NEW in @soilandtillageresearch Mechanisms and sources of organic #carbon accrual in deep #soil under long-term #straw return doi.org/10.1016/j.st... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1ml4ec13yg... #SoilOrganicMatter #sequestration #CO2 #CarbonUseEfficiency #microbialbiomass #aminosugars

NEW in #CATENA Thermal and microbial #stability of organic matter during #soil restoration doi.org/10.1016/j.ca... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mkm31Dk5A... #SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #sequestration #energy #agriculture #CO2 #landuse #forest

NEW in @GlobalChangeBio Theoretical & Actual #Carbon #Sequestration Potential in China's Terrestrial #Ecosystems doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... #SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #carbonsequestration #soil #agriculture #grasslands #landuse #forest

NEW in @soilandtillageresearch Actual and potential #carbon #sequestration in topsoils of eastern China doi.org/10.1016/j.st... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mjJGc13yg... #SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #soil #agriculture #landuse

Organic amendments account for the intrinsic quality (e.g., C/N ratio) of SOM and the extrinsic climatic conditions optimize persistent C pool formation. doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

Organic amendments account for the intrinsic quality (e.g., C/N ratio) of SOM and the extrinsic climatic conditions optimize persistent C pool formation. doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

NEW in @Geoderma_Jrnl Organic amendments reshaped chemical composition of #soil organic matter: A meta-analysis doi.org/10.1016/j.ge... #SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #sequestration #carbonsequestration #soil #agriculture #global #Fertilisers #carbon #review #MetaAnalysis

Final version of Models of rhizolith formation and implications for paleoenvironmental reconstructions in Quaternary Research doi.org/10.1017/qua.... Lead by @ZamanianKazem #soil #Roots #model #rhizosphere #carbon #Carbonates #CaCO3 #inorganiccarbon

NEW in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment Grazing management in alpine #grasslands: Ecological impacts and sustainable development doi.org/10.1016/j.ag... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mhNJcA-Iz... #SoilOrganicCarbon #soil #agriculture #grasslands #Roots #CO2 #N2O #CH4 #landuse #review

NEW in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Biosurfactant slows down n-hexadecane #biodegradation: 13C-labeled rhamnolipid tracing doi.org/10.1016/j.ec... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... #soil #pollution #contaminants #soilbacteria #13Clabeling #isotopes

NEW in @Pedosphere1991 Biochar increases crop yield in salt-affected soils: A #metaanalysis doi.org/10.1016/j.pe... #SoilOrganicMatter #soil #agriculture #salinity #alkaliniy #sodicy #biochar #global #landuse #Fertilisers #Phosphorus #Rice #wheat #maize

NEW in @Geoderma_Jrnl Iron oxides, #enzymes, and #nutrients control #soil organic matter stability in subtropical #forest ecosystems doi.org/10.1016/j.ge... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S... #SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #Tropics #Phosphorus #nitrogen

Don’t miss your chance to be part of #INQUA2027 in #Lucknow, India! We invite you to submit your abstract — especially for our scientific session on the #TERRA approach. 🗓 Submission deadline: February 15, 2026 🔗 Submit here: inquaindia2027.in/call-submissions Hurry up — time is running out!

NEW in @SoilBiolBiochem Functional trait diversity in overstorey and understorey increases microbial carbon use efficiency in a #forest #plantation #soil doi.org/10.1016/j.so... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mbrd8g13j... #CarbonUseEfficiency #microbialbiomass

NEW in Frontiers in Soil Science Biochar raises #soil health and reduces greenhouse gas emissions in #arid lands doi.org/10.3389/fsoi... lead by Said Al-Ismaily & Daniel Blackburn #SoilOrganicMatter #sequestration #carbonsequestration #soilhealth #CO2 #N2O #CH4 #global #landuse #metaanalysis

NEW in Environmental Science & Technology High-Dose Biochar Hinders Micro/Nanoplastic-Induced Soil Positive Priming by Reducing Substrate Quality and Microbial Activity doi.org/10.1021/acs.... #soil #primingeffect #microbialbiomass #enzymes #biochar #microplastics #isotopes

