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Su W, Yu Q, Yang J, Han Q, Wang S, Heděnec P, Wang X, Wan-Yan R, Li H. Cadaverine and putrescine exposure influence carbon and nitrogen cycling genes in water and sediment of the Yellow River. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 142:236-247. [PMID: 38527889 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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The response patterns of microbial functional genes involved in biogeochemical cycles to cadaver decay is a central topic of recent environmental sciences. However, the response mechanisms and pathways of the functional genes associated with the carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling to cadaveric substances such as cadaverine and putrescine remain unclear. This study explored the variation of functional genes associated with C fixation, C degradation and N cycling and their influencing factors under cadaverine, putrescine and mixed treatments. Our results showed only putrescine significantly increased the alpha diversity of C fixation genes, while reducing the alpha diversity of N cycling genes in sediment. For the C cycling, the mixed treatment significantly decreased the total abundance of reductive acetyl-CoA pathway genes (i.e., acsB and acsE) and lig gene linked to lignin degradation in water, while only significantly increasing the hydroxypropionate-hydroxybutylate cycle (i.e., accA) gene abundance in sediment. For the N cycling, mixed treatment significantly decreased the abundance of the nitrification (i.e., amoB), denitrification (i.e., nirS3) genes in water and the assimilation pathway gene (i.e., gdhA) in sediment. Environmental factors (i.e., total carbon and total nitrogen) were all negatively associated with the genes of C and N cycling. Therefore, cadaverine and putrescine exposure may inhibit the pathway in C fixation and N cycling, while promoting C degradation. These findings can offer some new insight for the management of amine pollution caused by animal cadavers.
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- Wanghong Su
- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institute for Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, Center for Grassland Microbiome, College of pastoral agriculture science and technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
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Zhang X, Wu M, Zhang T, Gao H, Ou Y, Li M. Effects of biochar immobilization of Serratia sp. F4 OR414381 on bioremediation of petroleum contamination and bacterial community composition in loess soil. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 470:134137. [PMID: 38555671 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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Petroleum hydrocarbons pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. Biochar has increasingly been utilized for soil remediation. This study investigated the potential of biochar immobilization using Serratia sp. F4 OR414381 for the remediation of petroleum-contaminated soil through a pot experiment conducted over 90 days. The treatments in this study, denoted as IMs (maize straw biochar-immobilized Serratia sp. F4), degraded 82.5% of the total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), 59.23% of the aromatic, and 90.1% of the saturated hydrocarbon fractions in the loess soils. During remediation, the soil pH values decreased from 8.76 to 7.33, and the oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) increased from 156 to 229 mV. The treatment-maintained soil nutrients of the IMs were 138.94 mg/kg of NO3- -N and 92.47 mg/kg of available phosphorus (AP), as well as 11.29% of moisture content. The activities of soil dehydrogenase (SDHA) and catalase (CAT) respectively increased by 14% and 15 times compared to the CK treatment. Three key petroleum hydrocarbon degradation genes, including CYP450, AJ025, and xylX were upregulated following IMs treatment. Microbial community analysis revealed that a substantial microbial population of 1.01E+ 09 cells/g soil and oil-degrading bacteria such as Salinimicrobium, Saccharibacteria_genera_incertae_sedis, and Brevundimonas were the dominant genera in IMs treatment. This suggests that the biochar immobilized on Serratia sp. F4 OR414381 improves soil physicochemical properties and enhances interactions among microbial populations, presenting a promising and environmentally friendly approach for the stable and efficient remediation of petroleum-contaminated loess soil.
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- Xuhong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering of Shaanxi Province, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering of Shaanxi Province, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resources, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an 710055, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering of Shaanxi Province, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering of Shaanxi Province, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering of Shaanxi Province, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering of Shaanxi Province, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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Yang Y, Liu H, Chen Y, Wu L, Huang G, Lv J. Soil nitrogen cycling gene abundances in response to organic amendments: A meta-analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 921:171048. [PMID: 38387590 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Quantification of nitrogen (N) cycling genes contributes to our best understanding of N transformation processes. The application of organic amendment (OA) is widely recognized as an effective measure to improve N management and soil fertility in various ecosystems. However, our understanding of N-cycling gene abundances in response to OA application remains deficient. We performed a meta-analysis embracing 124 sets of observation data to study the impact of OA application on the main N-cycling gene abundances, including nifH, amoA, nirS, nirK and nosZ. We found that the significantly positive response of N-cycling gene abundances to OA application was attributed to the rotation cropping system (by 6.45 %-104.20 %) in the field experiment (by 19.43 %-52.56 %), OA application alone (by 8.29 %-111.70 %) especially manure addition (by 33.43 %-98.70 %), application dose of OAs within 10-20 t ha-1 (by 45.33 %-381.90 %), fertilization duration <5 years (by 43.69 %-112.63 %), C/N of OA <25 (by 37.87 %-160.90 %), SOC lower than 1.2 % (by 41.44 %-157.89 %) and application to alkaline soil (by 32.24 %-134.40 %). Moreover, soil organic carbon (SOC) and pH were the most essential regulators associated with N-cycling gene abundances with OA application. Identification of key driving factors of the abundance of N-cycling functional genes will help remedy strategies for managing OAs in ecosystems.
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- Yajun Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences & College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences & College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences & College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences & College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences & College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences & College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi Province 712100, PR China
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Gupta RK, Vashisht M, Naresh RK, Dhingra N, Sidhu MS, Singh PK, Rani N, Al-Ansari N, Alataway A, Dewidar AZ, Mattar MA. Biochar influences nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in two texturally different soils. Sci Rep 2024; 14:6533. [PMID: 38503773 PMCID: PMC10951405 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55527-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are vital for crop growth. However, most agricultural systems have limited inherent ability to supply N and P to crops. Biochars (BCs) are strongly advocated in agrosystems and are known to improve the availability of N and P in crops through different chemical transformations. Herein, a soil-biochar incubation experiment was carried out to investigate the transformations of N and P in two different textured soils, namely clay loam and loamy sand, on mixing with rice straw biochar (RSB) and acacia wood biochar (ACB) at each level (0, 0.5, and 1.0% w/w). Ammonium N (NH4-N) decreased continuously with the increasing incubation period. The ammonium N content disappeared rapidly in both the soils incubated with biochars compared to the unamended soil. RSB increased the nitrate N (NO3-N) content significantly compared to ACB for the entire study period in both texturally divergent soils. The nitrate N content increased with the enhanced biochar addition rate in clay loam soil until 15 days after incubation; however, it was reduced for the biochar addition rate of 1% compared to 0.5% at 30 and 60 days after incubation in loamy sand soil. With ACB, the net increase in nitrate N content with the biochar addition rate of 1% remained higher than the 0.5% rate for 60 days in clay loam and 30 days in loamy sand soil. The phosphorus content remained consistently higher in both the soils amended with two types of biochars till the completion of the experiment.
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- Rajeev Kumar Gupta
- School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, 144001, Punjab, India.
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- School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, 144001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Agronomy, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, 250110, U.P., India
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- Electron Microscopy & Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India
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- Electron Microscopy & Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India
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- Director Extension, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, 250110, U.P., India
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- School of Organic Farming, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, India
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, 97187, Lulea, Sweden.
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- Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Chair, Water and Desert Research, Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2454, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Chair, Water and Desert Research, Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2454, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Chair, Water and Desert Research, Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2454, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Gao P, Yan X, Xia X, Liu D, Guo S, Ma R, Lou Y, Yang Z, Wang H, Yang Q, Pan H, Zhuge Y. Effects of the three amendments on NH 3 volatilization, N 2O emissions, and nitrification at four salinity levels: An indoor experiment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 354:120399. [PMID: 38387357 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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The marked salinity and alkaline pH of coastal saline soil profoundly impact the nitrogen conversion process, leading to a significantly reduced nitrogen utilization efficiency and substantial gaseous nitrogen loss. The application of soil amendments (e.g. biochar, manure, and gypsum) was proved to be effective for the remediation of saline soils. However, the effects of the three amendments on soil nitrogen transformation in soils with various salinity levels, especially on NH3 volatilization and N2O emission, remain elusive. Here, we reported the effects of biochar, manure, and gypsum on NH3 volatilization and N2O emission under four natural salinity gradients in the Yellow River Delta. Also, high-throughput sequencing and qPCR analysis were performed to characterize the response of nitrification (amoA) and denitrification (nirS, nirK, and nosZ) functional genes to the three amendments. The results showed that the three amendments had little effect on NH3 volatilization in low- and moderate-salinity soils, while biochar stimulated NH3 volatilization in high-salinity soils and reduced NH3 volatilization in severe-salinity soils. Spearman correlation analysis demonstrated that AOA was significantly and positively correlated with the NO3--N content (r = 0.137, P < 0.05) and N2O emissions (r = 0.174, P < 0.01), which indicated that AOA dominated N2O emissions from nitrification in saline soils. Structural equation modeling indicated that biochar, manure, and gypsum affected N2O emission by influencing soil pH, conductivity, mineral nitrogen content, and functional genes (AOA-amoA and nosZ). Two-way ANOVA further showed that salinity and amendments (biochar, manure, and gypsum) had significant effects on N2O emissions. In summary, this study provides valuable insights to better understand the effects of gaseous N changes in saline soils, thereby improving the accuracy and validity of future GHG emission predictions and modeling.
