Response of soil organic carbon fractions, microbial community composition and carbon mineralization to high-input fertilizer practices under an intensive agricultural system.

Microbial mechanisms associated with soil organic carbon (SOC) decomposition are poorly understood. We aim to determine the effects of inorganic and organic fertilizers on soil labile carbon (C) pools, microbial community structure and C mineralization rate under an intensive wheat-maize double crop...

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Main Authors: Jing Li, Xueping Wu, Mesfin Tsegaye Gebremikael, Huijun Wu, Dianxiong Cai, Bisheng Wang, Baoguo Li, Jiancheng Zhang, Yongshan Li, Jilong Xi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5905960?pdf=render