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Diversity-triggered deterministic bacterial assembly constrains community functions

Nature Communications, 2019
The role of microbial β-diversity in soil ecosystem function is not well-studied. Here, the authors use genetic data to show that microbial α-diversity levels may have impacts on stochastic/deterministic assembly processes and functions of soil ...
Weibing Xun, Wei Li, Wu Xiong, Yi Ren, Yunpeng Liu, Youzhi Miao, Zhihui Xu, Nan Zhang, Qirong Shen, Ruifu Zhang   +9 more
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Heavy Metals in Agricultural Soils: Sources, Influencing Factors, and Remediation Strategies

Toxics
Soil heavy metal pollution is a global environmental challenge, posing significant threats to eco-environment, agricultural development, and human health.
Y. Wan, Jiang Liu, Zhuang Zhong, Qi Wang, Hua-fen Li   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The impact of the Single Farm Payments on the Expenditure on Fertilizers and crop protection inputs: a comparative study of the Italian agriculture [PDF]

The Health Check (HC) of the European Common Agricultural Policy in 2003 sped up the process of policy reforms toward decoupled payments in order to urge agricultural production to respond to market signals.
Vollaro, Michele
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Nutrient supply to reed canary grass as a bioenergy crop [PDF]

, 2012
Production of renewable energy from herbaceous crops on agricultural land is of great interest since fossil fuels need to be replaced with sustainable energy sources. Reed canary grass (RCG), Phalaris arundinacea L.
Lindvall, Eva
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Ultrasonic‐Assisted Photocatalytic Conversion of Air to Nitric Acid Under Ambient Conditions

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Ultrasound‐assisted photocatalytic air oxidation to nitrate enhances soil nitrogen fertilizer dynamics, thereby enabling improved energy conversion efficiency and sustainable agriculture. ABSTRACT The production of nitric acid (HNO3) holds significant importance in the chemical industry, and achieving direct air‐to‐HNO3 conversion with high efficiency ...
Shiming Chen, Hanlan Hong, Yunchuan Tu, Chao Zhen, Rui Zheng, Yuxi Yao, Junxiong Chen, Tianlin Wang, Xiumei Zhan, Fanhe Kong, Huazhe Yang, Gang Liu   +11 more
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LorBin: efficient binning of long-read metagenomes by multiscale adaptive clustering and evaluation

Nature Communications
Long-read sequencing has transformed metagenomics and improved the quality of metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs). However, current binning methods struggle with identifying unknown species and managing imbalanced species distributions.
Wei Xue, Zuo Liu, Yaozhong Zhang, Waseem Raza, Yarong Li, Li Jiang, Ye Tao, Jun Qian, Jousset Alexandre, Fang-Jie Zhao, Yangchun Xu, Fritz Sedlazeck, Qirong Shen, Gaofei Jiang, Zhong Wei   +14 more
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TgSWO from Trichoderma guizhouense NJAU4742 promotes growth in cucumber plants by modifying the root morphology and the cell wall architecture

Microbial Cell Factories, 2019
Background Colonization of Trichoderma spp. is essential for exerting their beneficial functions on the plant. However, the interactions between Trichoderma spp. and plant roots are still not completely understood.
Xiaohui Meng, Youzhi Miao, Qiumei Liu, Lei Ma, Kai Guo, Dongyang Liu, Wei Ran, Qirong Shen   +7 more
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Reducing Global Warming and Adapting to Climate Change: The Potential of Organic Agriculture [PDF]

, 2012
Climate change mitigation is urgent and adaptation to climate change is crucial, particularly in agriculture, where food security is at stake. Agriculture, currently responsible for 20-30% of global greenhouse gas emissions counting direct and indirect ...
Davis, J., Dyrtrtová, K., Gattinger, A., Lampkin, N., Muller, Adrian, Niggli, U., Olesen, J., Smith, L.   +7 more
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Multifunctional Tailoring of Fertilizer Composites Directly Derived From Phosphate Rock

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A novel phosphorus‑sulfur mixed acid with urea (PSU) activation system converts low‑grade phosphate rock (LPR) into multifunctional fertilizer composites (MFCs). MFCs feature porous structures, high nutrient‑activation efficiency, superior slow‑release, and enhanced crop growth, offering a sustainable solution for integrated nutrient management and ...
Zenglian Qi, Jianchao Wang, Lulu Chen, Zhenya Lu, Guodong Wang, Hang Ma, Cuihong Hou, Xinxin Wang, Wenqi Ma, Changzhou Wei, Jianbo Shen, Fusuo Zhang, Minghao Zhuang, Chengdong Huang   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Agricultural Productivity in Ethiopia: Does Agroecology Matter? [PDF]

This paper uses data from household- and plot-level surveys conducted in the highlands of the Tigray and Amhara regions of Ethiopia to examine the contribution of sustainable land-management practices to net values of agricultural production in areas ...
Kassie, Menale, Köhlin, Gunnar, Pender, John, Zikhali, Precious   +3 more
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