Addition of organic matter such as livestock manures and plant residues is a feasible practice
to mitigate soil degradation caused by long-term application of chemical fertilizers, and the …

Organic matter application is a widely used practice to increase soil carbon content and
maintain soil fertility. However, little is known about the effect of different types of organic matter, …

Long-term agricultural fertilization significantly affects nitrogen cycling in soils. However,
there is little information about the response of different functional genes involved in the …

Cropping systems have fertilized soils for decades with undetermined consequences for the
productivity and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. One of the critical unknowns is the role …

Background N fixation is one of the most important microbially driven ecosystem processes
on Earth, allowing N to enter the soil from the atmosphere, and regulating plant productivity. …

Long-term effect of biochar on PTEs (potential toxic elements) immobilization depends upon
biochar own property and its aging process in soil. To understand the role of biachar type …

Unraveling the drivers of microbial community variation in response to different environmental
conditions is a major goal in ecology. Although diazotrophs play a dominant role in global …

A 30 year field experiment with a wheat-soybean cropping system were performed to compare
the long-term anthropogenic influence on soil ARGs. Compared with chemical fertilization…

Soil microbes play key roles in soil nutrient cycling and absorption by crops. Thus, shifts in
soil microbial community structure affect the functioning and productivity of agricultural …

Nanotechnology is advancing rapidly and substantial amounts of nanomaterials are
released into the environment. Plants are an essential base component of the ecological …