High nutrients surplus led to deep soil nitrate accumulation and acidification after cropland conversion to apple orchards on the Loess Plateau, China
Min Ren, Changjian Li, Xiaodong Gao, Huhu Niu, Yaohui Cai, Huixian Wen, Menghao Yang, Kadambot H. M. Siddique, Xining Zhao
Topics & Concepts
Environmental scienceNutrientNitrateLoessFertilizerAgronomyLoess plateauSoil acidificationAgricultureSoil waterAgroforestrySoil pHSoil scienceBiologyEcologyPaleontologySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism