Effects of organic amendments on soil carbon sequestration in paddy fields of subtropical China

W Zhang, M Xu, X Wang, Q Huang, J Nie, Z Li…�- Journal of soils and�…, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Although organic amendments have been recommended as one of the practices for
crop production and soil carbon sequestration, little has been done to evaluate soil organic …

Soil organic carbon, total nitrogen and grain yields under long-term fertilizations in the upland red soil of southern China

W Zhang, M Xu, B Wang, X Wang�- Nutrient cycling in agroecosystems, 2009 - Springer
A long-term experiment with various fertilizations was carried out during 1990–2006 in a
double cropping system rotated with wheat (Triticum Aestivium L.) and corn (Zea mays L.) in the …

Manure acts as a better fertilizer for increasing crop yields than synthetic fertilizer does by improving soil fertility

A Cai, M Xu, B Wang, W Zhang, G Liang, E Hou…�- Soil and Tillage�…, 2019 - Elsevier
Fertilization is an important management strategy for crop yields by mediating soil fertility.
However, rare studies quantitatively assessed the interactions among fertilization, crop yields, …

[HTML][HTML] Branched chain amino acids: beyond nutrition metabolism

C Nie, T He, W Zhang, G Zhang, X Ma�- International journal of molecular�…, 2018 - mdpi.com
Branched chain amino acids (BCAAs), including leucine (Leu), isoleucine (Ile), and valine (Val),
play critical roles in the regulation of energy homeostasis, nutrition metabolism, gut …

Crop yield and soil organic matter after long-term straw return to soil in China

J Wang, X Wang, M Xu, G Feng, W Zhang…�- Nutrient Cycling in�…, 2015 - Springer
Straw has been commonly incorporated to maintain soil fertility and crop productivity in China,
but effects of long-term straw incorporation on crop yield, soil organic carbon (SOC) and …

Long-term fertilization effects on organic carbon fractions in a red soil of China

X Tong, M Xu, X Wang, R Bhattacharyya, W Zhang…�- Catena, 2014 - Elsevier
Long-term fertilization has a significant impact on total soil organic carbon (SOC) stock.
However, fertilization impact on physical fractions of SOC is still poorly understood for red soils in …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon accumulation in arid croplands of northwest China: pedogenic carbonate exceeding organic carbon

X Wang, J Wang, M Xu, W Zhang, T Fan, J Zhang�- Scientific Reports, 2015 - nature.com
Soil carbonate (SIC) exceeds organic carbon (SOC) greatly in arid lands, thus may be
important for carbon sequestration. However, field data for quantifying carbonate accumulation …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting soil microbial biomass and functional diversity with the application of organic amendments in three contrasting cropland soils during a field�…

L Li, M Xu, M Eyakub Ali, W Zhang, Y Duan, D Li�- PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The effects of soil type and organic material quality on the microbial biomass and functional
diversity of cropland soils were studied in a transplant experiment in the same climate during …

Climate, soil texture, and soil types affect the contributions of fine-fraction-stabilized carbon to total soil organic carbon in different land uses across China

A Cai, W Feng, W Zhang, M Xu�- Journal of environmental management, 2016 - Elsevier
Mineral-associated organic carbon (MOC), that is stabilized by fine soil particles (ie, silt plus
clay, <53 μm), is important for soil organic carbon (SOC) persistence and sequestration, due …

Effects of biochar application on crop productivity, soil carbon sequestration, and global warming potential controlled by biochar C: N ratio and soil pH: A global meta�…

…, G Liang, J Xiao, M Xu, G Colinet, W Zhang�- Soil and Tillage�…, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar application has been widely recommended as a potential solution to tackle the
challenges of food security and climate change in agroecosystems, but the effect sizes of biochar …