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Differential immobilization of cadmium and changes in soil surface charge in acidic Ultisol by chitosan and citric acid: effect of their functional groups
Soil organic matter plays an important role in cadmium adsorption and immobilization. Since different organic matter components affect cadmium adsorption processes differently, selecting the right organic subs...
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Rare microbes are associated with crop biomass in an acid soil with different amendments
Characterizing the roles of abundant and rare soil microorganism is vital for clarifying microbial functions and help optimize agricultural management strategies, but their responses to various amendments in a...
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Effect of Cd(II) adsorption onto rice roots on its uptake by different indica and japonica rice varieties and toxicity effect of Cd(II) under acidic conditions
The rapid increase in soil acidity coupled with the deleterious effects of cadmium (Cd) toxicity had led to a decline in worldwide agricultural production. Rice absorbs and accumulates Cd(II) from polluted pad...
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Comparative efficacy of alkaline slag, biomass ash, and biochar application for the amelioration of different acidic soils
This study aimed at comparing the multi-functions of by-product amendments for ameliorating acidic soils, namely, liming effect, aluminum immobilization and fertility improvement.
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Assessing the bioaccessibility of aluminum in an acidic soil with the diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) and DIFS
To assess the bioaccessibility of aluminum (Al) by DGT, and to clarify the main factors affecting Al plant accessibility.
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Contribution of soil diazotrophs to crop nitrogen utilization in an acidic soil as affected by organic and inorganic amendments
Biological nitrogen (N) fixation (BNF) driven by diazotrophs plays an essential role in reducing N fertilizer input in acidic soils. Amendments improve the acidic soil environment and increase crop N utilizati...
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Aluminum mobilization characteristics in four typical soils from different climate zones during their acidification
To identify the main factors affecting Al mobilization in soils from different climate zones.
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Effect of high-temperature dehydroxylation on acidification-induced aluminum activation in montmorillonite
Phyllosilicate minerals are the important components in soils and an important source of activated aluminum (Al) during soil acidification. However, the mechanisms for Al activation in phyllosilicate minerals ...
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A critical review of the interactions of organic carbon components with soil minerals: Insight from bibliometric analysis of the environmental behaviors of heavy metal(loid)s
The purpose of this study is to summarize the research progresses in the effects of the interactions between active soil organic carbon (SOC) components and minerals on the sorption, immobilization, remobiliza...
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Elucidating the mechanisms determining the availability of phosphate by application of biochars from different parent materials
The consortium of minerals and organic matter notably alters and affects minerals' surface characteristics and nutrients providence. Organic matter such as biochar can modify the availability status of macronu...
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Effect of the interaction of fulvic acid with Pb(II) on the distribution of Pb(II) between solid and liquid phases of four minerals
Lead (Pb) is one of the top metal pollutants worldwide, and its distribution between liquid and solid phases of soils is strongly controlled by its adsorption on minerals, organic matter, and their composites....
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Chitosan and D-fructose 1,6-bisphosphate differ in their effects on soil acidity and aluminum activation
This study aims to evaluate the effects of chitosan and D-fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (F16BP) trisodium salt on the acidity of selected Ultisols (Ultisol-QY1, Ultisol-QY2, Ultisol-LX, and Ultisol-YT) and their r...
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Effects of inorganic alkalis and organic anions in biochars on acidic paddy soil resistance to acidification
The main proposes are to quantify different forms of alkalis in crop straw biochars and examine their contributions to improve the resistance of an acidic paddy soil to acidification.
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Enhancement of Cd(II) adsorption by rice straw biochar through oxidant and acid modifications
To develop high-efficient biochar adsorbents, the effects and mechanisms of oxidant modification and acid modification on Cd(II) adsorption by rice straw biochar were investigated. Three rice straws from Langx...
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Effects of straw decayed products of four crops on the amelioration of soil acidity and maize growth in two acidic Ultisols
Variable charge soils have low agricultural productivity associated with low pH, low cation exchange capacity (CEC), and low pH buffering capacity (pHBC). As a result of rapid acidification rates, these soils ...
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Effects of Al stress on the growth and nitrogen uptake of maize varieties with different Al tolerance as related with Al chemical forms on root surfaces
To examine the effects of Al stress on the growth and nitrogen (N) absorption of maize varieties with different Al tolerance as related with chemical Al forms on maize root surfaces.
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Effects of crop straw biochars on aluminum species in soil solution as related with the growth and yield of canola (Brassica napus L.) in an acidic Ultisol under field condition
The toxicity of aluminum (Al) to plants in acidic soils depends on the Al species in soil solution. The effects of crop straw biochars on Al species in the soil solution, and canola growth and yield were inves...
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Enhancing phosphorus availability in two variable charge soils by the amendments of crop straw biochars
More recent works implied that biochar enhanced P availability in variable charge soils. However, the involved mechanisms have not been clearly defined. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of peanut...
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Impacts of chicken manure and peat-derived biochars and inorganic P alone or in combination on phosphorus fractionation and maize growth in an acidic ultisol
The forms of phosphorus (P) in animal manure and peat are different from synthetic P fertilizers and will affect soil P fractions when they are used as P amendments. Effects of chicken manure (CMB) and peat (P...
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Zeta potential of roots determined by the streaming potential method in relation to their Mn(II) sorption in 17 crops
To compare the zeta potentials of roots of 17 crops measured with streaming potential method and to test feasibility of this method for different plants.
