Bo Liu, Hao Xia, Chaoqiang Jiang, Cuncang Jiang, Muhammad Riaz, Li Yang, Yunfeng Chen, Xianpeng Fan, Zhiyi Zhang, Xiaoli Duan, Maoqian Wu, Xiange Xia
Straw return utilizes waste resources to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers worldwide. However, information is still lacking on the relative impact of straw return on soil fertility, the nutrient composition of different soil aggregates, and soil microbial communities. Therefore, this study aimed to understand the effects of different management practices on the crop yield, soil fertility, and soil community composition in a 14-year wheat-rice rotation system. The treatments included a control (without fertilizer and straw addition), chemical fertilization (NPK), straw return without fertilizer (S), and straw addition with chemical fertilizer (NPKS)...
March 29, 2024: Plants (Basel, Switzerland)