measures. Corrosion is one of the main threats for pipeli...
The accumulation of arsenic (As) in rice poses a significant threat to food safety and human health. Breeding rice varieties with low As accumulation is an effective strategy for mitigating the health risks associated with arsenic-contaminated rice....
Cadmium (Cd) contamination in agricultural soil poses a severe threat to rice growth and food safety worldwide. Seedling-stage Cd tolerance directly determines rice establishment and subsequent yield under Cd stress, but its genetic basis remains lar...
Root network structure plays a crucial role in growth and development processes in rice. Longer, more branched root structures help plants to assimilate water and nutrition from soil, support robust plant growth, and improve resilience to stresses su...
The contamination of air, water and soil by heavy metal ions is one of the most serious problems plaguing the environment. These metal ions are characterized by a low biodegradability and high chemical stability and can affect humans and animals, cau...
The mechanism by which litter–soil interface properties interact to shape the composition and diversity of litter decomposition-driving microorganisms remains unclear. Here, litter and surface soil samples were collected from three typical fore...
Sorghum (“Jitian 3”) is a salt-tolerant seed cultivar used regularly in marginal lands, such as those with saline soils. Herein, we examined the potential of employing gibberellic acid (GA3) as an inducer of sorghum development during sal...
RNA-sequencing enables the comprehensive detection of gene expression levels at specific time points and facilitates the identification of stress-related genes through co-expression network analysis. Understanding the molecular mechanisms and identif...
‘KDML105’ rice, known as jasmine rice, is grown in northeast Thailand. The soil there has high salinity, which leads to low productivity. Chromosome substitution lines (CSSLs) with the ‘KDML105’ rice genetic background were ev...
Soil organic carbon (SOC) responds rapidly to vegetation changes, and exploring SOC sequestration mechanisms under different vegetation types is critical for optimizing wetland carbon sink functions. This study investigated the abiotic and biotic mec...
Suction anchors are widely used in marine engineering because of their easy installation, cost-effectiveness, and excellent load-bearing capacity. However, existing research on their bearing capacity has primarily focused on homogeneous soils, which...
The long-term monoculture of Eucalyptus plantations in southern China has raised ecological concerns, prompting a shift towards mixed-species plantations as a sustainable alternative. This study investigates the mechanisms by which companion tree spe...
Chromium is a major heavy metal pollutant that affects the health of both plants and animals. In this study, sunflower seedlings were treated with K2Cr7O4 containing 50, 100, and 250 mg of pure chromium per kilogram of soil. It was found that the chr...
The nutrient-limiting conditions in saline–alkali soil as well as the salinity and alkalinity stress are successfully alleviated by water management measures and the addition of organic matter. However, the impacts of these two strategies on th...
The increasing presence of successful invasive plant species can have an impact on wetlands capacity to store and release C. We have investigated the relationships between stocks of different soil organic carbon (SOC) along the soil vertical profile...
Rill detachment capacity is a key parameter in concentrated flow erosion. Rill erosion generally turns into gully erosion with severe environmental impacts. Changes in land use and human activities can have heavy effects in rill formation, particular...
Wildfire heavily impacts the quality of forest soils, and the precipitation occurring immediately after fire can determine high runoff and erosion rates, which may lead to noticeable soil degradation. Mulching is commonly used to limit the hydrologic...
During the initial period of straw return, a suitable straw return technology can lay the foundation for long-term soil fertility improvement. This study focused on the issues of backward straw return technology and blind fertilizer application in th...
Tuber aestivum, one of the most sought out and marketed truffle species in the world, is morphologically similar to Tuber mesentericum, which is only locally appreciated in south Italy and north-east France. Because T. aestivum and T. mesentericum ha...
Land use has significant effects on the erosion process, since it influences the soil detachment capacity by causing an overland flow (Dc). The effects of different land uses on the rill detachment capacity have not been explained in depth, and the h...
A detailed knowledge of soil water repellency (SWR) and water infiltration capacity of soils under different land uses is of fundamental importance in Mediterranean areas, since these areas are prone to soil degradation risks (e.g., erosion, runoff o...
Mixing and matching N2-fixing leguminous species is a crucial strategy to enhance quality and efficiency in sustainable forestry. Tree leaves and rhizosphere are primary sites for matter and energy exchange, functioning as key assimilation organs tha...
Weeds are one of the major constraints in crop production affecting both yield and quality. The excessive and exclusive use of synthetic herbicides for their management is increasing the development of herbicide-resistant weeds and is provoking risks...
Soil salinity is a major abiotic stress limiting rice growth and grain productivity worldwide. Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors serve as central regulators of plant environmental stress responses, yet the biological function and mole...
Performing a reliable stability analysis of a landslide slope requires a good understanding of the internal geometries and an accurate characterisation of the geotechnical parameters of the identified strata. Geotechnical models are commonly based on...
Encarsia protransvena (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) is recorded here for the first time in Italy as a parasitoid of the whitefly Singhiella simplex (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), one of the most invasive alien pests of exotic Ficus species. Singhiella simple...