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- Panpan Gao
- National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- Agricultural Technology Promotion Center of Shandong Province, Jinan, 252199, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road, Tai'an, 271018, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road, Tai'an, 271018, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, College of Resources and Environment, Shandong Agricultural University, Daizong Road, Tai'an, 271018, China.
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Jin Y, Yuan Y, Liu Z, Gai S, Cheng K, Yang F. Effect of humic substances on nitrogen cycling in soil-plant ecosystems: Advances, issues, and future perspectives. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 351:119738. [PMID: 38061102 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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Nitrogen (N) cycle is one of the most significant biogeochemical cycles driven by soil microorganisms on the earth. Exogenous humic substances (HS), which include composted-HS and artificial-HS, as a new soil additive, can improve the water retention capacity, cation exchange capacity and soil nutrient utilization, compensating for the decrease of soil HS content caused by soil overutilization. This paper systematically reviewed the contribution of three different sources of HS in the soil-plant system and explained the mechanisms of N transformation through physiological and biochemical pathways. HS convert the living space and living environment of microorganisms by changing the structure and condition of soil. Generally, HS can fix atmospheric and soil N through biotic and abiotic mechanisms, which improved the availability of N. Besides, HS transform the root structure of plants through physiological and biochemical pathways to promote the absorption of inorganic N by plants. The redox properties of HS participate in soil N transformation by altering the electron gain and loss of microorganisms. Moreover, to alleviate the energy crisis and environmental problems caused by N pollution, we also illustrated the mechanisms reducing soil N2O emissions by HS and the application prospects of artificial-HS. Eventually, a combination of indoor simulation and field test, molecular biology and stable isotope techniques are needed to systematically analyze the potential mechanisms of soil N transformation, representing an important step forward for understanding the relevance between remediation of environmental pollution and improvement of the N utilization in soil-plant system.
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- Yongxu Jin
- School of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China; International Cooperation Joint Laboratory of Health in Cold Region Black Soil Habitat of the Ministry of Education, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China; International Cooperation Joint Laboratory of Health in Cold Region Black Soil Habitat of the Ministry of Education, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China; International Cooperation Joint Laboratory of Health in Cold Region Black Soil Habitat of the Ministry of Education, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China; International Cooperation Joint Laboratory of Health in Cold Region Black Soil Habitat of the Ministry of Education, China
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- International Cooperation Joint Laboratory of Health in Cold Region Black Soil Habitat of the Ministry of Education, China; College of Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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- School of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China; International Cooperation Joint Laboratory of Health in Cold Region Black Soil Habitat of the Ministry of Education, China.
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Su Y, Wang Y, Liu G, Zhang Z, Li X, Chen G, Gou Z, Gao Q. Nitrogen (N) "supplementation, slow release, and retention" strategy improves N use efficiency via the synergistic effect of biochar, nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and dicyandiamide. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 908:168518. [PMID: 37967639 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Irrational nitrogen (N) fertilizer management and application practices have led to a range of ecological and environmental problems that seriously threaten food security. In this study, an effective N fertilizer management strategy was established for improving N fertilizer utilization efficiency (NUE). Biochar, N2-fixing bacteria (Enterobacter cloacae), and a nitrification inhibitor (dicyandiamide, DCD) were simultaneously added to the soil during maize cultivation. The goal was to increase soil ammonium nitrogen content and NUE by regulating the relative abundance, enzyme activity, and functional gene expression of N conversion-related soil microbes. Biochar combined with E. cloacae and DCD significantly increased soil N content, and the NUE reached 46.69 %. The relative abundance of Burkholderia and Bradyrhizobium and the activity of nitrogenase increased significantly during biological N2 fixation. Further, the abundance of the nifH gene was significantly up-regulated. The relative abundance of Sphingomonas, Pseudomonas, Nitrospira, and Castellaniella and the activities of ammonia monooxygenase and nitrate reductase decreased significantly during nitrification and denitrification. Moreover, the abundance of the genes amoA and narG was significantly down-regulated. Correlation analyses showed that the increase in soil N2 fixation and the suppression of nitrification and denitrification reactions were the key contributors to the increase in soil N content and NUE. Biochar combined with E. cloacae and DCD synergistically enabled the supplementation, slow release, and retention of N, thus providing adequate N for maize growth. Thus, the combination of biochar, E. cloacae, and DCD is effective for mitigating the irrational application of N fertilizers and reducing N pollution.
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- Yingjie Su
- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China
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- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Straw Comprehensive Utilization and Black Soil Conservation, Ministry of Education, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China.
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Liu Q, Wu Y, Ma J, Jiang J, You X, Lv R, Zhou S, Pan C, Liu B, Xu Q, Xie Z. How does biochar influence soil nitrification and nitrification-induced N 2O emissions? THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 908:168530. [PMID: 37963541 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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Nitrification is a major pathway of N2O production, especially in aerobic soils. The amendment of soils with biochar has been suggested as a promising solution to regulate soil N cycle and reduce N2O emissions. However, there is a lack of comprehensive and quantitative understanding of biochar impacts on soil nitrification and nitrification-induced N2O emissions. In this study, a meta-analysis was conducted using data compiled across 95 peer-reviewed studies. Results showed that biochar in general significantly increased soil nitrification rate by 56 %, with overall no significant effect on nitrification-induced N2O emissions, suggesting that biochar likely restricted the fraction of nitrified N emitted as N2O emissions. The abundance of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) was significantly increased by 37 % following biochar addition, but that of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) did not change significantly, indicating that the impact of biochar on AOB rather than AOA may play an important role in soil nitrification. The impacts of biochar on soil nitrification processes were heterogeneous depending on soil properties. Biochar increased soil nitrification rate and AOB abundance to a larger extent in poorly pH-buffered soils such as those with acidic pH (<5), low organic carbon (<10 g kg-1), or poor texture (rich in either sand or clay), which may be attributed to the liming and structural effects of biochar that regulate soil pH and water-air status. The overall no significant effect of biochar on nitrification-induced N2O emissions was due to a positive effect in acidic soils, a negative effect in alkaline soils, and little effect in neutral soils. This study provides a comprehensive insight into how different factors mediate the response of soil nitrification processes to biochar amendment, which contributes to a new understanding of biochar function in regulating soil N2O emissions, and can assist in designing biochar projects that would benefit soil N cycle while minimizing undesirable side effects.
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- Qi Liu
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, No. 159, Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, No. 159, Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry, No. 19, East Wenchang Road, Jurong 212400, China.
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, No. 159, Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, No. 159, Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, No. 159, Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, No. 159, Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, No. 159, Longpan Road, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Taizhou University, Taizhou, Zhejiang 318000, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, No. 196 Huayang Xi Road, Yangzhou 225127, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.71 Beijing Dong Road, Nanjing 210008, China
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Khan S, Irshad S, Mehmood K, Hasnain Z, Nawaz M, Rais A, Gul S, Wahid MA, Hashem A, Abd_Allah EF, Ibrar D. Biochar Production and Characteristics, Its Impacts on Soil Health, Crop Production, and Yield Enhancement: A Review. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:166. [PMID: 38256720 PMCID: PMC10821463 DOI: 10.3390/plants13020166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Rapid urban expansion and a booming population are placing immense pressure on our agricultural systems, leading to detrimental impacts on soil fertility and overall health. Due to the extensive use of agrochemicals in agriculture, the necessity to meet the expanding demand for food has also resulted in unsustainable farming practices. Around the world, biochar, a multipurpose carbonaceous material, is being used to concurrently solve issues with enhancing soil fertility, plant growth, and development under both normal and stressful circumstances. It improves water retention, fosters nutrient absorption, and promotes microbial activity, creating a fertile environment that supports sustainable and resilient agriculture. Additionally, biochar acts as a carbon sink, contributing to long-term carbon sequestration and mitigating climate change impacts. The major benefit of biochar is that it helps the adsorption process with its highly porous structures and different functional groups. Understanding the elements involved in biochar formation that determine its characteristics and adsorptive capacity is necessary to assure the viability of biochar in terms of plant productivity and soil health, particularly biological activity in soil. This paper focuses on the development, composition, and effects of biochar on soil fertility and health, and crop productivity.
