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Soil, Water and Nutrients
This Chapter provides an introduction to basic elements of soil science, from an understanding of the soil profile, its develop and its importance to...
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Soil Nutrients Directly Drive Soil Microbial Biomass and Carbon Metabolism in the Sanjiangyuan Alpine Grassland
This study aimed to identify the biomass and carbon metabolism characteristics of the Sanjiangyuan (SJY) soil microbial community; extract the key...
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Responses of soil nutrients and microbial communities to the application of spent mushroom substrates
Background and aimsSpent mushroom substrates (SMSs) are widely used as organic fertilizer due to their high nutrients. However, the contribution of...
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Hillside topographic pattern of tree species diversity and soil nutrients in Mount Tai, China
AimsForest plant diversity, soil nutrients, and hillside terrain factors are intricately linked and serve as vital indicators for assessing the...
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Grasses procure key soil nutrients for clovers
Rhizobial nitrogen fixation in legumes provides spillover benefits to neighbouring plants such as pasture grasses. Generally, it is understood to be...
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Soil water retention modulates effects of soil nutrients and stoichiometry on stability of organic carbon in a karst region, Southwestern China
AimsThe inhomogeneity of bare rock distribution and the diversity of underground rock structure in different soil-rock microsites resulted in high...
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Biochar and AMF Improve Growth, Physiological Traits, Nutrients of Turmeric and Soil Biochemical Properties in Drought Stress
Drought is one of the main problems in the world affecting the yields of plants. Climate change has led to increased droughts affecting food security...
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Water balance affects foliar and soil nutrients differently
Water balance influences soil development, and consequently plant communities, by driving weathering of soil minerals and leaching of plant nutrients...
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Tropical tree ectomycorrhiza are distributed independently of soil nutrients
Mycorrhizae, a form of plant–fungal symbioses, mediate vegetation impacts on ecosystem functioning. Climatic effects on decomposition and soil...
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Soil nutrients and vegetation along a karst slope gradient affect arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi colonization of roots rather than bulk soil AMF diversity
AimsSlope position affects soil nutrients and plant diversity, thereby altering arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) communities. However, the effect...
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Volatile-Mediated Signalling Between Potato Plants in Response to Insect Herbivory is not Contingent on Soil Nutrients
Plant-plant signalling via volatile organic compounds (VOCs) has been studied intensively, but its contingency on abiotic conditions (e.g., soil...
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Response of soil physicochemical properties, soil nutrients, enzyme activity and rice yield to rice straw returning in highly saline-alkali paddy soils
This study investigated the effect of rice straw returning on the soil physicochemical properties, nutrients, enzyme activity, and rice yield in...
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Variable-Rate Fertilization in a Custard Apple (Annona squamosa L.) Orchard Based On the Spatial Variability of Soil Nutrients
Due to the soil nutrient distribution caused by complex mountain topography, it is difficult to achieve the precise fertilization. This study...
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Development of Artificial Neural Networks for Predicting Soil Micro-Nutrients Availability Under Rice-Based Crop** Systems of North-western India
Micro-nutrient viz., zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) availability and their transformations have a direct relationship with soil...
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Effects of Ridge-Furrow Rainwater Harvesting with Biochar-Soil Crust Mulching on Soil Properties, Nutrients, and Alfalfa Fodder Yield in a Semiarid Agroecosystem
PurposeAlfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.) production is adversely impacted by surface runoff and drought stress. This is particularly true for alfalfa...
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Soil Nutrients Drive Microbial Changes to Alter Surface Soil Aggregate Stability in Typical Grasslands
The composition and stability of soil aggregates are important indexes for evaluating soil quality. They are influenced by many factors in the soil...
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Fate and cost effectiveness of soil carbon sequestered using supplementary nutrients applied to crop residues under field conditions
Changes in carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) associated with fine fraction (FF) soil organic matter (SOM) were determined to a depth of 1.80 m at a field...
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Grasses and shrubs have decoupled legacy effects related to plant nutrition: the interplay of symbiotic fungi and nutrients in soil
Background and aimsVegetation patchiness is a distinctive feature of arid ecosystems that strongly shapes plant-soil interactions. While fertility...
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Soil Formation, Soil Health and Soil Biodiversity
Increase in human population has led to industrialization and deterioration of the environment, including the soil. Also, there is also a constant...
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Legacy effects of preceding crops improve flue-cured tobacco productivity in southwest China by optimizing soil structure, nutrients, and microbial interactions
Background and aimsThe use of legume crops and garlic as preceding crops has positive effects on soil quality and crop yield. However, little is...
