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Pool size of microbial biomass potassium in various farmland soils Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-04-09 Kohei Yamashita,Mizuhiko Nishida,Kazunori Akita,Toyoaki Ito,Masanori Saito,Hiroki Honjo,Makoto Shinohara,Susumu Asakawa
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Evaluating phosphorus nutritional status of potato by instant testing of petiole phosphate concentration Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-03-25 Shuo Kong,Zhong Ma,Yonglin Qin,Mingshou Fan
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Ethylene works as a possible regulator for the rootlet elongation and transcription of genes for phosphorus acquisition in cluster roots of Lupinus albus L. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-03-18 Hirotsuna Yamada,Sho Nishida,Jun Wasaki
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Influence of Azolla incorporation and/or dual cropping on CH4 and N2O emission from a paddy field Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-03-04 Samuel Munyaka Kimani,Putu Oki Bimantara,Valensi Kautsar,Ren Torita,Satoshi Hattori,Keitaro Tawaraya,Shigeto Sudo,Weiguo Cheng
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Effects of coated slow-release fertilizers on nitrous oxide emission from winter wheat field in a cool-temperate region in Japan Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-03-04 Seiichi Nishimura,Motohiro Yoshimura,Tsuyoshi Yamane,Norikuni Oka
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The effects of vegetation communities on soil organic carbon stock in an enclosed desert-steppe region of northern China Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-03-02 Wei Yajuan,Liu Meiying,Wang Ji,Dang Xiaohong,Han Yanlong
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Estimation of turnover time of microbial biomass potassium in paddy field soil Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-03-02 Yoshiki Tokonami,Taketo Funao,Toshiya Oga,Mizuhiko Nishida,Tomoki Takahashi,Susumu Asakawa
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The inorganic nitrogen fertilizer equivalency of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth) as a winter green manure in Kanto and Tohoku district, Japan Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-02-24 Shin Deguchi,Hiroshi Uchino,Sunao Uozumi,Eiko Touno,Soichiro Morita
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New estimation model for paddy soil temperature in early growth stage, and its application to estimate nitrogen mineralization of organic fertilizer Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-02-16 Toshimitsu Honma,Toru Tsuchida,Katsuhiro Ishii,Takafumi Mizuno,Yasushi Ishigooka,Takahiro Takimoto,Tsuneo Kuwagata
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Suppressive and promotive effects of rice bran on germination of Monochoria vaginalis in organic rice (Oryza sativa L.) production Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-02-16 Takuhito Nozoe,Shigenori Miura,Junko Tazawa,Akira Uchino
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The mass water content of paddy soil after harvest is strongly associated with the accumulation of organic matter as the source of available nitrogen Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-02-08 Hideo Azuma, Shigeru Takahashi, Naoto Kato, Kazuyuki Inubushi
ABSTRACT Paddy soils are the dominant source of nitrogen for rice via mineralization, and knowledge about the available nitrogen (AN) in paddy soil is important for rice cultivation. Although the relationship between AN and soil physicochemical parameters has been studied, no systematic studies of the relationships between AN and the soil moisture content of various soil types in Japan have been studied
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Comparison of soil characteristics related to C and N processes in Eastern Hungarian and Central Japanese soils under different land use and nutrient supply Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-02-04 János Kátai, Ágnes Z. Olah, Magdolna Tállai, Imre Vágó, Andrea Balláné Kovács, Áron Béni, Yuhua Kong, Yuri S. Miyairi, Makiba Sato, Mirai Watanabe, Miwa M. Yashima, Kazuyuki Inubushi
ABSTRACT This comparative investigation aimed to evaluate controlling factors for the changes of chemical and microbial properties in soils taken from chemical fertilizer experiments carried out mainly in Chernozem and Andosol in Hungary and Japan, respectively. The plant available nutrient content of the soil, the stock of C and N and the soil microbial parameters of the carbon and nitrogen cycles