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- Shahbaz Khan
- Colorado Water Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan 64200, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Superior University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46300, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University, Quetta 87300, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University, Quetta 87300, Pakistan
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11452, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11452, Saudi Arabia
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- Crop Science Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad 45500, Pakistan
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Li H, Ren R, Zhang H, Zhang G, He Q, Han Z, Meng S, Zhang Y, Zhang X. Factors regulating interaction among inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus species, plant uptake, and relevant cycling genes in a weakly alkaline soil treated with biochar and inorganic fertilizer. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 905:167280. [PMID: 37742950 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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To highlight how biochar affects the interaction between inorganic nitrogen species (ammonium nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, and nitrite nitrogen: NH4+-N, NO3¯-N, and NO2¯-N) and phosphorus species (calcium phosphate, iron phosphate, and aluminum phosphate: CaP, FeP and AlP) in soil and plant uptake of these nutrients, walnut shell (WS)- and corn cob (CC)-derived biochars (0.5 %, 1 %, 2 %, and 4 %, w/w) were added to a weakly alkaline soil, and then Chinese cabbages were planted. The results showed that the changes in soil inorganic nitrogen were related to biochar feedstock, pyrolysis temperature, and application rate. For soil under the active nitrification condition (dominant NO3¯-N), a significant decrease in the NH4+-N/NO3¯-N ratio after biochar addition indicates enhanced nitrification (excluding WS-derived biochars at 2 % and 4 %), which can be explained by the most positive response of ammonia-oxidizing archaeal amoA to biochar addition. The CC-derived biochar more effectively enhanced soil nitrification than WS-derived biochar did. The addition of 4 % of biochars significantly increased soil inorganic phosphorus, and the addition of CC-derived biochars more effectively increased Ca2P than WS-derived biochars. Biochars significantly decreased plant uptake of phosphorus, while generally had little influence on plant uptake of nitrogen. Interestingly, NO2¯-N in soil significantly positively correlated with total phosphorus in both soil and plant, and significantly negatively correlated with phoC, indicating that a certain degree of NO2¯-N accumulation in soil slightly facilitated plant uptake of phosphorus but inhibited phoC-harboring bacteria. The NO3¯-N in soil significantly positively correlated with Ca2P and Ca8P, while the NH4+-N/NO3¯-N ratio significantly negatively correlated with Ca10P and FeP, indicating that the enhanced nitrification seemed to facilitate the change in phosphorus to readly available ones. This study will help determine how to scientifically and rationally use biochar to regulate inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus species in soil and plant uptake of these nutrients.
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- Hongyan Li
- School of Environment and Resources, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi Province, China
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- School of Environment and Resources, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi Province, China
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- School of Environment and Resources, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi Province, China
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- School of Environment and Resources, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi Province, China.
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- School of Environment and Resources, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi Province, China
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- School of Environment and Resources, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi Province, China
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- School of Environment and Resources, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Coal-based Ecological Carbon Sequestration Technology of the Ministry of Education, Shanxi Datong University, 037009, China
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Kerner P, Struhs E, Mirkouei A, Aho K, Lohse KA, Dungan RS, You Y. Microbial Responses to Biochar Soil Amendment and Influential Factors: A Three-Level Meta-Analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:19838-19848. [PMID: 37943180 PMCID: PMC10702529 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c04201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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Biochar is a multifunctional soil conditioner capable of enhancing soil health and crop production while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Understanding how soil microbes respond to biochar amendment is a vital step toward precision biochar application. Here, we quantitatively synthesized 3899 observations of 24 microbial responses from 61 primary studies worldwide. Biochar significantly boosts microbial abundance [microbial biomass carbon (MBC) > colony-forming unit (CFU)] and C- and N-cycling functions (dehydrogenase > cellulase > urease > invertase > nirS) and increases the potential nitrification rate by 40.8% while reducing cumulative N2O by 12.7%. Biochar derived at lower pyrolysis temperatures can better improve dehydrogenase and acid phosphatase and thus nutrient retention, but it also leads to more cumulative CO2. Biochar derived from lignocellulose or agricultural biomass can better inhibit N2O through modulating denitrification genes nirS and nosZ; repeated biochar amendment may be needed as inhibition is stronger in shorter durations. This study contributes to our understanding of microbial responses to soil biochar amendment and highlights the promise of purpose-driven biochar production and application in sustainable agriculture such that biochar preparation can be tuned to elicit the desired soil microbial responses, and an amendment plan can be optimized to invoke multiple benefits. We also discussed current knowledge gaps and future research needs.
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- Patricia Kerner
- Department
of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, United States
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Idaho, Idaho
Falls, Idaho 83402, United States
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering, University of
Idaho, Idaho
Falls, Idaho 83402, United States
- Industrial
Technology and Technology Management Programs, University of Idaho, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, United States
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- Northwest
Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Kimberly, Idaho 83341, United States
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- Department
of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, United States
- Department
of Environmental Resources Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
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Zhao Y, Zhang A, Zhu X, Han J, Li P, Shen X, Huang S, Jin X, Chen S, Chen J, Liu J, Liu H, Hussain Q, Chen D. Comparative biotic and abiotic effects on greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural ecosystems: application of straw or biochar? ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:112307-112320. [PMID: 37831243 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30099-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Farmland has become a significant contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and research has shown that the addition of straw or biochar may be a viable method for mitigating these emissions. However, there is a lack of understanding regarding the comparative biotic and abiotic effects of straw and biochar amendments on GHG emissions. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted a meta-analysis of 100 published papers to quantify the impact of straw and biochar application on GHG emissions. Our findings indicate that straw application significantly increased CO2 and CH4 emissions from agricultural ecosystems by 46.2% and 113.5%, respectively, but did not have a significant effect on N2O emissions. Conversely, biochar amendment significantly reduced CO2, CH4, and N2O emissions by an average of 11.0%, 31.7%, and 22.8%, respectively. We also found that straw and biochar amendments increased soil pH, soil organic carbon (SOC), and C/N ratio, and there were significant differences between them. Moreover, straw application significantly increased the microbial biomass carbon (MBC) content and microbial quotient by 37.1% and 20.1%, respectively, while biochar application increased the MBC content by 25.0% without a significant effect on the microbial quotient. Furthermore, both straw and biochar applications promoted the nitrification process and increased the abundance of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) by 50.7% with straw and by 57.5% and 75.1% with biochar for ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and AOB, respectively. The denitrification process was also stimulated by straw or biochar amendment, resulting in an increase in the abundance of nirK by 22.9% and 16.8%, respectively. Biochar amendment additionally increased the abundance of nosZ by 29.4%, indicating that the main reason for reducing N2O emissions through biochar application is the conversion of NO3--N to N2. Thus, compared to straw application, biochar application is a more effective method for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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- Yikai Zhao
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agro-Environment in Northwest China, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China.
- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agro-Environment in Northwest China, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agro-Environment in Northwest China, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agro-Environment in Northwest China, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agro-Environment in Northwest China, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agro-Environment in Northwest China, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agro-Environment in Northwest China, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agro-Environment in Northwest China, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agro-Environment in Northwest China, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agro-Environment in Northwest China, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agro-Environment in Northwest China, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
- Ministry of Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agro-Environment in Northwest China, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, P.O BOX. 46300, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 310021, Zhejiang, China
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Fan Y, Essington M, Zhuang J, Zhang X, Jagadamma S, Schwartz J, Huang J, Bhadha J, Lee J. Recycling silage leachate and biochar for improving nitrate removal by woodchip bioreactor. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 345:118735. [PMID: 37540981 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023]
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Woodchip bioreactor (WBR) is commonly used to remove nitrate from drainage and runoff. However, the efficiency of nitrate removal in WBR is highly variable due to the properties of filling materials. In this study, we investigated the potential of recycling two waste materials, biochar (B) and silage leachate (SL), to enhance nitrate removal by providing a better living habitat and extra available carbon for denitrification. We constructed twelve lab-scale bioreactors with different filling materials (WBR, WBR + B, WBR + SL, WBR + B + SL), hydraulic retention times (HRT: 0.5-24 h), and nitrate concentrations (5.4-33 mg L-1) to test nitrate removal efficiency (NRE) and nitrate removal rate (NRR). Our results showed that the combination of biochar and silage leachate led to the highest NRE and NRR, with improvements of 23% and 48%, respectively, compared to WBR alone. However, the benefits of adding biochar and silage leachate were less apparent at longer HRTs. According to the results of our structural equation modeling (SEM), we have attributed the improved denitrification to several factors. These factors include the decrease in dissolved oxygen, saturated hydraulic conductivity, and pH value, as well as an increase in dissolved organic carbon after the addition of silage leachate. Therefore, our study provides evidence that recycling biochar and silage leachate as an additive to WBR could be a beneficial strategy for enhancing nitrate removal. Overall, this study highlights the potential of a win-win solution to improve the efficiency of nitrate removal in water treatment processes.
