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    Contrasting effects of maize straw and its biochar on aggregation and soil organic matter stabilization

    Crop straw and it derived biochar are both promising to improve soil fertility and structure. However, the contribution of these amendments to microbial biomass and aggregate formation, as well as carbon (C) a...

    Dechang Ji, Liwei Ge, Lukas Van Zwieten, Tingting An, Shuangyi Li in Plant and Soil (2024)

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    Aboveground litter input is not important for soil microbes during the non-growing season

    Plant inputs provide the main food and energy for soil organisms. Considering substantial aboveground litter on the soil surface but few belowground input in the non-growing season, we hypothesize that abovegr...

    Zhaojie Jia, Dechang Ji, Mingxuan Li, Huangdong Zang in Journal of Soils and Sediments (2023)