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Estimate the contribution of water-derived 137Cs in the total 137Cs in brown rice using water-to-brown rice transfer parameters and the ratio of 137Cs/133Cs Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Thoa Phuong Nguyen, Yoshitaka Takagai, Hirofumi Tsukada
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to estimate the contribution of water-derived 137Cs in the total activity of 137Cs in brown rice collected from Minamisoma, Fukushima. Three different methods used for the estimation were: 1) the concentration ratio of 137Cs from water to brown rice (CR–water–rice), 2) mass balance ratio of the total activity of 137Cs from water to brown rice (MB–water–rice), and
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Effect of stand age on the temporal dynamics of soil active carbon and nitrogen in Chinese cypress artificial forests Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-29 Shanshan Gong, Xiaoyan Yang, Xingkai Xu, Yong Lai, Zhihua Zhang, Yuhua Kong
ABSTRACT Stand age is a key factor for reforestation, and it has an important influence on the sustainable development of artificial forests. In order to reveal the temporal dynamics of soil active carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in Chinese cypress artificial forests (CAFs) under different stand ages, soil samples were collected from five stands (25, 35, 45, 55, and 65 years old) in rocky mountainous of
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Response of mycorrhizal symbiosis to phosphorus and its application for sustainable crop production and remediation of environment Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-26 Keitaro Tawaraya
ABSTRACT Mycorrhizal fungi symbiotically associate with 80% of land plants, extend extraradical hyphae in the soil, and promote phosphorus (P) uptake in host plants. It is necessary to utilize the function of mycorrhizal symbiosis to cope with future depletion of P resources. Elucidation of the mycorrhizal colonization mechanism for utilizing mycorrhizal fungi, inoculation methods in agriculture and
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Equivalent incorporation of Chinese milk vetch and rice straw enhanced nutrient mineralization and reduced greenhouse gas emissions Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-25 Yahya Mohammed Aljerib, Mingjian Geng, Peidong Xu, Donghui Li, Muhammad Shoaib Rana, Qiang Zhu
ABSTRACT Incorporation of crop residues into the soil provides essential nutrients and increases carbon stocks, which also increases greenhouse gas emissions from the soil. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of co-incorporation of Chinese milk vetch (CMV) and rice straw (RS) at different mixing rations on the dynamics of nutrient mineralization and the emissions of CO2 and CH4
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Polyphosphate polymerizing and depolymerizing activity of VTC4 protein in an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-22 Nguyen Thi Cuc, Tatsuhiro Ezawa, Katsuharu Saito
ABSTRACT Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form symbiotic associations with land plants and supply soil minerals including phosphorus to their hosts. AM fungi accumulate polyphosphate (polyP), a linear phosphate polymer, in their mycelia, which functions in phosphorus storage and translocation. In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, it has been demonstrated that the vacuolar transporter chaperone
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Soil carbon stocks and main nutrients under cocoa plantations of different ages Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-20 Alfred Arthur, Solomon Acquaye, Weiguo Cheng, Jerome Agbesi Dogbatse, Sampson Konlan, Owusu Domfeh, Amos Kojo Quaye
ABSTRACT Soil organic carbon and main nutrient stocks play key roles in maintaining soil fertility and yields of agricultural crops including cocoa (Theobroma cacao). The amount of nutrients removed from the soil by the cocoa trees could be influenced by its physiological growth stage. A study was carried out to examine the changes in some soil physical and chemical properties with main nutrients availabilities
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Effects of biodegradable plastics on soil properties and greenhouse gas production Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-10 Kazuyuki Inubushi, Yutaro Kakiuchi, Chiaki Suzuki, Makiba Sato, Silvio Yoshiharu Ushiwata, Miwa Yashima Matsushima
ABSTRACT Microplastics cause environmental problems. Biodegradable plastics have become popular because they aim to avoid such problems. However, their decomposition in the soil may have an impact. This study aims to investigate the effects of biodegradable plastics on the physicochemical properties of soil, specifically the production of CO2 and N2O in the soil and plant growth. Three kinds of biodegradable
