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    Parent material and altitude influence red soil acidification after converted rice paddy to upland in a hilly region of southern China

    Land use conversion from rice paddy to upland has been shown to decrease soil pH due to enhanced proton production from nitrification of ammonium-based N fertilizers and base cation loss. Parent material and a...

    Zejiang Cai, Changfu Yang, **nyi Du, Lu Zhang, Shilin Wen in Journal of Soils and Sediments (2023)

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    Decarboxylation of organic anions to alleviate acidification of red soils from urea application

    Decarboxylation of organic anions in crop straw is recognized as one of the mechanisms for increasing pH in acidified soils. However, the effectiveness of specific compounds in alleviating soil acidification f...

    Zejiang Cai, Minggang Xu, Lu Zhang, Yadong Yang in Journal of Soils and Sediments (2020)

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    Effectiveness of crop straws, and swine manure in ameliorating acidic red soils: a laboratory study

    Crop straws and animal manure have the potential to ameliorate acidic soils, but their effectiveness and the mechanisms involved are not fully understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectivenes...

    Zejiang Cai, Minggang Xu, Boren Wang, Lu Zhang in Journal of Soils and Sediments (2018)