Publications by authors named "Zhijuan Qi"

Paddy fields are important anthropogenic emission sources of methane (CH). However, it is not clear how rice root development and rhizosphere soil properties affect CH emissions. Therefore, we selected rice varieties with similar growth periods but different root traits in the local area.

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Background: Few studies have explored the longitudinal association between eating alone and depressive symptoms, and have focused on the effect of eating alone transition. This study aims to explore the longitudinal association between eating alone, its transition and depressive symptoms among two national surveys using a cohort study design.

Methods: The participants aged ≥ 45 years were recruited for the 2016 to 2018 waves China Family Panel Data (CFPS) and 2015 to 2018 waves China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS).

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Application of biochar has been demonstrated to be a successful strategy for boosting soil carbon sequestration and altering the agricultural soil carbon cycle. However, in the studies involving biochar worldwide, the effects of different types of biochar on the soil carbon component response direction and increase are not consistent. Therefore, to assess the effects of applying four types of biochar during the soil carbon cycle on carbon components on a farmland, we performed a meta-analysis of 1150 comparisons from 86 peer-reviewed publications.

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Article Synopsis
  • Rice is a crucial food source for half of the world's population, yet there's a lack of comprehensive understanding about how diversification impacts its production across various factors like yield and environment.
  • A detailed meta-analysis of previous studies indicates that diversification helps sustain soil health, enhances carbon storage, and boosts crop yields, while also improving biodiversity, economy, and reducing pests.
  • Despite the positive findings, there's still limited knowledge about the specific effects of diversification practices over time and space, indicating a need for further research in these areas.*
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The influence of global climate change on agricultural productivity is an essential issue of ongoing concern. The growth and development of wheat, maize, and rice are influenced by elevated atmospheric CO concentrations, increased temperatures, and seasonal rainfall patterns. However, due to differences in research methodologies (e.

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Organic fertilizer can improve soil structure and enhance the nutrient content in soil and is beneficial to sustainable agricultural development. However, the influence of organic fertilizer substitutions on NH and NO emissions from farmland is unclear. Thus, we set up an organic substitution field experiment in Northeast China.

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Water management and nitrogen (N) fertilizers are the two main driving factors of greenhouse gas emissions. In this paper, two irrigation modes, controlled irrigation (CI) and flood irrigation (FI), and four nitrogen fertilizer levels (N0: 0, N1:,85, N2:,110, and N3:,135 kg·hm) were set to study the effect of different irrigation modes and N fertilizer amount on greenhouse-gas emissions of paddy fields in cold region by using the static chamber-gas chromatograph method; yield and water consumption were also analyzed. The results showed that, compared with FI, CI significantly reduced CH emissions by 19.

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Paddy fields have become a major global anthropogenic CH₄ emission source, and climate change affects CH₄ emissions from paddy ecosystems by changing crop growth and the soil environment. It has been recognized that Heilongjiang Province has become an important source of CH₄ emission due to its dramatically increased rice planting area, while less attention has been paid to characterize the effects of climate change on the spatiotemporal dynamics of CH₄ fluxes. In this study, we used the calibrated and validated Long Ashton Research Station Weather Generator (LARS-WG) model and DeNitrification-DeComposition (DNDC) model to simulate historical and future CH₄ fluxes under RCP 4.

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