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- Yuchuan Fan
- Everglades Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Belle Glade, FL, 33430, USA; Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA; Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA; Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Red River Research Station and School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University-Agricultural Center 262 Research Station Drive, Bossier City, LA, 71112, USA
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- Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Everglades Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Belle Glade, FL, 33430, USA; Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
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Bagheri Novair S, Cheraghi M, Faramarzi F, Asgari Lajayer B, Senapathi V, Astatkie T, Price GW. Reviewing the role of biochar in paddy soils: An agricultural and environmental perspective. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 263:115228. [PMID: 37423198 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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The main challenge of the twenty-first century is to find a balance between environmental sustainability and crop productivity in a world with a rapidly growing population. Soil health is the backbone of a resilient environment and stable food production systems. In recent years, the use of biochar to bind nutrients, sorption of pollutants, and increase crop productivity has gained popularity. This article reviews key recent studies on the environmental impacts of biochar and the benefits of its unique physicochemical features in paddy soils. This review provides critical information on the role of biochar properties on environmental pollutants, carbon and nitrogen cycling, plant growth regulation, and microbial activities. Biochar improves the soil properties of paddy soils through increasing microbial activities and nutrient availability, accelerating carbon and nitrogen cycle, and reducing the availability of heavy metals and micropollutants. For example, a study showed that the application of a maximum of 40 t ha-1 of biochar from rice husks prior to cultivation (at high temperature and slow pyrolysis) increases nutrient utilization and rice grain yield by 40%. Biochar can be used to minimize the use of chemical fertilizers to ensure sustainable food production.
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- Sepideh Bagheri Novair
- Department of Soil Science, University College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
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- Department of Soil Science, University College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, University College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS B2N 5E3, Canada.
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS B2N 5E3, Canada.
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Sifton MA, Smith SM, Thomas SC. Biochar-biofertilizer combinations enhance growth and nutrient uptake in silver maple grown in an urban soil. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0288291. [PMID: 37463169 PMCID: PMC10353828 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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Declining tree health status due to pollutant impacts and nutrient imbalance is widespread in urban forests; however, chemical fertilizer use is increasingly avoided to reduce eutrophication impacts. Biochar (pyrolyzed organic waste) has been advocated as an alternative soil amendment, but biochar alone generally reduces plant N availability. The combination of biochar and either organic forms of N or Plant Growth Promoting Microbes (PGPMs) as biofertilizers may address these challenges. We examined the effects of two wood biochar types with Bacillus velezensis and an inactivated yeast (IY) biofertilizer in a three-month factorial greenhouse experiment with Acer saccharinum L. (silver maple) saplings grown in a representative urban soil. All treatments combining biochars with biofertilizers significantly increased sapling growth, with up to a 91% increase in biomass relative to controls. Growth and physiological responses were closely related to nutrient uptake patterns, with nutrient vector analyses indicating that combined biochar and biofertilizer treatments effectively addressed nutrient limitations of both macronutrients (N, P, K, Mg, Ca), and micronutrients (B, Fe, Mn, Mo, Na, S, and Zn). Biochar-biofertilizer treatments also reduced foliar concentrations of Cu, suggesting potential to mitigate toxic metal impacts common in urban forestry. We conclude that selected combinations of biochar and biofertilizers have substantial promise to address common soil limitations to tree performance in urban settings.
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- Melanie A Sifton
- Institute of Forestry and Conservation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Forestry and Conservation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Forestry and Conservation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Zheng M, Xu M, Li D, Deng Q, Mo J. Negative responses of terrestrial nitrogen fixation to nitrogen addition weaken across increased soil organic carbon levels. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 877:162965. [PMID: 36948308 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The traditional view holds that biological nitrogen (N) fixation is energetically expensive and thus, facultative N fixers reduce N fixation rates while obligate N fixers are excluded by non-N fixers as soil N becomes rich. This view, however, contradicts the phenomenon that N fixation does not decline in many terrestrial ecosystems under N enrichment. To address this paradoxical phenomenon, we conducted a meta-analysis of N fixation and diazotroph (N-fixing microorganism) community structure in response to N addition across terrestrial ecosystems. N addition inhibited N fixation, but the inhibitory effect weakened across increased soil organic carbon (SOC) concentrations. The response ratios of N fixation (including free-living, plant-associated, and symbiotic types) to N addition were lower in the ecosystems with low SOC concentrations (<10 mg/g) than in those with medium or high SOC concentrations (10-20 and > 20 mg/g, respectively). The negative N-addition effects on diazotroph abundance and diversity also weakened across increased SOC levels. Among the climatic and soil factors, SOC was the most important predictor regarding the responses of N fixation and diazotroph community structure to N addition. Overall, our study reveals the role of SOC in affecting the responses of N fixation to N addition, which helps understand the relationships of biological N fixation and N enrichment as well as the mechanisms of terrestrial C and N coupling.
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- Mianhai Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China; South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China; South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China; College of Resource and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China; South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China; South China National Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China.
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Yin M, Gao X, Kuang W, Zhang Y. Meta-analysis of the effect of nitrification inhibitors on the abundance and community structure of N 2O-related functional genes in agricultural soils. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 865:161215. [PMID: 36584958 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Application of nitrification inhibitors (NIs) in agricultural systems is an important strategy to enhance fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency and mitigate soil nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. Here, we conducted a global meta-analysis of 88 published studies to assess the response of N2O-related functional gene and transcript abundances, and community structure to NIs application. Application of NIs significantly reduced the abundance of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria ammonia monooxygenase (AOB amoA) genes, AOB amoA transcript and nitrite reductase (nirS and nirK) genes. The effectiveness of NIs on reducing the AOB amoA abundance was influenced by N form, soil texture, soil pH and the experimental type (field vs. laboratory). Specifically, NIs were more effective when a mixed inorganic and organic N source was applied to a medium-textured soils. The NIs effectiveness increased with increasing soil pH. The response of AOB amoA abundance to NIs application was not affected by NI type, N rate, soil moisture, soil temperature and soil organic carbon (SOC). The inhibitory effect of NIs on nirS abundance increased with increasing soil temperature. NIs decreased soil nitrifying enzyme activity (NEA) and denitrifying enzyme activity (DEA) by 34.5 % and 27.0 %, respectively, leading to an overall 63.6 % reduction of N2O emissions. Soil NEA correlated positively with the abundance and community structure of AOB amoA but not with AOA amoA. Decrease in DEA with NIs application coincided with the decreasing nirS and nirK abundances. This global-scale assessment demonstrates that the effectiveness of NIs in reducing N2O emissions was attributed to the inhibiting effects on AOB amoA, nirS and nirK genes. Our findings highlight that NIs' inhibition effects on bacterial ammonia-oxidizing community and the encode enzymes in transformation of nitrite to nitric oxide are the main mechanisms for mitigation of N fertilizer-induced N2O emissions.
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- Mingyuan Yin
- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Urban Integrated Pest Management and Ecological Security, College of Life Science and Engineering, Shenyang University, Shenyang 110044, China
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- Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.
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- Research Center of Forest Management Engineering of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, PR China
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Zhang X, Jiao Y, Wang B, Xu X, Dong Y, Xiong Z. Biochar amendments and climate warming affected nitrification associated N 2O and NO production in a vegetable field. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 330:117178. [PMID: 36621315 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Soil nitrification driven by ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms is the most important source of nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitric oxide (NO). Biochar amendment has been proposed as the most promising measure for combating climate warming; both have the potential to regulate the soil nitrification process. However, the comprehensive impacts of different aged biochars and warming combinations on soil nitrification-related N2O and NO production are not well understood. Here, 1-octyne and acetylene were used to investigate the relative contributions of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) to potential nitrification-mediated N2O and NO production from the fertilized vegetable soil with different aged biochar amendments and soil temperatures in microcosm incubations. Results demonstrated that AOB dominated nitrification-related N2O and NO production across biochar additions and climate warming. Biochar amendment did not significantly influence the relative contribution of AOB and AOA to N2O and NO production. Field-aged biochar markedly reduced N2O and NO production via inhibiting AOB-amoA gene abundance and AOB-dependent N2O yield while fresh- and lab-aged biochar produced negligible effects on AOB-dependent N2O yield. Climate warming significantly increased N2O production and AOB-dependent N2O yield but less so on NO production. Notably, the relative contribution of AOB to N2O production was enhanced by climate warming, whereas AOB-derived NO showed the opposite tendency. Overall, the results revealed that field-aged biochar contributed to mitigating warming-induced increases in N2O and NO production via inhibiting AOB-amoA gene abundance and AOB-dependent N2O yield. Our findings provided guidance for mitigating nitrogen oxide emissions in intensively managed vegetable production under the context of biochar amendments and climate warming.