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Carbon decomposition and nitrogen mineralization of foxtail and milk vetch incorporated into paddy soils for different durations of organic farming Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-08 Valensi Kautsar, Shuirong Tang, Samuel Munyaka Kimani, Keitaro Tawaraya, Ji Wu, Kazunobu Toriyama, Kazuhiko Kobayashi, Weiguo Cheng
ABSTRACT Foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis) and milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus) are typical winter weeds grown in single-cropping rice fields during the fallow season in central Japan. These winter weeds are generally incorporated into the soil as green manure during plowing, and before rice transplanting, to improve soil fertility and rice yield. To understand the carbon (C) decomposition and nitrogen
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Carbon and nitrogen dynamics as affected by land-use and management change from original rice paddies to orchard, wetland, parking area and uplands in a mountain village located in Shonai region, Northeast Japan Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-06 Patria Novita Kusumawardani, Putu Oki Bimantara, Julien Guigue, Chihiro Haga, Yuta Sasaki, Valensi Kautsar, Samuel Munyaka Kimani, Toan Nguyen-Sy, Shuirong Tang, Benito Heru Purwanto, Sri Nuryani Hidayah Utami, Keitaro Tawaraya, Kazuaki Sugawara, Weiguo Cheng
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of land-use and management change (LUMC) on carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics after 15–40 years. LUMC constituted change from rice paddies to chestnut orchard, wetland, and buckwheat upland fields in Shonai region, Yamagata Prefecture, Northeast Japan. Soil samples were collected from the top – (0–15 cm) and sub-layers (15–30 cm) for analysis of soil organic
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The effects of simulated acid rain and cadmium-containing atmospheric fine particulate matter on the pakchoi (Brassica campestris. L) seedlings growth and physiology Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-05 Yan Zha, Jie Tang, Yang Pan
ABSTRACT Acid rain (AR) and atmospheric particulate matter (APM) are important environmental issues that often occur simultaneously in agricultural regions, the combined pollution of AR and atmospheric fine particles (PM2.5) containing heavy metals has negatively affected the growth of seedlings and has become a hot research topic. In this paper, we established exposure scenarios to simulate the AR
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Root response of soybean genotypes to low phosphorus availability from juvenile to adult vegetative stages Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-05 Mai Furuya, Myra Shin, Hiroyuki Masumoto, Shiho Takata, Junpei Takano, Atsushi Matsumura
ABSTRACT Due to the rapid exhaustion of global phosphorus (P) resources, P-efficient crops are required. In this study, we used various soybean genotypes collected from around the world and investigated the morphophysiological responses of their roots to low-P conditions at the cotyledon emergence (VE), unifoliate leaves emergence (VC), and fourth trifoliate leaflet emergence (V4) growth stages. First
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Preface to the special section ‘Soil C and N response to climate, land-use and management changes (Soil C, N and CLUMC)’ Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-02 Weiguo Cheng
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Organic farming enhances soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics in oil palm crops from Southeast Amazon Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-01-02 Sílvia Fernanda Mardegan,Arianne Flexa de Castro,Siglea Sanna Noirtin Freitas Chaves,Richardson Sandro dos Santos Freitas,Manoela Sena Avelar,Fabio Alexandre Oliveira Teixeira Filho
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Effects of soil properties on urea-N transformation and efficacy of nitrification inhibitor 3, 4-dimethypyrazole phosphate (DMPP) Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-12-31 Jichao Gao, Jiafa Luo, Stuart Lindsey, Yuanliang Shi, Zhanbo Wei, Lingli Wang, Lei Zhang
ABSTRACT Ammonia (NH3) and nitrate (NO3−) are two major sources of N loss during the urea-N transformation process in soil. 3, 4-dimethypyrazole phosphate (DMPP) is a nitrification inhibitor that could effectively limit the NO3 – production process but aggravate NH3 emissions. NH3 volatilization, NO3 – production and the efficiency of DMPP are all influenced by different soil factors. The objective
