Carbon and nitrogen stoichiometry across plant-soil system accounts for the degradation of multi-year alfalfa grassland.

Alfalfa ( L.) grassland is prone to degradation following multi-year maintenance. Yet, its mechanism regarding the stoichiometry of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) across plant-soil system is still unclear.

Does continuous straw returning keep China farmland soil organic carbon continued increase? A meta-analysis.

The straw returning technique is one of the important measures for soil carbon sequestration and soil organic carbon (SOC) promotion in the world. However, the patterns of straw utilization in China with various methods among regions, the effect and variability of straw returning on SOC in different areas of China remain uncertain. We conducted a meta-analysis of 446 sets of data from 95 studies in China field to explore how the environmental factors and field management affect SOC after straw returning.

Deficit Subsurface Drip Irrigation Improves Water Use Efficiency and Stabilizes Yield by Enhancing Subsoil Water Extraction in Winter Wheat.

Understanding the temporal and spatial patterns of soil water extraction and their impacts on growth response of winter wheat to deficit subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) conditions is critical for managing water scarcity and stabilizing yield. A field experiment was conducted from 2016 to 2018 involving five SDI amounts: 0.25, 0.

Systematic Analysis of the Maize Genes Revealing Family Members Involved in Osmotic Stress and Confers Enhanced Drought Tolerance in Transgenic .

OSCAs are hyperosmolality-gated calcium-permeable channel proteins. In this study, two co-expression modules, which are strongly associated with maize proline content, were screened by weighted correlation network analysis, including three ZmOSCA family members. Phylogenetic and protein domain analyses revealed that 12 ZmOSCA members were classified into four classes, which all contained DUF221 domain.