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Reducing Nitrous Oxide Emissions Associated With Fertiliser Using Nitrogen Enriched Biochar

European Journal of Soil Science, Volume 77, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
ABSTRACT There is a need for agricultural practices that decrease nitrous oxide emissions while sustaining yields for food production. In the current paper, we investigate the possibility of reducing emissions by co‐applying or enriching biochar with mineral nitrogen and using it as a fertiliser.
Jonathan H. Lindhardt, Karoline Schnorr, Sander Bruun, Lars S. Jensen   +3 more
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Soil chemical properties as affected by tillage and crop rotation in a long-term field experiment

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2014
Long-term field experiments are important for explaining tillage and rotation effects on soil fertility and to develop sustainable nutrient management strategies.
R.W. Neugschwandtner, P. Liebhard, H.-P. Kaul, H. Wagentristl   +3 more
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Nitrogen supply rate regulates microbial resource allocation for synthesis of nitrogen-acquiring enzymes. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Although microorganisms will preferentially allocate resources to synthesis of nitrogen (N)-acquiring enzymes when soil N availability is low according to the resource allocation model for extracellular enzyme synthesis, a robust link between microbial N-
Kazuki Fujita, Takashi Kunito, Junko Matsushita, Kaori Nakamura, Hitoshi Moro, Seishi Yoshida, Hideshige Toda, Shigeto Otsuka, Kazunari Nagaoka   +8 more
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Drought and Warming‐Induced Drying Suppress Soil Respiration but Amplify Rewetting‐Induced Pulses in a Temperate Pasture

Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 7, July 2026.
A factorial rainfall × warming field experiment showed that drought and warming suppressed overall soil respiration but amplified rewetting‐induced CO2 pulses via contrasting effects of moisture, temperature, and substrate availability. Their interaction shifted seasonally, from additive (spring) to antagonistic (summer‐autumn) and synergistic (winter),
Pankaj Tiwari, Elise Pendall, Nicholas Wright‐Osment, Nor Azizah Kusai, Manjunatha H. Chandregowda, Awais Shakoor, Debjani Sihi, Sally A. Power, Eric A. Davidson, Catriona A. Macdonald   +9 more
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Relationships among Contrasting Measurements of Microbial Dynamics in Pasture and Organic Farm Soils

Applied and Environmental Soil Science, 2011
Soil bacteria exhibit short-term variations in community structure, providing an indication of anthropogenic disturbances. In this study, microbial biomass carbon (MBC), potentially mineralizable nitrogen (PMN), community level physiological profiling ...
S. L. Edenborn, A. J. Sexstone, Y. Sutanto, J. A. Chapman   +3 more
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Biochar and Sediment Amendments Alter Soil Nitrogen Mineralization: Microbial Biomass and Extracellular Enzyme Activity

GCB Bioenergy, Volume 18, Issue 7, July 2026.
Co‐application of Mn‐modified biochar and fishpond sediment markedly improves soil pH, organic carbon, microbial biomass, and nitrogen mineralization, demonstrating a synergistic effect that enhances soil fertility, microbial activity, and nutrient cycling for sustainable agricultural management.
Waqas Ahmed, Yunting Wang, Sajid Mehmood, Sehrish Ali, Fengyue Qin, Lun Tan, Weidong Li, Md Ashraful Alam   +7 more
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How Does Soil Nitrogen Mineralization Respond to Long Term Organic Waste Products Applications? A Multi‐Method Evaluation

Soil Use and Management, Volume 42, Issue 3, July‐September 2026.
ABSTRACT In the long term, repeated applications of organic waste products increase soil organic nitrogen (SON) stocks and would therefore be likely to enhance nitrogen supply to crops. We studied soil nitrogen mineralization in the QualiAgro long‐term experiment (northern France), where three urban composts and farmyard manure have been applied ...
Florent Chênerie, Antoine Versini, Pierre Barré, Florent Levavasseur   +3 more
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Predicting Soil Nitrogen Mineralization Rate in Agricultural Soils Using Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS): A Laboratory Incubation Study

Soil Use and Management, Volume 42, Issue 3, July‐September 2026.
ABSTRACT For spring‐sown crops such as maize (Zea mays L.), the extended growing season enables a substantial contribution of organically derived nitrogen (N), particularly from soil organic matter (SOM) mineralization. Consequently, the soil N mineralization rate (SMR) is a key determinant of maize N uptake and yield formation.
Fatema Khatun, Antje Herrmann, Josephine Bukowiecki, Felix Schwarz, Henning Kage, Johannes Isselstein, Thomas Gaiser, Hubert Hüging, Janna Macholdt, Jörg Rühlmann, Stephen B. Asabere, Ines Bull, Kurt Möller, Kurt Heil, Martin Komainda   +14 more
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Effects of Land Use Change and Seasonality of Precipitation on Soil Nitrogen in a Dry Tropical Forest Area in the Western Llanos of Venezuela

The Scientific World Journal, 2014
We evaluated changes of different soil nitrogen forms (total N, available ammonium and nitrate, total N in microbial biomass, and soil N mineralization) after conversion of semideciduous dry tropical forest in 5- and 18-year-old pastures (YP and OP, resp.
Ana Francisca González-Pedraza, Nelda Dezzeo   +1 more
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Which indicators are most effective at detecting rapid shifts in soil health?

Agricultural &Environmental Letters, Volume 11, Issue 1, June 2026.
Abstract Farmers are showing a growing interest in soil health. Therefore, it is necessary to understand how and when indicators respond to changes in land management. Measurements of soil carbon (C) and nitrogen can take up to a decade to shift. However, it is unknown how other biotic markers of soil health (i.e., nematode communities) react.
Kaitlin Gattoni, Meredith Mann, Christine D. Sprunger   +2 more
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