Research Progress

Sunlight Drives Leaf Mass Area Depending on Spectral Composition Plant functional traits generally reflect the trade-off strategy between plant resource acquisition and investment under environmental changes. Plant leaves, as the main organ that converts inorgan... 2021-08-11

Plant functional traits generally reflect the trade-off strategy between plant resource acquisition and investment under environmental changes. Plant leaves, as the main organ that converts inorgan...

Priming Effect Caused by Root Litter Varies with Root Order Despite the fact that plant litter contributes more to soil organic carbon storage, plant litter can influence soil organic crbon decomposition via the priming effect. While our current understandi... 2021-07-22

Despite the fact that plant litter contributes more to soil organic carbon storage, plant litter can influence soil organic crbon decomposition via the priming effect. While our current understandi...

Long-term No-tillage with Crop Residue Application Could Improve Soil Nitrogen Cycling Conventional tillage has been the common agricultural practices in the agroecosystem of northeastern China for a long period, with crop residues removed or burnt, which has caused serious soil degr... 2021-07-12

Conventional tillage has been the common agricultural practices in the agroecosystem of northeastern China for a long period, with crop residues removed or burnt, which has caused serious soil degr...

Scientists Conduct Meta-analysis of Literature Investigating Fate and Use Efficiency of Nitrogen ... The application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer in farmland can significantly increase crop yields. But excessive application of N may decrease N utilization efficiency, increase N losses and cause envi... 2021-07-12

The application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer in farmland can significantly increase crop yields. But excessive application of N may decrease N utilization efficiency, increase N losses and cause envi...

Researchers Develop and Improve the in Situ Paired 15N Labeling Technique to Study Mature Tree N ... Nitrogen (N) is often the limiting nutrient for plant photosynthesis and productivity in temperate forests. Variation in N uptake among different plant species is important to reduce competition an... 2021-07-12

Nitrogen (N) is often the limiting nutrient for plant photosynthesis and productivity in temperate forests. Variation in N uptake among different plant species is important to reduce competition an...