Wheat straw hydrochar induced negative priming effect on carbon decomposition in a coastal soil
Xiao Wang, Zhen Li, Yadong Cheng, Hui Yao, Hui Li, Xiangwei You, Chengsheng Zhang, Yiqiang Li
Abstract
The mechanisms underlying hydrochar-regulated soil organic carbon (SOC) decomposition in the coastal salt-affected soils were first investigated. Straw-derived hydrochar (SHC)-induced C-transformation bacterial modulation and soil aggregation enhancement primarily accounted for negative priming effects. Modification of soil properties (e.g., decreased pH and increased C/N ratios) by straw-derived pyrochar (SPC) was responsible for decreased SOC decomposition.
Topics & Concepts
StrawDecompositionSoil carbonPriming (agriculture)Carbon fibersAgronomyChemistryEnvironmental scienceSoil scienceBiologyMaterials scienceSoil waterGerminationOrganic chemistryComposite materialComposite numberSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics