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Cascading Effects of Boron Application Methods on Nutrient Distribution and Metabolite Profiles in Pear Trees
Boron (B) deficiency poses a significant challenge in commercial pear (Pyrus spp.) production, typically addressed through root or foliar supply. However, the impact of these B supply methods on plant nutrition a...
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Study on the safety of recycled water irrigation in arid, semiarid and underdeveloped areas: a case study in Qinghai Province
Sewage recycling is an important initiative for alleviating the gap between water supply and demand in arid areas, promoting water conservation and reducing discharge, and it is also a key factor in promoting ...
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Drip irrigation under film mulch used on flat-bed increased vegetable yield by altering soil microbe community structure and soil nitrogen
The leafy vegetable production is challenged by the excessive water and fertilizer input, as well as the continuous crop** obstacle caused by the soil environment change. The different combinations of irriga...
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Simulated Yak and Tibetan Sheep Urine Deposition Fleetingly Promoted N2O, CO2 and CH4 Emissions in an Alpine Steppe of Northern **zang Plateau
The urine of yaks (Bos grunniens) and Tibetan sheep (Pantholops hodgsoni) represents a vital source of nutrients in the alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-**zang Plateau, and its crucial role in affecting soil pro...
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Topography Variations Alter the Nitrogen Utilization Strategies of Two Dominant Plant Species in an Alpine Steppe
Topographic factors are important potential determinants of soil nitrogen (N) availability as they influence temperature and moisture at the local scale, thereby affecting plant N use strategies. To date, the ...
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Raised Bed Planting Pattern Improves Root Growth and Nitrogen use Efficiency of Post-Rice Wheat
Conventional puddling (rice season) and flat planting (wheat season) deteriorate soil properties and induce high mechanical impedance of roots, while increasing nitrogen (N) loss, affecting the normal developm...
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Influence of Humic Acid on the Effectiveness of NBPT in Different Types of Soils
To improve the performance of the urease inhibitor (UI) N-butyl thiophosphorothioate triamine (NBPT) in various fertilizer applications, we combined the humic acid (HA) from coal and NBPT with urea to prelimin...
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Global Environmental Change Shifts Ecological Stoichiometry Coupling Between Plant and Soil in Early-Stage Invasions
Extensive research has been conducted on the ecological stoichiometry of plants and soils. However, the relationship between plants and soil stoichiometry under the global environmental change is not fully und...
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Crop Yield Prediction Based on Bacterial Biomarkers and Machine Learning
Bacteria serve as a holistic indicator of soil fertility by incorporating both biotic and abiotic aspects of past and present ecosystems. However, a research gap still exists in yield prediction models based o...
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Belowground Biomass Changed the Regulatory Factors of Soil N2O Funder N and Water Additions in a Temperate Steppe of Inner Mongolia
Soil nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes are affected by variations in nitrogen (N) and water inputs. Researchers are concerned about whether differences in environmental and biological factors can explain variations in s...
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Open AccessTime Matters: A Short-Term Longitudinal Analysis of Conservation Agriculture and Its Impact on Soil Health
Conservation agriculture is seen as a potential solution to modern farming challenges. This paper elucidates its immediate impact by investigating the short-term dynamics of soil health, including the biologic...
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Effects of Fractionation Methods on Soil Aggregate Microbial Community Composition: Settling vs. Wet Sieving
Soil microbial communities play a vital role in biogeochemical cycling and ecosystem functions at the aggregate scale. Soil fractionation methods can affect the interpretation of microbial spatial distribution...
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Effect of Dairy Cattle Slurry Application on Alfalfa Yield, Nitrogen Utilization, and Nitrogen Surplus
Dairy cattle farming generates large amounts of slurry for use in agricultural fields. It is important to determine nitrogen (N) fertilizer values and their environmental effects. This study aimed to determine...
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Foliar and Root pH of Three Typical Desert Herbs and Their Relationship with Influencing Factors in **njiang
Plant pH is a valuable but not fully studied plant functional attribute, which is of great significance for predicting plant nutrient cycling characteristics and processes. The purpose of this study was to cla...
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Open AccessStories of Challenge in South Africa: changes in the enabling environment for nutrition among young children (1994–2021)
Despite important nutrition-related policy and programmatic improvements in South Africa, rates of stunting among young children remain unacceptably high, while rates of overweight and obesity in this same pop...
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Grazing Intensity Affects Soil Organic Carbon Stock and Its Chemical Compositions in Potentilla fruticosa Shrublands on the Tibetan Plateau
Potentilla fruticosa shrubland is a large component of the alpine ecosystem and provides significant resources for grazing on the Tibetan Plateau. However, how the grazing intensity affects soil organic carbon (S...
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Assessing and Predicting Soil Quality in Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils: Statistical and ANN-Based Techniques
This study aimed to evaluate the pollution status of soils contaminated with heavy metals using different statistical techniques and artificial neural network (ANN) modeling. Soil samples were collected from e...
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Improving Lignin Metabolism, Lodging Resistance, and Yield of Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) by Applying Straw-Fermented Fertilizer
The rational recycling of agricultural waste improves soil productivity and environmental health and plays a vital role in crop growth and agricultural sustainability. In this study, straw fermenting fertilize...
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Hydroponics with Split Nutrient Solution Improves Cucumber Growth and Productivity
During hydroponics, nutrient precipitation and ion antagonisms in nutrient solutions can reduce nutrient availability, thereby limiting plant growth. Thus, optimizing the composition of nutrient solutions is v...
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Soil N:P Ratio and Its Regulation Factors in Alpine Wetlands Across the Three Rivers Source Region
Although the ratio of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) could significantly influence ecosystem services and functions, their characteristics and controlling factors are not well-known in the Three Rivers Sourc...