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- Xi Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Agriculture and GHGs Mitigation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems, Department of Agricultural Soil Science, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Agriculture and GHGs Mitigation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Agriculture and GHGs Mitigation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Agriculture and GHGs Mitigation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Agriculture and GHGs Mitigation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Agriculture and GHGs Mitigation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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You X, Wang X, Sun R, Liu Q, Fang S, Kong Q, Zhang X, Xie C, Zheng H, Li H, Li Y. Hydrochar more effectively mitigated nitrous oxide emissions than pyrochar from a coastal soil of the Yellow River Delta, China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 858:159628. [PMID: 36283526 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Application of char amendments (e.g., pyrochar or biochar, hydrochar) in degraded soils is proposed as a promising solution for mitigating climate change via carbon sequestration and greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission reduction. However, the hydrochar-mediated microbial modulation mechanisms underlying N2O emissions from coastal salt-affected soils, one of essential blue C ecosystems, were poorly understood. Therefore, a wheat straw derived hydrochar (SHC) produced at 220 °C was prepared to investigate its effects on N2O emissions from a coastal salt-affected soil in the Yellow River Delta and to distinguish the microbial regulation mechanisms in comparison with corresponding pyrochar pyrolyzed at 500 °C (SPC) using a 28-day soil microcosm experiment. Compared with SPC, the acidic SHC (pH 4.15) enriched in oxygenated functional groups, labile C and N constituents. SHC application more efficiently depressed cumulative soil N2O emissions (48.4-61.1 % vs 5.57-45.2 %) than those of SPC. SHC-induced inhibition of ammonia-oxidizing gene (amoA)-mediated nitrification and promotion of full reduction of N2O to N2 by nitrous oxide reductase gene (nosZ) were the underlying microbial mechanisms. Structural equation models further revealed that SHC-modulated bacterial N-transformation responses, i.e., inhibited nitrification and promoted heterotrophic denitrification, mainly contributed to reduced N2O emissions, whereas modification of soil properties (e.g., decreased pH, increased total C content) by SPC dominantly accounted for decreased N2O emissions. These results address new insights into microbial regulation of N2O emission reduction from the coastal salt-affected soils amended with hydrochar, and provide the promising strategies to enhance C sequestration and mitigate GHG emissions in the blue C ecosystems.
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- Xiangwei You
- Marine Agriculture Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Marine Agriculture Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Marine Agriculture Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Institute of Coastal Environmental Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Marine Agriculture Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Marine Agriculture Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Marine Agriculture Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Marine Agriculture Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Institute of Coastal Environmental Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; Marine Ecology and Environmental Science Laboratory, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China; Sanya Oceanographic Institution, Ocean University of China, Sanya 572000, China.
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Marine Agriculture Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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Ji H, Wang J, Chen F, Fan N, Wang X, Xiao Z, Wang Z. Meta-analysis of chitosan-mediated effects on plant defense against oxidative stress. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 851:158212. [PMID: 36028025 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Chitosan, as a natural non-toxic biomaterial, has been demonstrated to enhance plant defense against oxidative stress. However, the general pattern and mechanism of how chitosan application modifies the amelioration of oxidative stress in plants have not been elucidated yet. Herein, we performed a meta-analysis of 58 published articles up to January 2022 to fill this knowledge gap, and found that chitosan application significantly increased the antioxidant enzyme activity (by 40.6 %), antioxidant metabolites content (by 24.6 %), defense enzyme activity (by 77.9 %), defense-related genes expression (by 103.2 %), phytohormones (by 26.9 %), and osmotic regulators (by 23.2 %) under stress conditions, which in turn notably reduced oxidative stress (by 32.2 %), and increased plant biomass (by 28.1 %) and yield (by 15.7 %). Moreover, chitosan-mediated effects on the amelioration of oxidative stress depended on the properties and application methods of chitosan. Our findings provide a comprehensive understanding of the mechanism of chitosan-alleviated oxidative stress, which would promote the application of chitosan in plant protection in agriculture.
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- Haihua Ji
- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu 610066, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Xiang Y, Li Y, Luo X, Liu Y, Yue X, Yao B, Xue J, Zhang L, Fan J, Xu X, Li Y. Manure properties, soil conditions and managerial factors regulate greenhouse vegetable yield with organic fertilizer application across China. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1009631. [PMID: 36340358 PMCID: PMC9635265 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1009631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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To better understand the responses of vegetable yields in a greenhouse system to organic fertilizer through a quantitative evaluation based on peer-reviewed journal articles and in consideration of environmental managerial factors. We conducted a meta-analysis of 453 paired observations from 68 peer-reviewed journal articles to assess the response of vegetable yields in greenhouse vegetable systems in China to organic fertilization. Compared with the control (no organic fertilizer), organic fertilization significantly increased the yields of vegetables by 44.11% on average. The response of vegetable yields to organic fertilizer tended to increase with the increasing experimental duration. Organic fertilizer application had the greatest potential for leafy vegetables (+76.44%), in loamy soils (+53.94%), at moderate organic fertilizer carbon input levels (+54.13%), and in soils with moderate initial soil total nitrogen levels (+50.89%). Aggregated boosted tree analysis indicated that organic fertilizer carbon inputs, vegetable type and experimental duration were the predominant factors that manipulated the response of vegetable yields to organic fertilizer application. The rational application of farmyard manure would be a promising strategy for increasing vegetable yields in greenhouse vegetable systems in China. Factoring in vegetable type, carbon and nitrogen inputs of organic fertilizer, and soil texture would benefit vegetable yields with the application of organic fertilizer.
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- Yangzhou Xiang
- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Geographic State Monitoring of Watershed, School of Geography and Resources, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Herbage Improvement and Grassland Agro-ecosystems of Lanzhou University, National Field Scientific Observation and Research Station of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems in Gansu Qingyang, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Geographic State Monitoring of Watershed, School of Geography and Resources, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, China
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- Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Institute of Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Institute of Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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- College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- New Zealand Forest Research Institute Ltd (Scion), Scion, New Zealand
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People 's Republic of China (PRC), Guangzhou, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Geographic State Monitoring of Watershed, School of Geography and Resources, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Geographic State Monitoring of Watershed, School of Geography and Resources, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, China
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- Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
- Institute of Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China
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Liu M, Linna C, Ma S, Ma Q, Song W, Shen M, Song L, Cui K, Zhou Y, Wang L. Biochar combined with organic and inorganic fertilizers promoted the rapeseed nutrient uptake and improved the purple soil quality. Front Nutr 2022; 9:997151. [PMID: 36185688 PMCID: PMC9515580 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.997151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Biochar is a kind of organic matter that can be added into soil to improve soil quality. To study the effect of biochar combined with organic and inorganic fertilizers on rapeseed growth and purple soil fertility and microbial community, a completely randomized block design was designed with three levels of biochar (B0: no biochar, B1: low-rate biochar, B2: high-rate biochar); two levels of inorganic fertilizers (F1: low-rate inorganic fertilizer; F2: high-rate inorganic fertilizer); and two levels of organic fertilizers (M1: no organic fertilizer; M2: with organic fertilizer). All combinations were repeated three times. The combined application of biochar and organic and inorganic fertilizers could improve soil pH, soil fertility and soil microbial community richness: The pH of B1F2M1 increased 0.41 compared with the control, the nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium content increased by 103.95, 117.88, and 99.05%. Meanwhile, soil microbial community richness was also improved. Our research showed that biochar could promote the Nutrient Uptake of rapeseed, and the combined application of biochar with organic and inorganic fertilizers could improve soil fertility and increase microbial diversity. Low-rate biochar combined with organic fertilizer and low-rate inorganic fertilizer was the most suitable application mode in rapeseed production in purple soil area of Southwest China.
