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Conservation tillage and optimized fertilization reduce winter runoff losses of nitrogen and phosphorus from farmland in the Chaohu Lake region, China
In order to test the efficacy of conservation tillage and optimized fertilization on reducing N and P runoff losses, a 4-year (2007–2011) runoff plot experiment was conducted in the Chaohu Lake region, East Ch...
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Open AccessProductivity and sustainability of rainfed wheat-soybean system in the North China Plain: results from a long-term experiment and crop modelling
A quantitative understanding of yield response to water and nutrients is key to improving the productivity and sustainability of rainfed crop** systems. Here, we quantified the effects of rainfall, fertiliza...
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Soil organic carbon contents as a result of various organic amendments to a vertisol
The present study estimates the contributions of various organic amendments to soil organic carbon (SOC). The present work discusses data from a 32-year fertilization experiment using vertisol soil. Five treat...
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Open AccessThe effect of 34-year continuous fertilization on the SOC physical fractions and its chemical composition in a Vertisol
Reports regarding the effects of long-term organic and inorganic fertilization on the quantity and quality of soil organic carbon (SOC), particularly in Vertisols, are scarce. In this study, we combined SOC ph...
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Divergent responses of bacterial activity, structure, and co-occurrence patterns to long-term unbalanced fertilization without nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium in a cultivated vertisol
Unbalanced fertilization lacking nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), or potassium (K) is a worldwide phenomenon; however, whether they affect bacterial community composition and intraspecific interactions in a simil...
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Open AccessSuppressed N fixation and diazotrophs after four decades of fertilization
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. A question that remains to be answe...
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AOA and AOB communities respond differently to changes of soil pH under long-term fertilization
Archaeal and bacterial ammonia-oxidizers drive the first step of nitrification, ammonia oxidation. Despite their importance, the relative contribution of soil factors influencing the abundance, diversity and c...
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Combined application of organic manure and chemical fertilizers stabilizes soil N-cycling microflora
• The abundance of N-cycling genes differently responded to NPK application.
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Long-term application of organic amendments changes heavy metals accumulation in wheat grains by affecting soil chemical properties and wheat yields
This work was based on a 40-year fertilization experiment to reveal the effect of organic amendments on the accumulation of heavy metals in soils and wheat grains. The results indicated that long-term applicat...
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Accumulation of potentially toxic elements under long-term application of different organic amendments
There are few assessments and predictions of the accumulation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) under long-term application of different organic amendments. A 37-year fertilization experiment was conducted ...
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The core phoD-harboring bacteria promote wheat phosphorus uptake by enhancing alkaline phosphatase activity under long-term fertilization
Soil pH was the key factor influencing the phoD-harboring bacterial networks.
Identification of a cluster positively linked ...