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Effects of controlled release N fertilizers and reduced application rate on nitrous oxide emissions from soybean fields converted from rice paddies Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-12-31 Hiroyuki Hasukawa, Yumi Inoda, Takayuki Takayama, Kunihiko Takehisa, Shigeto Sudo, Hiroko Akiyama, Junta Yanai
ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate the effects of using controlled release fertilizers with reduced application rates on nitrous oxide (N2O) gas emissions. For this, we monitored the N2O emissions released from soybean fields converted from rice paddies in Japan for three years, i.e., from 2017 to 2020, under six nitrogen fertilizer treatments: conventional (AC: ammonium chloride, 20 kg N ha−1)
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Seasonal changes in soil properties caused by slash and burn agriculture practice in a humid temperate region of northeast Japan Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-12-29 Putu Oki Bimantara, Samuel Munyaka Kimani, Valensi Kautsar, Hiroaki Egashira, Shun-ichi Kikuchi, Keitaro Tawaraya, Weiguo Cheng
ABSTRACT We investigated the influence of slash and burn (SBA) practice on selected soil properties and its influence on the dynamics of mineral nutrients in a typical humid temperate climate region of northeast Japan. Soils were sampled from an SBA site and compared to an adjacent original forest site (control) located in Shonai area, Yamagata Prefecture, from August 2018 to August 2019 with monthly
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Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-04 Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-21
(2021). Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-04. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition: Vol. 67, No. 5, pp. 617-618.
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Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-3 Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-22
(2021). Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-3. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition: Vol. 67, No. 4, pp. 507-509.
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Long-term change in phosphorus behavior and the degree of P saturation in typical cropland after different fertilization practices Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-12-24 Qihua Wu, Zhenrui Huang, Ping Zhu, Boren Wang, Shuxiang Zhang, Junhua Ao
ABSTRACT Soils with continuous application of fertilizer phosphorus (P) may present high accumulations of P and may be at high risk of P loss. In this study, we investigated the effects of different fertilization strategies on soil P dynamics in three typical cropland soils over broad spatiotemporal scales in China. The soil P speciation (characterized both by Hedley fractionation and 31P nuclear magnetic
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The comparative soil fertility in traditional and alder-based shifting cultivation of varied fallow lengths in Eastern Indian Himalayas Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-12-20 Sagolshem Kalidas-Singh, Indrani P Bora, Dwipendra Thakuria, Sapu Changkija, Anita Puyam, Lenin Khwairakpam
ABSTRACT Shifting cultivation or Jhum, a form of traditional agroforestry system, constitutes the basic subsistence of livelihood among ethnic tribes throughout the Eastern Indian Himalayas. Shortening of fallow phase length in Jhum cycle to fulfill recent inclining population is one of the challenges concerned for co-existence between agriculture and hill forest-ecosystem. The present investigation
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Gas transport enhancement under windy condition in poorly tilled seedbed of clayey rotational paddy field Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-12-20 Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Shuichiro Yoshida, Hiroyuki Sekiya, Kazuhiro Nishida
ABSTRACT Gas exchange between soil and atmosphere governs the growth of plants and global circulation of the gaseous component of air. Enhancement of gas exchange by wind has been reported in media with large pores. In clayey paddy fields, large aggregates (clods) and inter-aggregate pores are prone to be formed by tillage. However, the effect of wind on gas transport has not been considered in such
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Identification and analysis of genes causing varietal differences of cesium accumulation in soybean Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-12-06 Shingo Uda, Izumi Fukuhara, Artigas Ramírez María Daniela, Katsuhiro Kojima, Salem Djedidi, Shin-Ichiro Agake, Akito Kaga, Hisaya Matsunami, Hiromitsu Moriyama, Tetsuya Yamada, Tadashi Yokoyama, Naoko Ohkama-Ohtsu