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- Ming Liu
- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture, Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Longchang Wang
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Hao J, Feng Y, Wang X, Yu Q, Zhang F, Yang G, Ren G, Han X, Wang X, Ren C. Soil microbial nitrogen-cycling gene abundances in response to crop diversification: A meta-analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 838:156621. [PMID: 35691356 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Single planting structure has a significant impact on the maintenance of nitrogen in managed ecosystems. Although the effect of crop diversity on soil nitrogen-cycling microbes is mainly related to the influence of environmental factors, there is a lack of quantitative research. This study aims to determine the effect of diversified cropping mode on the abundance of functional genes in the soil nitrogen cycle based on the quantitative integration of a meta-analysis database containing 189 observation data pairs. The results show that the soil nifH (nitrogenase coding gene), nirS and nirK (nitrite reductase coding gene), and narG (nitrate reductase coding gene) abundances are positively affected by the diversity of plant species, whereas the amoA (ammonia monooxygenase coding gene) and nosZ (nitrous oxide reductase coding gene) show no response. Diversification duration and ecosystem type are important factors that regulate soil nitrogen fixation and nitrification gene abundances. Denitrification genes are mainly affected by categorical variables such as the planting pattern, soil layer, application species, duration, and soil texture. Among them, the long-term continuous diversification is mainly manifested in the reduction of soil nifH and increase of nirK abundances. Soil organic carbon and nitrogen linearly affect the responses of nifH, amoA, nirS, and nirK. Therefore, to maintain the soil ecological function, diversity of planting patterns needs to be applied flexibly by regulating the abundance of nitrogen-cycling genes. Our study draws conclusions in order to provide theoretical references for the sustainability of nitrogen and improvement of management measures in the process of terrestrial managed ecosystem diversification.
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- Jiaqi Hao
- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Circular Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Circular Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Circular Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Circular Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Circular Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Circular Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Circular Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Circular Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Circular Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Circular Agriculture, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China
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Guo M, Jiang Y, Xie J, Cao Q, Zhang Q, Mabruk A, Chen C. Bamboo charcoal addition enhanced the nitrogen removal of anammox granular sludge with COD: Performance, physicochemical characteristics and microbial community. J Environ Sci (China) 2022; 115:55-64. [PMID: 34969477 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The effects of different chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentrations on the anammox granular sludge with Bamboo Charcoal (BC) addition were evaluated in UASB reactor. The results showed that the average total nitrogen (TN) removal efficiency was reduced from 85.9% to 81.4% when COD concentration was increased from 50 to 150 mg/L. However, the TN removal efficiency of BC addition reactors was dramatically 3.1%-6.4% higher than that without BC under different COD concentrations. The average diameter of granular sludge was 0.13 mm higher than that without BC. The settling velocity was increased by elevated COD concentration, while the EPS and VSS/SS were increased with BC addition. The high-throughput Miseq sequencing analyses revealed that the bacterial diversity and richness were decreased under COD addition, and the Planctomycetes related to anammox bacteria were Candidatus Brocadia and Candidatus Kuenenia. The Metagenomic sequencing indicated that the abundance of denitrification related functional genes all increased with elevated COD, while the abundance of anammox related functional genes of decreased. The functional genes related to anammox was hydrazine synthase encoding genes (hzsA, hzsB and hzsB). The average relative abundance of hzs genes in the reactor with BC addition was higher than the control at COD concentrations of 50 mg/L and 150 mg/L. The functional genes of denitrification mediated by BC were higher than those without BC throughout the operation phase. It is interesting to note that BC addition greatly enriched the related functional genes of denitrification and anammox.
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- Menglei Guo
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment, Suzhou 215009, China; Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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Han Y, Lian F, Xiao Z, Gu S, Cao X, Wang Z, Xing B. Potential toxicity of nanoplastics to fish and aquatic invertebrates: Current understanding, mechanistic interpretation, and meta-analysis. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 427:127870. [PMID: 34848066 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Nanoplastics (NPs) are widely detected in aquatic ecosystems and attracting considerable attention. Although ecotoxicological impacts of NPs on aquatic biota are increasingly identified, the extent and magnitude of these detrimental effects on fish and aquatic invertebrates still lack systematic quantification and mechanistic interpretation. Here, the toxicity, influencing factors, and related mechanisms of NPs to fish and aquatic invertebrates are critically reviewed and summarized based on a total of 634 biological endpoints through a meta-analysis, where five vital response categories including growth, consumption, reproduction, survival, and behavior were emphasized to elucidate the negative impacts of NPs to fish and aquatic invertebrates from physiological to molecular levels. Our results revealed that NPs significantly decreased the survival, behavior, and reproduction of fish and/or aquatic invertebrates by 56.1%, 24.2%, and 36.0%, respectively. NPs exposure increased the oxidative stress and oxidative damage by 72.0% and 9.6%, respectively; while significantly decreased antioxidant prevention system and neurotransmission by 24.4% and 15.9%, respectively. Also, the effects of particle size, functional group, and concentration range of NPs on the physiological and biochemical reactions in the living organisms were discussed. This information is helpful to more accurately understanding the underlying toxic mechanisms of NPs to aquatic biota and guiding future studies.
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- Yaru Han
- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China.
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, United States
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Zhang J, Ling J, Zhou W, Zhang W, Yang F, Wei Z, Yang Q, Zhang Y, Dong J. Biochar Addition Altered Bacterial Community and Improved Photosynthetic Rate of Seagrass: A Mesocosm Study of Seagrass Thalassia hemprichii. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:783334. [PMID: 34925287 PMCID: PMC8678274 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.783334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Seagrass meadows, as typical “blue carbon” ecosystems, play critical ecological roles in the marine ecosystem and decline every year. The application of biochar in soil has been proposed as a potential soil amendment to improve soil quality and mitigate global climate change. The effects of biochar on soil bacterial activities are integrally linked to the potential of biochar in achieving these benefits. However, biochar has been rarely applied in marine ecosystems. Whether the application of biochar could work on the seagrass ecosystem remained unknown. In this study, we investigated the responses of sediment and rhizosphere bacterial communities of seagrass Thalassia hemprichii to the biochar addition derived from maize at ratios of 5% by dry weight in the soil during a one-month incubation. Results indicated that the biochar addition significantly changed the sedimental environment with increasing pH, total phosphorus, and total kalium while total nitrogen decreased. Biochar addition significantly altered both the rhizosphere and sediment bacterial community compositions. The significant changes in rhizosphere bacterial community composition occurred after 30days of incubation, while the significant variations in sediment bacterial community composition distinctly delayed than in sediment occurred on the 14th day. Biochar application improved nitrification and denitrification, which may accelerate nitrogen cycling. As a stabilizer to communities, biochar addition decreased the importance of deterministic selection in sediment and changed the bacterial co-occurrence pattern. The biochar addition may promote seagrass photosynthesis and growth by altering the bacterial community compositions and improving nutrient circulation in the seagrass ecosystem, contributing to the seagrass health improvement. This study provided a theoretical basis for applying biochar to the seagrass ecosystem and shed light on the feasible application of biochar in the marine ecosystem. ![]()
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- Jian Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Sanya Institute of Oceanology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China.,Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,College of Marine Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Sanya Institute of Oceanology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China.,Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Sanya National Marine Ecosystem Research Station, Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Sanya Institute of Oceanology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China.,Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Sanya Institute of Oceanology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China.,Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,College of Marine Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Sanya Institute of Oceanology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China.,Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Sanya Institute of Oceanology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China.,Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Sanya Institute of Oceanology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China.,Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Sanya National Marine Ecosystem Research Station, Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Sanya Institute of Oceanology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China.,Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biotechnology of Hainan Province, Sanya Institute of Oceanology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China.,Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.,Sanya National Marine Ecosystem Research Station, Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
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Zhang M, Liu Y, Wei Q, Gou J. Biochar enhances the retention capacity of nitrogen fertilizer and affects the diversity of nitrifying functional microbial communities in karst soil of southwest China. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 226:112819. [PMID: 34592524 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Biochar is usually used as an agricultural soil amendment to improve soil nutrition availability and soil microbial environment. However, the effects of Moutai lees biochar on the migration and retention characteristics of nitrogen fertilizer and the changes of nitrifying microorganisms on yellow soil of southwest China are still not distinct. In this study, the migration distribution characteristics of nitrogen fertilizer, nitrogen retention capacity and microbial community structure were evaluated by a soil column leaching simulated experiment. Five application rates of biochar: 0%(BC0), 0.5%(BC0.5), 1.0%(BC1.0), 2.0%(BC2.0) and 4.0%(BC4.0) were respectively tried. The results showed that the application of Moutai lees biochar has significantly increased the total nitrogen (TN) and nitrate (NN) contents in yellow soil, but it has also significantly decreased the microbial biomass nitrogen (MBN) content. When compared with the BC0 treatment, it was found that the application of biochar increased nitrogen fertilizer retention rate (NF) to 49.84%-95.23%. Moreover, high biochar application rates (2.0% and 4.0%) were also able to improve the NF ratio, while low biochar application rates (0.5% and 1.0%) still had the risk of nitrogen leaching losses. Additionally, the application of biochar changed the bacterial community structure and the relative abundance of nitrogen-related microorganisms in yellow soil. Also, it was determined that Nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) played a major factor in affecting soil nitrogen, instead of ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AOB). Overall, research finally concluded that Moutai lees biochar decreased nitrite oxidation effect and changed ammoxidation to affect nitrogen nutrients availability in yellow soil and the biochar application rate of 4% has increased nitrogen fertilizer retention rate and decreased the risk of nitrogen leaching losses in yellow soil.
