Arable soil nitrogen dynamics reflect organic inputs via the extended composite phenotype.

Autor: Neal AL; Net Zero and Resilient Farming, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, UK. andy.neal@rothamsted.ac.uk., Barrat HA; Net Zero and Resilient Farming, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, UK.; The Carbon Trust, London, UK., Bacq-Lebreuil A; School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK.; Genesis, Lisors, France., Qin Y; Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands., Zhang X; Sustainable Soils and Crops, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK., Takahashi T; Net Zero and Resilient Farming, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, UK.; Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Langford, UK., Rubio V; Programa de Producción y Sustentabilidad Ambiental, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), Estación Experimental INIA La Estanzuela, Colonia, Uruguay.; School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA., Hughes D; Intelligent Data Ecosystems, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK., Clark IM; Sustainable Soils and Crops, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK., Cárdenas LM; Net Zero and Resilient Farming, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, UK., Gardiner LJ; IBM Research Europe - Daresbury, The Hartree Centre, Warrington, UK., Krishna R; IBM Research Europe - Daresbury, The Hartree Centre, Warrington, UK., Glendining ML; Intelligent Data Ecosystems, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK., Ritz K; School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK., Mooney SJ; School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK., Crawford JW; Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nature food [Nat Food] 2023 Jan; Vol. 4 (1), pp. 51-60. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 23.
DOI: 10.1038/s43016-022-00671-z
Abstrakt: Achieving food security requires resilient agricultural systems with improved nutrient-use efficiency, optimized water and nutrient storage in soils, and reduced gaseous emissions. Success relies on understanding coupled nitrogen and carbon metabolism in soils, their associated influences on soil structure and the processes controlling nitrogen transformations at scales relevant to microbial activity. Here we show that the influence of organic matter on arable soil nitrogen transformations can be decoded by integrating metagenomic data with soil structural parameters. Our approach provides a mechanistic explanation of why organic matter is effective in reducing nitrous oxide losses while supporting system resilience. The relationship between organic carbon, soil-connected porosity and flow rates at scales relevant to microbes suggests that important increases in nutrient-use efficiency could be achieved at lower organic carbon stocks than currently envisaged.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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