ABSTRACT Here, we explored the genomic loci and genes responsible for differences in Cs accumulation in the seeds of two soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) cultivars, namely ‘Enrei’ (high accumulator) and ‘Onihadaka’ (low accumulator), using quantitative trait loci (QTL)-seq. For analysis, F3 and F5 generations were generated by crossing the two cultivars followed by self-fertilization. In the putative
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Long-term application of fused magnesium phosphate and calcium silicate change soil chemical properties, C decomposition and N mineralization in a single rice paddy field of Northeastern Japan Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-12-02 Shuirong Tang, Toan Nguyen-Sy, Weiguo Cheng, Chizuru Sato, Keitaro Tawaraya, Hiroyuki Shiono, Katsumi Kumagai
ABSTRACT This study investigated the long-term (31 years) effects of mineral slag fertilizer (fused magnesium phosphate [FMgP] and calcium silicate [CaSi]) application on changes in the main soil chemical properties, including pH, electrical conductivity (EC), available phosphorus (P), soil organic carbon (SOC), and total nitrogen (TN) contents in paddy soils. Soil samples were obtained from six fertilizer
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Soil carbon and nitrogen stock of the Japanese agricultural land estimated by the national soil monitoring database (2015–2018) Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-12-02 Kayo Matsui, Yusuke Takata, Yuji Maejima, Hideo Kubotera, Hiroshi Obara, Yasuhito Shirato
ABSTRACT Estimation of the soil organic carbon (SOC) stock based on the monitoring data is important to validate the carbon model estimates and provide the initial values of SOC stock to the model. The Japanese National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report (NIR) has applied the RothC model since 2015 to report changes in SOC in agricultural land. This study estimated soil carbon and nitrogen stocks and
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Pre-flooding soil used in monocropping increased strawberry biomass and altered bacterial community composition Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-27 Qingfeng Wang, Changbin Chu, Zheng Zhao, Shuhang Wu, Deping Zhou
ABSTRACT Summary Continuous monocropping degrades soil physicochemical properties, leads to the accumulation of toxic compounds and changes soil microbial community composition. Pre-flooding the soil is a promising strategy to improve its productivity; however, little is known about the underlying mechanisms. Here, strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) pot experiments were conducted with soil that had been
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Effects of mire disturbance by Sika deer on physico-chemical properties of peat soils and greenhouse gas flux in Ozegahara Mire, Japan Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-25 Kinuko Nakayama, Kazuyuki Inubushi, Miwa Matsushima Yashima, Mitsuru Sakamoto
ABSTRACT Ozegahara Mire is the largest alpine mire in Japan. The mire has been preserved as the precious peatland ecosystem with high ecological diversity. After the late 20th century, the mire has been exposed to ecosystem disturbance by mire flooding due to heavy rain as well as invaded Sika deer. Especially, browsing and digging of the mire vegetation by invaded Sika deer have caused considerable
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Fertilizer-derived nitrogen use of two varieties of single-crop paddy rice: a free-air carbon dioxide enrichment study using polymer-coated 15N-labeled urea Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-25 Kentaro Hayashi, Takeshi Tokida, Miwa Arai, Hidemitsu Sakai, Hirofumi Nakamura, Toshihiro Hasegawa
ABSTRACT Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) have steadily increased over recent decades. The fertilization effect of elevated CO2 concentrations (E-[CO2]) is known to increase the biomass production and also the nitrogen (N) demand of paddy rice, which affects the rice N use efficiency. This study was conducted to elucidate the fertilizer-derived N use of paddy rice (Oryza sativa L
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Effect of freeze-thaw disturbance on soil C and N dynamics and GHG fluxes of East Asia forests: review and future perspectives Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-21 XingKai Xu
