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... In this study, the effects of soluble readily biodegradable COD (sCOD) and particulate slowly biodegradable COD (pCOD) on anammox process were investigated. The results of the long-term experiment indicated that a low sCOD/N ratio of 0.5 could accelerate the anammox and denitrification activity, to reach as high as 84.9%±2.8% TN removal efficiency. Partial denitrification-anammox (PDN/anammox) and ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; Chernozems; agricultural research; arable soils; crop rotation; fertilizers; models; organic carbon; Show all 8 Subjects
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... The study was carried out in order to assess the agrotechnological potential of organic carbon management in arable soil: medium thick, micellar-carbonate, heavy loamy ordinary chernozem. The work was carried out in a long-term experiment of the Geographical Network of Field Experiments with Fertilizers, founded in 1974 by the Federal Rostov Agricultural Research Center. The dynamics of organic ca ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; Triticum aestivum; information sources; meteorological data; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; rain; winter wheat; Oklahoma; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Making precision nitrogen (N) application clearly profitable will likely require incorporating multiple sources of information. Low‐cost sources of information include rainfall and the previous year's yield. This paper uses data from a long‐term experiment on the response of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to N fertilizer, as well as rainfall data from the University of Oklahoma's Mesonet weat ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; animal manures; microbial carbon; mineral fertilizers; nutrient management; plant analysis; soil organic carbon; soil quality; India; Show all 9 Subjects
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... A long-term experiment was conducted for 8 years to assess the impact of imbalance and balance fertilization based on soil test-based nutrient management practices on different carbon fractions, carbon (C) stocks, sequestration, C indexes and soil quality under Jute-rice-lentil cropping system in subtropical India. The 10 treatments were laid out in a randomized block design. Treatments included t ...
... Gas ebullition can mobilize dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) from sediments to the overlying water column, increasing the DNAPL-impacted area and posing serious challenges to the remediation and management of contaminated sediments. Despite this, there have been few laboratory studies focused on gas ebullition-facilitated transport of DNAPL. In this study, bubble-facilitated transport was ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; Betula pendula; Pinus pinaster; Quercus ilex; irrigation; leaves; phenolic compounds; species diversity; trees; volatile organic compounds; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Plant diversity has often been reported to decrease insect herbivory in plants. Of the numerous mechanisms that have been proposed to explain this phenomenon, how plant diversity influences plant defences via effects on growth has received little attention. In addition, plant diversity effects may be contingent on abiotic conditions (e.g. resource and water availability). Here, we used a long‐term ...
... Investigating the dynamics and distribution of soil phosphorus (P) fractions can provide a basis for enhancing P utilization by crops. Four treatments from a 29-year long-term experiment in black soil with maize cropping were involved in this study: no fertilizer (CK), inorganic nitrogen and potassium (NK), inorganic nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK), and NPK plus manure (NPKM). We analyze ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; Desulforhabdus; Desulfovibrio; Desulfurella; adsorption; anaerobes; biodegradation; cadmium; carbonates; community structure; methanogens; microbial communities; sludge; sulfates; wastewater; Show all 15 Subjects
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... This study constructed an up-flow anaerobic column reactor fed with synthetic sulfate-rich cadmium (Cd(II))-bearing wastewater, for investigating its Cd(II) removal performance and mechanism. Long-term experiment results manifest that introducing Cd(II) into influent led to an enhanced sulfate removal but did not increase the effluent sulfide concentration, implying the CdS formation. When influen ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; Brassica napus; barley; bioturbation; community structure; conventional tillage; crop rotation; earthworms; intensive farming; soil; soil ecology; wheat; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Earthworms, which contribute to important soil functions, suffer from intensive agriculture. Their response depends among other things on the earthworm ecological group (anecic, endogeic, epigeic) and the combination of the applied farming practices. To advice on methodological adaptations that enhance earthworm-mediated soil functions, effects of different practices on earthworms need to be studi ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; arid zones; durability; electrochemiluminescence; energy; renewable energy sources; semiarid zones; silicon; solar collectors; solar farms; thermography; Morocco; Show all 12 Subjects
