High initial soil organic matter level combined with aboveground plant residues increased microbial carbon use efficiency but accelerated soil priming effect
Ninghui Xie, Tingting An, Jie Zhuang, Mark Radosevich, Sean M. Schaeffer, Shuangyi Li, Jingkuan Wang
Topics & Concepts
Mineralization (soil science)ChemistrySoil carbonAgronomySoil respirationSoil waterIncubationSoil organic matterResidue (chemistry)Crop residueEnvironmental chemistryBiologySoil scienceEnvironmental scienceEcologyBiochemistryAgricultureSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesClay minerals and soil interactions