ABSTRACT In forest ecosystems of East Asia region, soil freeze-thaw events occur normally in the field, which may affect soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes. Due to the influence of Asian monsoon, forests in East Asia usually have sufficient rainfall in summer and varying precipitation in autumn. In addition, they are most likely to experience the changes of soil
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Soil carbon sequestration and soil quality change between no-tillage and conventional tillage soil management after 3 and 11 years of organic farming Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-12 Ratih Kemala Dewi, Masatake Fukuda, Naoya Takashima, Atsushi Yagioka, Masakazu Komatsuzaki
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effect of no-tillage systems in organic farming on soil carbon sequestration and soil quality, which is associated with nutrient availability. The experiment was conducted on a low-input organic farm since 2009, using a randomized complete block design with four replications. Two treatments, conventional tillage (CT) and no-tillage (NT),
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Oxidation of the reaction center chlorophyll of photosystem I is induced via close cooperation of photosystems II and I with progress of drought stress in soybean seedlings Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-11 Yuji Suzuki, Kota Nagao, Yuki Takahashi, Chikahiro Miyake, Amane Makino
ABSTRACT Drought is a serious abiotic stress that impairs plant productivity. We previously suggested that in rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants, the reaction center chlorophyll of photosystem I (PSI) (P700) is oxidized in response to drought stress via close cooperation of photosystem II (PSII) and PSI to protect PSI, whose fitness is crucial for photosynthesis and plant growth. It has rarely been reported
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Biochar as an organic soil conditioner for mitigating salinity stress in tomato Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-11-11 Raziye Kul, Tuba Arjumend, Melek Ekinci, Ertan Yildirim, Metin Turan, Sanem Argin
ABSTRACT Soil salinity is a global problem, which is predicted to worsen in arid and semi-arid regions due to climate change. The aim of this study was to understand the remediation potential of biochar in alleviating salt stress by studying its effects on the growth and physiological parameters of the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). A completely randomized design (CRD) was used where three different
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Effects of a new compost-chemical fertilizer mixture on CO₂ and N₂O production and plant growth in a Chernozem and an Andosol Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-10-23 Makiba Sato, Magdolna Tállai, Andrea Balláné Kovács, Imre Vágó, János Kátai, Miwa Yashima Matsushima, Shigeto Sudo, Kazuyuki Inubushi
ABSTRACT Composts are an attractive organic-farming alternative to chemical fertilizers and are used for carbon sequestration to increase soil carbon storage. In Japan, a new type of mixed compost fertilizer called compost-compound fertilizer mixture (CCFM) has been registered. It exhibits several merits for organic farming; that is, it is odorless, easy to handle, and has a controllable nutrient content
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Comparative study of radioactive cesium transfer from soil to peanut and soybean Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-10-17 Katashi Kubo, Hayato Maruyama, Hisae Fujimoto, Masataka Suzuki, Ayane Kan, Yusuke Unno, Takuro Shinano
ABSTRACT Low transfer of radioactive cesium (radiocesium) from soil to grains of agricultural crops is desirable to ensure food safety for humans and animals. Although the transfer of radiocesium from soil to grains is higher in upland crops such as soybean (Glycine max L.) than in paddy rice (Oryza sativa L.), little information related to the specific difference in radiocesium accumulation among
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Nitrogen saturation of forested catchments in central Japan - Progress or recovery? Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-10-17 Hiroyuki Sase, Masamichi Takahashi, Kazuhide Matsuda, Naoyuki Yamashita, Urumu Tsunogai, Fumiko Nakagawa, Masayuki Morohashi, Hiroki Yotsuyanagi, Tsuyoshi Ohizumi, Keiichi Sato, Junichi Kurokawa, Makoto Nakata
ABSTRACT Excess inputs of reactive nitrogen (Nr) from the atmosphere will cause disturbances to forest ecosystems, including soil and stream water acidification, plant nutrient imbalances, alterations of species compositions (such as biodiversity losses), and nitrogen (N) leaching into stream water. Central Japan (or Chubu region) has experienced both domestic and transboundary air pollution since