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... The potential induced degradation (PID) phenomenon of p-type c-Si photovoltaic technology is a severe degradation mode that caught the attention of researchers since it can significantly affect the energy production of the PV plants. Various modeling/lab-tests have been conducted but very few are the in-situ experiments estimating the behavior of PID under real operating conditions on desert clima ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; Glycine max; Zea mays; carbon dioxide; corn; no-tillage; reduced tillage; research; soil temperature; soybeans; water content; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Tillage intensity may differently impact gaseous losses of C and N to the atmosphere, but data from long-term experiments are relatively few. Yet, this information is needed to better understand C and N losses and gains in agricultural systems. The objective of this study was to determine how tillage intensity affects soil greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes (CO₂, N₂O, and CH₄) by comparing experimental d ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; agriculture; fertilizer rates; financial economics; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; nutrient use efficiency; rice; soil; soil minerals; urea; China; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Controlled-release urea (CRU) has better characteristics than conventional urea for synchronizing nitrogen (N) release with plant uptake. Understanding the effects of CRU on crop yield and N use efficiency (NUE) has long been the key to evaluate the performance of CRU. A long-term experiment over five consecutive years was conducted in Changsha, Hunan Province, China, to investigate the effects of ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; films (materials); graphene oxide; hydrophilicity; membrane permeability; nanopores; osmosis; polyamides; porosity; sodium alginate; thin film composite membranes; Show all 11 Subjects
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... Introduction graphene oxide (GO) onto thin film composite (TFC) membrane surface shows great potential for fouling mitigation. However, GO surface-coating decreases the membrane permeability. In this study, porous GO (PGO) with relatively complete lamellar structure at proper pore size was tailored and coated into the polyamide (PA) layer of TFC membrane via layer-by-layer method. PGO surface-coat ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; carbonates; drought; environment; lysimeters; organic matter; pH; remediation; soil pore water; sulfates; uranium; water table; wetland soils; Show all 13 Subjects
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... Understanding the hydro-biogeochemical conditions that impact the mobility of uranium (U) in natural or artificial wetlands is essential for the management of contaminated environments. Field-based research indicates that high organic matter content and saturation of the soil from the water table create favorable conditions for U accumulation. Despite the installation of artificial wetlands for U ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; bioclimatology; evaporative demand; evapotranspiration; irrigation; semiarid zones; soil water content; spring wheat; temperature; water supply; water yield; China; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Understanding environmental determination of crop yield plays a critical role in agricultural. management in resource-limited areas. The climatic transition zone was a naturally ideal place to study. the relations between environmental factors and crop yield, due to its large annual variability of climatic factors and high speed of temperature increase under global warming. Our objectives were to ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; anaerobic ammonium oxidation; bioreactors; data collection; denitrification; energy; heavy metals; mathematical models; nitrites; nitrogen; response surface methodology; wastewater; Show all 12 Subjects
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... The completely autotrophic nitrogen-removal over nitrite (CANON) process has merits in energy saving and consumption reducing, thus being considered as an attractive alternative over the common denitrification technology. In this study, the effects of three common heavy metals (Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺ and Mn²⁺) in wastewater to the CANON process were evaluated comprehensively. A central composite design with r ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; Andosols; Japan; agronomy; carbon; clay; conventional tillage; field experimentation; fractionation; nitrogen; organic phosphorus; silt; soil organic matter; soil quality; Show all 14 Subjects
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... No tillage (NT) fosters carbon (C) sequestration, increases soil organic matter (SOM) stock, and improves soil health. However, its effect on SOM accumulation in Andosol, which has high OM stabilization characteristics due to its specific mineral properties, remains unclear. In this study, we evaluated the effect of NT on SOM content and its distribution by the physical fractionation method and as ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; aboveground biomass; agronomy; crop rotation; crop yield; faba beans; manure spreading; radiation use efficiency; reflectance; soil fertility; spring; Denmark; Show all 12 Subjects
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... How the productivity of crops in organic arable farming may be sustainably increased remains a key issue. We combined measurements of crop yield, total aboveground biomass (AGB) and light interception over a 4-year crop rotation cycle from 2015 to 2018 in a long-term experiment in Denmark with arable organic and conventional cropping systems. These cropping systems comprise one conventional (CGL) ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; Fabaceae; carbon sequestration; composts; corn; grain yield; models; nitrogen; research; soil; soil fertility; soil organic carbon; standard deviation; Cote d'Ivoire; Show all 14 Subjects
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... Sustainable alternatives to slash-and-burn shifting cultivation in the (sub)humid tropics rely on the use of external nutrient inputs to address soil fertility decline. The use of organic inputs is widely accepted as a practice to improve soil fertility, in particular soil organic carbon (SOC). On the other hand, its combined use with mineral fertilizer has the potential to maintain or increase cr ...
longtermexperiments, etc ; agroecosystems; agronomy; composts; corn; crop production; crop rotation; management systems; mineral fertilizers; soil; soybeans; sustainable agriculture; weeds; winter wheat; Serbia; Show all 15 Subjects
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... Crop rotation is known as an eco-friendlier approach, as provides diversification in crop management systems, modifies intensive pressure on the agricultural ecosystem, utilizes various soil horizons, and prevents the establishment of specific pests and weeds. We set out here a study on the farms that have been managed over 50 years of specific continuous crop management programs. The experimental ...