supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31270554 and41301323);the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41530859)
Denitrification in subsoil(to a depth of 12 m) is an important mechanism to reduce nitrate(NO3^-) leaching into groundwater.However, regulating mechanisms of subsoil denitrification, especially those in the deep subso...
the financial support of the USDA-NIFA-AFRI (Grant No. GEOX-2010-03868) for conducting this research
Cover crop and nitrogen (N) fertilization may maintain soil organic matter under bioenergy perennial grass where removal of aboveground biomass for feedstock to produce cellulosic ethanol can reduce soil quality. We...
This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41401336), the Na- tural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China (No. BK20130105), the State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sci-ence (No. Y412201452), and the Environmental Pro- tection Public Benefit Research Foundation of China (No. 201309036). We thank the three anonymous refe- rees for their helpful comments.
Strongly acidic soils (pH 〈 5.0) are detrimental to tea (Camellia sinensis) production and quality. Little information exists on the ability of surface amendments to ameliorate subsoil acidity in the tea garden s...
Supported by the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest(No.200903001-5);the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)of China;the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(No.BK2010440);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.20110491439)
Ammonium(NH+4) is the main nitrogen(N) form for rice crops, while NH+4near the root surface can be oxidized to nitrate(NO-3)by NH+4-oxidizing bacteria. Nitrate can be accumulated within rice tissues and reused when N ...
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41101242);the National Basic Research Program(973 Program)of China(No.2011CB100504);the National Key Technology R&D Program of China(Nos.2011BAD11B04 and 2012BAD14B04)
Taking two important agricultural soils with different pH, brown soil (Hap-Udic Luvisol) and cinnamon soil (Hap-Ustic Luvisol), from Northeast China, a pot culture experiment with spring maize (Zea mays L.) was ...
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Nos.31172033 and 41101277);the National Science Basic Research Program of China(No.2007CB109308);the Foundation of the Chinese Ministry of Education for Ph.D.Work(No.20100008110004);the German Research Foundation (DFG)(No.IRTG 1070);the Innovation Group Grant of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31121062)
Excessive amounts of nitrate have accumulated in many soils on the North China Plain due to the large amounts of chemical N fertilizers or manures used in combination with low carbon inputs. We investigated the potent...
the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (No.00330800A)
Because laboratory tests are expensive and time-consuming and may not be available to farmers, soil nitrate quick tests are required for optimal nitrogen management strategies in China to increase nitrogen use efficie...
Supported by the Key Technology Program of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China (No.200733144-1);the Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese of Academy of Sciences (No.KSCX2-YW-N-41)
The effects of NaCl salinity and NO^-3 on growth, root morphology, and nitrogen uptake of a halophyte Suaeda physophora were evaluated in a factorial experiment with four concentrations of NaCl (1, 150, 300, and 450 ...
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30390080);the Nanjing Science and Technology Bureau,China (No. 200901063)
A variable-charge (VC) and a permanent-charge paddy soil (PC) were selected to study nitrate-N (NO3^--N) and ammonium-N (NH4^+-N) leaching with N isotopes for one consecutive year. An irrigation and intermitt...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.30390082 and 40471074).
Real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis was used to compare the effect of NO3^- on the activities of nitrate reductase (NR) and glutamine synthetase (GS), and the transcript levels of two NR genes, OsNial and...