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- Meng Zhang
- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou 550006, PR China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou 550006, PR China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou 550006, PR China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou 550006, PR China.
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Ma X, Song Y, Song C, Wang X, Wang N, Gao S, Cheng X, Liu Z, Gao J, Du Y. Effect of Nitrogen Addition on Soil Microbial Functional Gene Abundance and Community Diversity in Permafrost Peatland. Microorganisms 2021; 9:2498. [PMID: 34946100 PMCID: PMC8707234 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9122498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Nitrogen is the limiting nutrient for plant growth in peatland ecosystems. Nitrogen addition significantly affects the plant biomass, diversity and community structure in peatlands. However, the response of belowground microbe to nitrogen addition in peatland ecosystems remains largely unknown. In this study, we performed long-term nitrogen addition experiments in a permafrost peatland in the northwest slope of the Great Xing'an Mountains. The four nitrogen addition treatments applied in this study were 0 g N·m-2·year-1 (CK), 6 g N·m-2·year-1 (N1), 12 g N·m-2·year-1 (N2), and 24 g N·m-2·year-1 (N3). Effects of nitrogen addition over a period of nine growing seasons on the soil microbial abundance and community diversity in permafrost peatland were analyzed. The results showed that the abundances of soil bacteria, fungi, archaea, nitrogen-cycling genes (nifH and b-amoA), and mcrA increased in N1, N2, and N3 treatments compared to CK. This indicated that nitrogen addition promoted microbial decomposition of soil organic matter, nitrogen fixation, ammonia oxidation, nitrification, and methane production. Moreover, nitrogen addition altered the microbial community composition. At the phylum level, the relative abundance of Proteobacteria increased significantly in the N2 treatment. However, the relative abundances of Actinobacteria and Verrucifera in the N2 treatment and Patescibacteria in the N1 treatment decreased significantly. The heatmap showed that the dominant order composition of soil bacteria in N1, N2, and N3 treatments and the CK treatment were different, and the dominant order composition of soil fungi in CK and N3 treatments were different. The N1 treatment showed a significant increase in the Ace and Chao indices of bacteria and Simpson index of fungi. The outcomes of this study suggest that nitrogen addition altered the soil microbial abundance, community structure, and diversity, affecting the soil microbial carbon and nitrogen cycling in permafrost peatland. The results are helpful to understand the microbial mediation on ecological processes in response to N addition.
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- Xiuyan Ma
- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (X.M.); (C.S.); (X.W.); (N.W.); (S.G.); (X.C.); (Z.L.); (J.G.); (Y.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (X.M.); (C.S.); (X.W.); (N.W.); (S.G.); (X.C.); (Z.L.); (J.G.); (Y.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (X.M.); (C.S.); (X.W.); (N.W.); (S.G.); (X.C.); (Z.L.); (J.G.); (Y.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (X.M.); (C.S.); (X.W.); (N.W.); (S.G.); (X.C.); (Z.L.); (J.G.); (Y.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (X.M.); (C.S.); (X.W.); (N.W.); (S.G.); (X.C.); (Z.L.); (J.G.); (Y.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (X.M.); (C.S.); (X.W.); (N.W.); (S.G.); (X.C.); (Z.L.); (J.G.); (Y.D.)
- University of Chinese Academy Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (X.M.); (C.S.); (X.W.); (N.W.); (S.G.); (X.C.); (Z.L.); (J.G.); (Y.D.)
- Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory of Geographical Environment Monitoring and Spatial Information Service in Cold Regions, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (X.M.); (C.S.); (X.W.); (N.W.); (S.G.); (X.C.); (Z.L.); (J.G.); (Y.D.)
- University of Chinese Academy Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (X.M.); (C.S.); (X.W.); (N.W.); (S.G.); (X.C.); (Z.L.); (J.G.); (Y.D.)
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- Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (X.M.); (C.S.); (X.W.); (N.W.); (S.G.); (X.C.); (Z.L.); (J.G.); (Y.D.)
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Hu Y, Jiang H, Chen Y, Wang Z, Yan Y, Sun P, Lu X. Nitrogen addition altered the microbial functional potentials of carbon and nitrogen transformation in alpine steppe soils on the Tibetan Plateau. Glob Ecol Conserv 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Sun P, Zhao Z, Fan P, Chen W, Ruan Y, Wang Q. Ammonia- and Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria are Dominant in Nitrification of Maize Rhizosphere Soil Following Combined Application of Biochar and Chemical Fertilizer. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:715070. [PMID: 34675894 PMCID: PMC8524134 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.715070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Autotrophic nitrification is regulated by canonical ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB) and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB). To date, most studies have focused on the role of canonical ammonia oxidizers in nitrification while neglecting the NOB. In order to understand the impacts of combined biochar and chemical fertilizer addition on nitrification and associated nitrifiers in plant rhizosphere soil, we collected rhizosphere soil from a maize field under four different treatments: no fertilization (CK), biochar (B), chemical nitrogen (N) + phosphorus (P) + potassium (K) fertilizers (NPK), and biochar + NPK fertilizers (B + NPK). The potential nitrification rate (PNR), community abundances, and structures of AOA, AOB, complete ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (Comammox Nitrospira clade A), and Nitrobacter- and Nitrospira-like NOB were measured. Biochar and/or NPK additions increased soil pH and nutrient contents in rhizosphere soil. B, NPK, and B + NPK treatments significantly stimulated PNR and abundances of AOB, Comammox, and Nitrobacter- and Nitrospira-like NOB, with the highest values observed in the B + NPK treatment. Pearson correlation and random forest analyses predicted more importance of AOB, Comammox Nitrospira clade A, and Nitrobacter- and Nitrospira-like NOB abundances over AOA on PNR. Biochar and/or NPK additions strongly altered whole nitrifying community structures. Redundancy analysis (RDA) showed that nitrifying community structures were significantly affected by pH and nutrient contents. This research shows that combined application of biochar and NPK fertilizer has a positive effect on improving soil nitrification by affecting communities of AOB and NOB in rhizosphere soil. These new revelations, especially as they related to understudied NOB, can be used to increase efficiency of agricultural land and resource management.
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- Ping Sun
- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresources, College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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Liu Y, Xiao Z, Chen F, Yue L, Zou H, Lyu J, Wang Z. Metallic oxide nanomaterials act as antioxidant nanozymes in higher plants: Trends, meta-analysis, and prospect. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 780:146578. [PMID: 34030327 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Improving plant resistance against various environmental stresses is crucial to gain higher agricultural productivity for meeting future food demands of the fast-growing global population. Nanozymes, nanomaterials (NMs) with enzyme-like activity, have shown the potential to defend environmental stresses via scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS) and augmenting the inherent antioxidant functions of plants. However, several studies confirmed that NMs could cause oxidative damage triggered by excessive ROS. In this study, the conversion mechanism between antioxidant and oxidant activities of metallic oxidative nanozymes was systematically reviewed and evaluated using meta-analysis approach. Moreover, our work attempts to seek the optimal dose and physicochemical property of antioxidant-functionalized NMs and put forward future research directions. The meta-analysis results indicated that NMs at a low dose (below 20 ppm) exhibited antioxidant activity which could scavenge ROS and alleviate their deleterious impacts. Conversely, their oxidant activity was activated at the exposure dose above 200 ppm which might induce ROS overproduction and lead to oxidative stress. Further, root exposure tends to stimulate the oxidant activity of NMs, and the NMs modification is highly promising for improving their bioavailability. A SWOT analysis was conducted to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of agro-applied nanozymes. Therefore, the rational design and development of nanozymes for better antioxidant potential will be beneficial to their applications in agriculture.
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- Yinglin Liu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Pandey SD, Mendonça FG, Rodrigues MN, Faria BPZ, Campos JLE, Noronha IFPC, Vieira SS, Santos NAV, Fernandes LA, Sampaio RA, Colen F, Magriotis ZM, Jorio A. Structural and elemental analysis of biochars in the search of a synthetic path to mimetize anthropic Amazon soils. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 279:111685. [PMID: 33321351 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, chemical and structural properties of various biochars were analyzed and compared with those from a highly stable anthropic soil, Terra Preta de Índio (TPI). TPI is believed to be responsible for the fertility of Amazonian soils and their stability; therefore, the production of a synthetic TPI would be of great interest for agricultural applications. Biochar produced from different raw biomasses were comprehensively characterized and, based on the obtained results, a preliminary study was performed testing three different routes of chemical activation using nitric acid, phosphoric acid, and potassium hydroxide as activating agents. After chemical activations, metal contents in the biochars decreased, as expected, and high degrees of carbonization were observed. In the case of the activation performed with HNO3, intense signals related to carboxylic groups in TG-MS analysis and in potentiometric titrations point out to a highly oxygenated biochar. Structural analysis showed that activations generated point defects in sp2-carbon structures of biochar, with the material obtained after KOH activation showing a high surface area (569 m2 g-1), an important feature for the use as soil amendment.