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Overview of recent researches on nitrifying microorganisms in soil Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-10-17 Masahito Hayatsu, Chie Katsuyama, Kanako Tago
ABSTRACT Nitrogen cycle, a most important elemental cycle in earth ecosystem, is carried out by three major microbial processes including nitrogen fixation, nitrification and denitrification. Nitrification is particularly important in agricultural soil ecosystems because it is involved in nitrogen loss, groundwater pollution by nitrogen leaching, and greenhouse gas nitrous oxide emission. Recent genomic
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Rhizosphere effect on phosphorus availability to soybean in Vertisols Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-10-11 Sanjay Kumar Sharma, Narendra Chouhan, Noriharu Ae, Deepak Kumar Sinha, Birendra Swaroop Dwivedi
ABSTRACT Vertisols of India are calcareous and have a heavy texture with high clay content but low to medium content of Olsen estimated phosphorus (P). The on-farm and on-station trials revealed that Vertisols with various levels of P2O5 responded negligibly to fertilizer application on soybean crops. In Vertisols, the inorganic P is primarily associated with Ca (Ca-P), which gradually solubilizes
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Possible solubilization of various mineral elements in the rhizosphere of Lupinus albus L Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-10-07 Atsuhide Takao, Jun Wasaki, Hisae Fujimoto, Hayato Maruyama, Takuro Shinano, Toshihiro Watanabe
ABSTRACT Lupinus albus L. (lupine) has a high tolerance for phosphorus deficient conditions as its roots can solubilize the unavailable phosphorus in the rhizosphere soil. The roots may also be able to solubilize other elements, but this requires further investigation. In this study, therefore, we conducted two experiments to comprehensively investigate the effects of lupin roots on the mineral dynamics
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Short-term response of soil greenhouse gas fluxes to alfalfa termination methods in a Mediterranean cropping system Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-10-06 Marco Toderi, Paride D’Ottavio, Matteo Francioni, Ayaka Wenhong Kishimoto-Mo, Rodolfo Santilocchi, Laura Trozzo
ABSTRACT Soil acts as a natural source and sink for greenhouse gases (GHG) that are responsible for global warming and climate change. As the agricultural sector has an important impact on GHG (e.g., CO2, CH4, N2O) emissions, the definition of mitigation strategies is needed, especially for the Mediterranean climate areas that appear most vulnerable to climate change. The introduction of perennial
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Effects of mire disturbance by Sika deer on nitrogen fixation and denitrification in Ozegahara Mire, Japan Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-10-06 Haruka Shigeta, Kinuko Nakayama, Kazuyuki Inubushi, Miwa Matsushima Yashima, Mitsuru Sakamoto
ABSTRACT Ozegahara Mire is the largest alpine mire in Japan, and it has been preserved as the precious peatland ecosystem under oligotrophic condition. However, after the late 20 century, the mire has been exposed to ecosystem disturbance by invaded Sika deer. Browsing and digging of the mire vegetation by Sika deer have given considerable impacts on not only vegetation but also biochemical property
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Effects of weathering and silicic acid uptake by rice plants on weathered products -Quantitative changes in potassium, silica, and aluminum in granitic Fluvisol- Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-10-06 Mihoko Moriizumi, Noriharu Ae, Kaho Ozawa, Yuki Yoshida, Rei Hamano, Kaisei Numadate
ABSTRACT Potassium (K) fertilizers have been widely used to promise agricultural production, yet rice (Oryza sativa L.) showed healthy growth for long periods under K-deficient conditions. These findings imply that rice could take up minerals-bound K as non-exchangeable K. When the weathering of primary silicate minerals occurs in the rhizosphere of rice, the rice takes up not only dissolved K but
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Effects of land-use types on the temporal dynamics of soil active carbon and nitrogen in the rocky mountainous of North China Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-09-29 Shanshan Gong, Zhipei Feng, Anran Qu, Jinhua Sun, Xu XingKai, Lai Yong, Yuhua Kong
ABSTRACT To evaluate the effects of land-use types on the temporal dynamics of soil active carbon (C) and nitrogen (N), a field experiment was conducted from five adjacent sites, farmland (FL), abandoned land (AL), Platycladus orientalis artificial forest (PO), Robinia pseudoacacia artificial forest (RP) and Quercus variabilis artificial forest (QV) in the rocky mountainous of North China. Soil dissolved
