Denitrification plays a pivotal role in nitrogen (N) cycling in rice paddies, significantly impacting N loss and greenhouse gas emissions. Accurate quantification of net N2 emissions from paddy fields is therefore essential for improving fertilizer N use efficiency. However, challenges in dir...
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the largest carbon pool in terrestrial ecosystems and plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change and enhancing soil productivity. Microbial-derived carbon (MDC), accounting for about half of the total SOC pool, is the main component of the persistent SOC po...
Soil organic carbon is the largest terrestrial carbon pool, and microbial-derived carbon (MDC) is a significant component of the stable soil carbon pool. However, current estimation methods for MDC concentrations are uncertain due to limited sample sizes and overlooked bacterial group composi...
A research team led by Prof. ZHU Chunwu from the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISSCAS) projected changes in global future rice yield under conditions of rising CO2 concentrations.In a world grappling with climate change, rice, a staple food for over half of the glob...
China faces widespread soil arsenic pollution caused by intensifed industrial and agricultural activities, the impacts of which, however, have never been evaluated at the national scale.A team led by Researcher LUO Yongming from the Soil and Agricultural Sustainability Key Laboratory of the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISSCAS), along with their collaborators, have made significant advancements in understanding arsenic contamination in China’s surf...
Since the Green Revolution in the 1960s, mineral N fertilizers have been a key factor in boosting crop yields and feeding a growing population. Low-carbon approaches to agriculture constitute a pivotal measure to address the challenge of global climate change. In agroecosystems, rhizosphere exudates are significantly involved in regulating the nitrogen (N) cycle and facilitating belowground chemical communication between plants and s...