Do you like dates? Light, Shade, and #Temperature Effects on Date Palm Fruits Ripening, #Pigments, and #Phytohormones NEW in International Journal of Horticultural Science and Technology ijhst.ut.ac.ir/article_1057... #datepalm #fruits #arid

A definitely new experience in my life: Afterwards, you know who among your friends & colleagues reads the local paper – and which 5 minutes of a 1.5-hour conversation the public gets to see 😄: from #farmlife in #Franken, studies @unibayreuth.bsky.social, love for #Africa to @terra-cluster.org 😅

NEW in @plantandsoil Localized #fertilizer co-applied with #biochar suspension increases #phosphorus uptake by #maize doi.org/10.1007/s111... Free: rdcu.be/e0ueW Lead by Irina Loginova #SoilOrganicCarbon #soil #agriculture #Roots #isotopes

#JobAlert: 15 #PhD positions (3.5 y) in the @terra-cluster.org: Deadline 26th Jan: Geoscientists, Biologists, Modellers: if you are curious about how Geo-Bio-Interactions shape eco- to EarthSystem trajectories: join #TERRA either at @unituebingen.bsky.social, @unihohenheim.bsky.social or @sgn.one

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NATURE PLANTS: Rice canopies with the different clumped architecture (CI gradients ranging from 0.5 to 0.9) doi.org/10.1038/s414... Free: rdcu.be/eYiIl

Final version in NATURE PLANTS Clumped canopy architecture raises global crop yield & reduces N2O emissions doi.org/10.1038/s414... Free: rdcu.be/eYiIl Critical role of canopy architecture in food security & new strategy to raise crop productivity and sustainability #wheat #maize #rice #soybean

New Journal: SOIL ECOLOGY sciltp.com/journals/se Open-access, multidisciplinary international Journal for high-quality research focusing on the ecology of soil organisms and soils Lead by Prof Stefan Scheu @sscheu2 Submit your papers!

NEW in Applied Soil Ecology Return of #soil function: texture and thermal load drive post-fire microbial reactivation doi.org/10.1016/j.ap... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mU3C3JGmR... Lead by @caritomerinoguz #SoilOrganicCarbon #microbialbiomass #enzymes #wildfire #forest

NEW in @GlobalChangeBio Activation Energy Is a Useful Proxy for Intrinsic #Stability of #Soil Organic Matter doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... #SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #carbon #methods #Arrhenius #GlobalWarming #decomposition #CO2

New paper out in Global Change Biology Cheng et al. Stressor Combinations Shift Soil Microbial Communities From Rare to Unknown Taxa and Alter Genomic Strategies w/ @manudelbaq.bsky.social & others onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

NEW in Agricultural Systems Framework to identify and optimize the dominant factors that limit cropland productivity doi.org/10.1016/j.ag... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mTwd_,ivL... #SoilOrganicCarbon #soil #agriculture #landuse #Fertilisers #Rice #paddy #paddysoil #wheat #maize

NEW in SCIENCE ADVANCES Decoupling of microbial #carbon use efficiency and #respiration across global soils doi.org/10.1126/scia... #carbonsequestration #soil #CO2 #CarbonUseEfficiency #GlobalChange #global #landuse

NEW in Agricultural Water Management Subsoiling with #straw return optimizes the maize #root system and #water productivity doi.org/10.1016/j.ag... #SoilOrganicCarbon #soil #agriculture #Roots #landuse #Fertilisers #rhizosphere #carbon #maize

NEW in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment Particulate & mineral-associated organic #carbon stocks under grazing exclusion doi.org/10.1016/j.ag... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mPzbcA-Iz... #SoilOrganicMatter #soil #agriculture #grasslands #enzymes #landuse #aminosugars #MicrobialNecromass

Exciting in NATURE PLANTS Clumped canopy architecture raises global crop yield and reduces N2O emissions doi.org/10.1038/s414... Free: rdcu.be/eYiIl Critical role of canopy architecture in food security and a novel strategy to raise agricultural productivity and sustainability on a global scale.

