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Wang M, Li D, Liu X, Chen C, Frey B, Sui X, Li MH. Global hierarchical meta-analysis to identify the factors for controlling effects of antibiotics on soil microbiota. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 192:109038. [PMID: 39357259 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2024] [Revised: 09/16/2024] [Accepted: 09/26/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024]
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It is widely known that antibiotics can affect the structure and function of soil microbial communities, but the specific degree of impact and controlled factors on different indicators remain inconclusive. We conducted a multiple hierarchical mixed effects meta-analysis on 2564 observations that were extracted from 60 publications, to comprehensively assess the impact of antibiotics on soil microbiota. The results showed that antibiotics had significant negative effects on soil microbial biomass, α-diversity and soil enzyme activity. Under neutral initial soil, when soil was derived from agricultural land or had a fine-textured, the negative impacts of antibiotics on soil microbial community were exacerbated. Both single and mixed additions of antibiotics had significant inhibitory effects on soil microbial enzyme activities. The Random Forest model predicted the following key moderators involved in the effects of antibiotics on the soil microbiome, and antibiotics type, soil texture were key moderators on the severity of soil microbial biomass changes. Soil texture, temperature and single or combined application constitute of antibiotics were the main drivers of effects on soil enzyme activities. The reported results can be helpful to assess the ecological risk of antibiotics in a soil environment and provides a scientific basis for the rational of antibiotics use in the soil environment.
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- Mingyu Wang
- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education & Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration and Resource Utilization for Cold Region & Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province & School of Life Sciences, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, PR China
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- Griffith School of Environment and Science and the Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
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- Griffith School of Environment and Science and the Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
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- Griffith School of Environment and Science and the Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Engineering Research Center of Agricultural Microbiology Technology, Ministry of Education & Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration and Resource Utilization for Cold Region & Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Heilongjiang Province & School of Life Sciences, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, PR China.
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- Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland; Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, PR China; School of Life Science, Hebei University, Baoding, PR China.
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Weber M, Wise M, Lamers P, Wang Y, Avery G, Morris KA, Edmonds J. Potential long-term, global effects of enhancing the domestic terrestrial carbon sink in the United States through no-till and cover cropping. CARBON BALANCE AND MANAGEMENT 2024; 19:18. [PMID: 38877294 PMCID: PMC11179271 DOI: 10.1186/s13021-024-00256-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND Achieving a net zero greenhouse gas United States (US) economy is likely to require both deep sectoral mitigation and additional carbon dioxide removals to offset hard-to-abate emissions. Enhancing the terrestrial carbon sink, through practices such as the adoption of no-till and cover cropping agricultural management, could provide a portion of these required offsets. Changing domestic agricultural practices to optimize carbon content, however, might reduce or shift US agricultural commodity outputs and exports, with potential implications on respective global markets and land use patterns. Here, we use an integrated energy-economy-land-climate model to comprehensively assess the global land, trade, and emissions impacts of an adoption of domestic no-till farming and cover cropping practices based on carbon pricing. RESULTS We find that the adoption of these practices varies depending on which aspects of terrestrial carbon are valued. Valuation of all terrestrial carbon resulted in afforestation at the expense of domestic agricultural production. In contrast, a policy valuing soil carbon in agricultural systems specifically indicates strong adoption of no-till and cover cropping for key crops. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that under targeted terrestrial carbon incentives, adoption of no-till and cover cropping practices in the US could increase the terrestrial carbon sink with limited effects on crop availability for food and fodder markets. Future work should consider integrated assessment modeling of non-CO2 greenhouse gas impacts, above ground carbon storage changes, and capital and operating cost considerations.
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- Maridee Weber
- Joint Global Change Research Institute (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and University of Maryland), University Research Court, College Park, MD, USA.
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- Joint Global Change Research Institute (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and University of Maryland), University Research Court, College Park, MD, USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver W Pkwy, Golden, CO, 15013, USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver W Pkwy, Golden, CO, 15013, USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Denver W Pkwy, Golden, CO, 15013, USA
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- Joint Global Change Research Institute (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and University of Maryland), University Research Court, College Park, MD, USA
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- Joint Global Change Research Institute (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and University of Maryland), University Research Court, College Park, MD, USA
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Ma L, Zhou G, Zhang J, Jia Z, Zou H, Chen L, Zhang C, Ma D, Han C, Duan Y. Long-term conservation tillage enhances microbial carbon use efficiency by altering multitrophic interactions in soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 915:170018. [PMID: 38224879 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Microbial carbon (C) use efficiency (CUE) plays a key role in soil C storage. The predation of protists on bacteria and fungi has potential impacts on the global C cycle. However, under conservation tillage conditions, the effects of multitrophic interactions on soil microbial CUE are still unclear. Here, we investigate the multitrophic network (especially the keystone ecological cluster) and its regulation of soil microbial CUE and soil organic C (SOC) under different long-term (15-year) tillage practices. We found that conservation tillage (CT) significantly enhanced microbial CUE, turnover, and SOC (P < 0.05) compared to traditional tillage (control, CK). At the same time, tillage practice and soil depth had significant effects on the structure of fungal and protistan communities. Furthermore, the soil biodiversity of the keystone cluster was positively correlated with the microbial physiological traits (CUE, microbial growth rate (MGR), microbial respiration rate (Rs), microbial turnover) and SOC (P < 0.05). Protistan richness played the strongest role in directly shaping the keystone cluster. Compared with CK, CT generally enhanced the correlation between microbial communities and microbial physiological characteristics and SOC. Overall, our results illustrate that the top-down control (the organisms at higher trophic levels affect the organisms at lower trophic levels) of protists in the soil micro-food web plays an important role in improving microbial CUE under conservation tillage. Our findings provide a theoretical basis for promoting the application of protists in targeted microbial engineering and contribute to the promotion of conservation agriculture and the improvement of soil C sequestration potential.