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Optimum range of soil phosphorus fertility needed for effective arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation of Welsh onions in a non-allophanic Andosol Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-09-29 Takae Suzuki, Toru Uno, Ryosuke Tajima, Toyoaki Ito, Masanori Saito
ABSTRACT It has been demonstrated that inoculation of Welsh onions (Allium fistulosum) with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi during the nursery period followed by transplantation was effective in improving growth and reducing phosphorus fertilizer application. However, what range of soil phosphorus fertility is suitable for AM fungal inoculation remains unclear. To elucidate the optimal level of soil
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Soil microbial community responding to moderately elevated nitrogen deposition in a Japanese cool temperate forest surrounded by fertilized grasslands Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-09-16 Hirohiko Nagano, Masataka Nakayama, Genki Katata, Keitaro Fukushima, Takashi Yamaguchi, Makoto Watanabe, Toshiaki Kondo, Mariko Atarashi-Andoh, Tomohiro Kubota, Ryunosuke Tateno, Jun Koarashi
ABSTRACT To examine the hypothesis that the soil microbial community in a nitrogen (N) limited forest responds to moderately elevated N deposition (< 10 kg ha−1 yr−1), correlations between N deposition and soil microbial properties were analyzed in a cool temperate forest surrounded by normally fertilized pasture grasslands in northern Japan. Three experimental plots were established in forest edges
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Improving effect of potassium in organic amendments on sodic soils Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Limin Tong, Fu Fan, Akira Watanabe
ABSTRACT Sodification is a major soil problem that limits plant productivity in arid and semi-arid regions. For ameliorating sodic soils, the application of chemical amendments that can release calcium (Ca), which expels soil exchangeable sodium (Na), is the most widely accepted approach for solving this problem. However, an alternative more economical method would be desired in developing countries
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Accumulation and translocation of selenium in a soil–rice system in Guangxi, China Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Zhen Wang, Fei Pang, Wei Huang
ABSTRACT Selenium (Se) is an essential element for the human body. Humans meet their basic Se requirements primarily through food consumption. The largest Se-rich contiguous area in China is located in the southeast of Guangxi. In this study, the Se accumulation and translocation in the Guangxi rice–soil system was assessed. Organically bound Se (O-Se) was found to be the main type of soil Se (72.5%)
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Effects of non-uniform salt stress on growth, yield, and quality of tomato Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-08-26 Weihua Wang, Liliang Cai, Zhendong Long, Xue Zhang, Fengyue Zhao
ABSTRACT Previous studies found that non-uniform salt stress could alleviate salt damage to plants compared to uniform salt treatment. The root system of tomato was divided into two parts, including salt-free treatment (NaCl concentrations were zero in both root systems), non-uniform salt stress with a NaCl concentration of 0.1% in one side of the roots (0.1%, 0.3%; 0.1%, 0.5%), non-uniform salt stress
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Soil salinity, fertility and carbon content, and rice yield of salt-affected paddy with different cultivation period in southwestern coastal area of South Korea Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-08-23
ABSTRACT Salt-affected reclaimed tidelands (RTLs) in coastal areas of South Korea are commonly used for rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivation as excessive salts are removed through leaching by irrigation during rice growth. However, changes in soil properties and rice growth in RTLs by continuous rice cultivation are not well understood. In the present study, we investigated soil salinity indices (ECe
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Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-01 Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2021-07-05
(2021). Abstracts of Nippon Dojo-Hiryogaku Zasshi 92-01. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition: Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 353-354.