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- Sugandha D Pandey
- Departamento de Física, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Departamento de Quimica, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Departamento de Engenharia, DESA, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Quimica, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Universitária, 1000, 39404-547, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia, DESA, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Quimica, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Quimica, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Av. Doutor Sylvio Menicucci, 1001 - Kennedy, 37200-900, Lavras, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Universitária, 1000, 39404-547, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Universitária, 1000, 39404-547, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Universitária, 1000, 39404-547, Montes Claros, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia, Escola de Engenharia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Av. Doutor Sylvio Menicucci, 1001 - Kennedy, 37200-900, Lavras, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31.270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Wang J, Long Z, Min W, Hou Z. Metagenomic analysis reveals the effects of cotton straw-derived biochar on soil nitrogen transformation in drip-irrigated cotton field. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:43929-43941. [PMID: 32743698 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10267-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Biochar has been widely accepted as a soil amendment to improve nitrogen (N) use efficiency, but the effect of biochar on N transformation metabolic pathways is unclear. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of biochar on N transformation in drip-irrigated cotton field. Four treatments were set as (1) no N fertilization (CK), (2) N fertilizer application at 300 kg ha-1 (N300), (3) N fertilizer application plus cotton straw (N300+ST), and (4) N fertilizer application plus cotton straw-derived biochar (N300+BC). Result showed that soil total N in N300+ST and N300+BC was 16.3% and 24.9% higher than that in N300, respectively. Compared with N300+ST, the nitrate N (NO3--N) in N300+BC was significantly increased. Acidolyzable N and non-acidolyzable N in N300+ST and N300+BC were higher than those in CK and N300, while N300+BC performed better than N300+ST. Furthermore, the N fertilizer use efficiency of cotton in N300+ST and N300+BC was 15.1% and 23.2% higher than that in N300, respectively. Both N fertilizer incorporations with straw and biochar significantly altered the microbial community structures and N metabolic pathways. Genes related to denitrification and nitrate reduction in N300+ST were higher than those in N300, and N300+BC significantly increased nitrification and glutamate synthesis genes. Therefore, N fertilizer application plus cotton straw-derived biochar changed the microbial community composition, increased nitrification and glutamate synthesis enzyme genes which were beneficial to the accumulation of soil N content, and improved soil N retention capacity thus to increase N fertilizer use efficiency.
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- Jing Wang
- Department of Resources and Environmental Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Resources and Environmental Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Resources and Environmental Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Resources and Environmental Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China.
- Agriculture College, Shihezi University, Box #425, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832003, China.
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Liu N, Liao P, Zhang J, Zhou Y, Luo L, Huang H, Zhang L. Characteristics of denitrification genes and relevant enzyme activities in heavy-metal polluted soils remediated by biochar and compost. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 739:139987. [PMID: 32535466 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Denitrification is an important process affecting nitrogen dynamics in soils. In this study, abundances of denitrification genes (narG, nirK, nirS, and nosZ) and activities of nitrite reductase (S-NiR), nitrate reductase (S-NR) were measured in heavy-metal polluted soils with different amendments of biochar and compost. The relationships between physical-chemical parameters, denitrification gene abundance, and enzyme activity were analyzed by Pearson correlation method. Results showed that compost addition significantly increased the abundances of functional genes (nirS, nosZ, narG), and the abundances of nirK and nirS might be sensitive to compost and biochar addition. Compost addition and its combination with biochar significantly decreased the S-NiR enzyme activity and stimulated the S-NR enzyme activity. Negative relationships were obtained between S-NiR activity and electric conductivity (EC), water soluble carbon (WSC), nitrate, ammonium, nirK, narG gene abundances. While S-NR activity significantly positively correlated with soil EC, WSC and nirK gene abundance. Biochar and compost amendments can alter soil nitrogen cycling by changing denitrifying functional gene and relevant enzyme activities in soils polluted by heavy metals.
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- Nianhui Liu
- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China; Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan 410125, China
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- Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, Hunan 410125, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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Xie Y, Yang C, Ma E, Tan H, Zhu T, Müller C. Biochar stimulates NH 4+ turnover while decreasing NO 3- production and N 2O emissions in soils under long-term vegetable cultivation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 737:140266. [PMID: 32783855 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A 15N-tracer incubation experiment was conducted to investigate the short-term effects of biochar on gross N transformation rates and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in soils under 1-year and 10-year vegetable cultivations. Biochar was applied at three rates: 0 (control), 10, and 30 t ha-1. Gross N transformation rates in the two vegetable soils varied in response to biochar application. Specifically, organic N oxidation into NO3- (ONorg) was almost negligible in the biochar-amended soils, and biochar application at 10 t ha-1 did not change either the rate of mineralization of organic N into NH4+ (MNorg) nor the inorganic N supply capacity (INS, ONorg + MNorg) in both soils, when compared to the control. However, 30 t ha-1 biochar decreased INS significantly, by inhibiting MNorg, in the 1-year vegetable soil but increased INS, by stimulating MNorg, in the 10-year vegetable soil. The rates of NH4+ oxidation into NO3- (ONH4), NO3- immobilization into organic N, and dissimilatory NO3- reduction into NH4+ were not influenced significantly by biochar application in the 1-year vegetable soil, resulting in no significant differences in NO3- production potential. Conversely, biochar decreased NO3- production potential significantly in the 10-year vegetable soil, by inhibiting ONH4 and increasing NH4+ immobilization into organic N (INH4), with more obvious effects under higher biochar application rates. Overall, the results demonstrate the capacity of biochar to stimulate NH4+ turnover and to decrease NO3- production potential in soil under long-term vegetable cultivation; however, the effect is limited under short-term vegetable cultivation. In addition, N2O emissions decreased significantly in biochar-amended vegetable soils.
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- Yu Xie
- Institute of Agricultural Environment and Soil, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, Hainan 571100, China
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- Geological Survey of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210018, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650021, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Environment and Soil, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, Hainan 571100, China
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- Institute of Karst Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Karst Dynamics Laboratory, MLR and Guangxi, Guilin 541004, China.
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- Institute of Plant Ecology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, 35392 Giessen, Germany; School of Biology and Environmental Science and Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Wang L, Gan Y, Bainard LD, Hamel C, St-Arnaud M, Hijri M. Expression of N-cycling genes of root microbiomes provides insights for sustaining oilseed crop production. Environ Microbiol 2020; 22:4545-4556. [PMID: 32656968 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Agricultural production is dependent on inputs of nitrogen (N) whose cycle relies on soil and crop microbiomes. Crop diversification has increased productivity; however, its impact on the expression of microbial genes involved in N-cycling pathways remains unknown. Here, we assessed N-cycling gene expression patterns in the root and rhizosphere microbiomes of five oilseed crops as influenced by three 2-year crop rotations. The first phase consisted of fallow, lentil or wheat, and the second phase consisted of one of five oilseed crops. Expression of bacterial amoA, nirK and nirS genes showed that the microbiome of Ethiopian mustard had the lowest and that of camelina the highest potential for N loss. A preceding rotation phase of lentil significantly increased the expression of nifH gene by 23% compared with wheat and improved nxrA gene expression by 51% with chemical fallow in the following oilseed crops respectively. Lentil substantially increased biological N2 fixation and reduced denitrification in the following oilseed crops. Our results also revealed that most N-cycling gene transcripts are more abundant in the microbiomes associated with roots than with the rhizosphere. The outcome of our investigation brings a new level of understanding on how crop diversification and rotation sequences are related to N-cycling in annual cropping systems.
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- Li Wang
- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal and Jardin Botanique de Montréal, Montréal, QC, H1X 2B2, Canada
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- Swift Current Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK, S9H 3X2, Canada
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- Swift Current Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK, S9H 3X2, Canada
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- Quebec Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Quebec City, QC, G1V 2J3, Canada
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- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal and Jardin Botanique de Montréal, Montréal, QC, H1X 2B2, Canada
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- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal and Jardin Botanique de Montréal, Montréal, QC, H1X 2B2, Canada.,AgroBiosciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Lot 660 - Hay Moulay Rachid, Ben Guerir, 43150, Morocco
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