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- Ling Ma
- College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in Northeast China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shenyang 110866, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Changchun 130102, China
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- College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in Northeast China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shenyang 110866, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation in Northeast China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shenyang 110866, China
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- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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Chhokar RS, Sharma RK, Kumar N, Singh RK, Singh GP. Advancing Sowing Time and Conservation Tillage - The Climate-Resilient Approach to Enhance the Productivity and Profitability of Wheat. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT PRODUCTION 2022; 17:121-131. [PMID: 36345358 PMCID: PMC9631581 DOI: 10.1007/s42106-022-00216-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Field experiments consisting of two sowing time (early and timely), two tillage options (conventional tillage and conservation tillage) and ten genotypes were conducted with the aim to maximize the wheat productivity and profitability. The early sowing (second fortnight of October) produced 16.0% higher grain yield compared to timely sowing (mid-November) in northern Indian Plains. However, no significant yield differences were observed between conventional tillage (CT) and conservation tillage (CST) practices. Among genotypes, the better yielders were PBW 723, BISA 927 and HD 2967. The interaction of sowing time and genotype had a significant (p < 0.05) effect on wheat yield. However, the interaction of genotype and tillage did not produce any significant response on wheat yield. The experiments conducted at farmer's fields also demonstrated similar performance of wheat under CT and CST systems but CST offered the savings of more than Rs. 3500 (US $ 47) along with 125 kg ha- 1 lesser CO2 emissions over CT due to reduction in fuel consumption associated with tillage and seed bed operations. At farmers field also, early sown wheat yielded 5.5% higher over wheat sown in November. The results of present studies show that early sowing of high yielding wheat genotypes under CST practice enhanced the productivity and profitability of wheat under rice-wheat cropping system along with lesser noxious impact on the environment. Amidst climate vagary and its menace on the agriculture, the adoption of climate-resilient management practices such as advancing the sowing time and conservation tillage can improve the productivity of long duration wheat cultivars in sub-tropical humid conditions besides lesser deleterious consequences on the environment.
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- ICAR–Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, 132001 Karnal, Haryana India
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- ICAR–Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, 132001 Karnal, Haryana India
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- ICAR–Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, 132001 Karnal, Haryana India
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Bohoussou YN, Kou YH, Yu WB, Lin BJ, Virk AL, Zhao X, Dang YP, Zhang HL. Impacts of the components of conservation agriculture on soil organic carbon and total nitrogen storage: A global meta-analysis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 842:156822. [PMID: 35738372 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Conservation agriculture (CA) can be an important strategy for improving soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN). Numerous studies have examined SOC and TN dynamics in different cropping systems. However, there is some uncertainty regarding the relative impacts of some CA practices, and it is not always clear how other agricultural management, particularly nitrogen addition, interacts with these practices to influence SOC and TN sequestration. Thus, we conducted a global meta-analysis of 752 comparisons from 97 papers to analyze the impacts of nitrogen fertilizers and CA practices (namely crop diversification, minimal soil disturbance (no-tillage) and permanent soil cover), on SOC and TN content worldwide. Overall, our study showed the most significant increase of SOC [21.39 % (CI = 15.16 to 28.64)] and TN [54.34 % (CI = 26.19 to 96.69)] stock with CA practices compared to conventional practices in the 0-15 cm soil depth. It also showed a significant increase in SOC and TN stock with all the individual components of CA compared to conventional practices in the 0-15 cm soil depth. However, the impact of CA on SOC and TN is reduced in 0-60 cm depths compared to surface soil depths due to the limited input of crop residue deeper in the soil profile. Manure and manure mixed with mineral-N led to greater SOC sequestration [20.67 % (CI = 15.23 to 27.10) and 41.67 % (CI = 31.03 to 52.79), respectively] than mineral-N alone [9.08 % (CI = 6.44 to 11.83)]. Cropping systems that included legume residue decreased the C/N ratio. This highlights that adequate mineral-N fertilizer addition may also be required in conjunction with residue retention practices to improve SOC and TN content. Overall, these results show that CA systems that include legume residue and manure mixed with mineral-N have great potential to increase SOC and TN, particularly at 0-15 cm and 0-30 cm soil depth.
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- Yves N'Dri Bohoussou
- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Key Laboratory of Farming System, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Key Laboratory of Farming System, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Key Laboratory of Farming System, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; Key Laboratory of Farming System, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia 4072, Australia
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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High probability of yield gain through conservation agriculture in dry regions for major staple crops. Sci Rep 2021; 11:3344. [PMID: 33558572 PMCID: PMC7870656 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82375-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Conservation agriculture (CA) has been promoted to mitigate climate change, reduce soil erosion, and provide a variety of ecosystem services. Yet, its impacts on crop yields remains controversial. To gain further insight, we mapped the probability of yield gain when switching from conventional tillage systems (CT) to CA worldwide. Relative yield changes were estimated with machine learning algorithms trained by 4403 paired yield observations on 8 crop species extracted from 413 publications. CA has better productive performance than no-till system (NT), and it stands a more than 50% chance to outperform CT in dryer regions of the world, especially with proper agricultural management practices. Residue retention has the largest positive impact on CA productivity comparing to other management practices. The variations in the productivity of CA and NT across geographical and climatical regions were illustrated on global maps. CA appears as a sustainable agricultural practice if targeted at specific climatic regions and crop species.
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