Fungal #necromass fate in #paddy #soil depends on #fertilization NEW in Biology & Fertility of Soils doi.org/10.1007/s003... free: rdcu.be/eYl9R #SoilOrganicMatter #sequestration #microbialbiomass #enzymes #aminosugars #MicrobialNecromass #soilfungi #paddysoil #13Clabeling #isotopes

NEW in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment Particulate & mineral-associated organic matter in #cropland #soils: #Metaanalysis doi.org/10.1016/j.ag... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mPGncA-Iz... #SoilOrganicCarbon #sequestration #agriculture #global #landuse #Fertilisers #nitrogen

NEW in Journal of Hazardous Materials Resistance of autotrophic and heterotrophic nitrifiers to #soil Zn #contamination doi.org/10.1016/j.jh... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mMjJ15DSl... 🍾Happy and healthy New Year! 🍾

Mineral–Enzyme Interactions Drive #Soil Organic #Carbon Accumulation & Stabilization in #Permafrost Final version in Environmental Science & Technology doi.org/10.1021/acs.... Lead by Jun-Hao Zhu & Guang-Hui Yu #SoilOrganicMatter #enzymes #GlobalWarming #MicrobialNecromass #soilbacteria #soilfungi

100 Years of Soil Organic Matter Priming Research NEW in @GlobalChangeBio doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... We review mechanisms, processes & consequences of priming driven by sophisticated experiments, brilliant ideas & methods #SoilOrganicMatter #soil #CO2 #microbialbiomass #enzymes Happy & healthy 2026!

CONGRATS: GöTageblatt selected @jhenkhar.bsky.social's great study of @uni-goettingen.de (@ykuzyakov.bsky.social), @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social (A. Gorbushina), Univ. de la Frontera (F. Matus) & @unituebingen.bsky.social on #fire impact on #soils & post-fire #nutrient recovery tinyurl.com/w9k7zv62

Dark CO2 fixation in #soils: A meta‐analysis of mechanisms and controlling factors dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... Dark CO2 fixation represents an underappreciated but ecologically relevant microbial process contributing to organic carbon accrual in soil.

NEW in @GlobalChangeBio Dark CO2 fixation in #soils: A meta‐analysis of mechanisms and controlling factors dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... #SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #sequestration #CO2 #microbialbiomass #global #MicrobialNecromass #soilbacteria #soilfungi #redox #ATP

NEW in @GlobalChangeBio Trophic Cascade Effects for #Soil #Carbon #Sequestration in Alpine #Tundra doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... #SoilOrganicMatter #carbonsequestration #grasslands #microbialbiomass #GlobalChange #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #soilbacteria #soilfungi #13Clabeling #isotopes

NEW in REVIEW in @SoilBiolBiochem Iron plaque in paddy: Formation, functions, & applications doi.org/10.1016/j.so... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mJsv8g13f... #SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #carbonsequestration #soil #Roots #rhizosphere #carbon #Rice #paddy #paddysoil #iron

Happy to finally announce that our @dfg.de Research Unit #MultiStress was finally approved for funding. So happy, to be part of this amazing team led by R. Rötter @uni-goettingen.de: Core field sites at @agrarunigoe.bsky.social & @JOOUST (Kenya) to unravel joint biotic & abiotic stresses on #maize🍾

NEW in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment Microbial metabolism decline in degraded #grasslands depends on #soil organism size doi.org/10.1016/j.ag... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mHuJcA-Iv... #CarbonUseEfficiency #microbialbiomass #aminosugars #MicrobialNecromass #soilbacteria #soilfungi

NEW in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS Conservation #agriculture raises #crop #nitrogen acquisition by plant-microbe synergy under #climate warming doi.org/10.1038/s414... Great work let by Jing Tian #soil #agriculture #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #landuse #Fertilisers #soilbacteria

#GBI group of @unituebingen.bsky.social visited #Esslingen medival christmas market (2nd time - seems like a tradition shapes). Enjoyed mead, hemp bread döner or knight's skewer, but also traditional craftsmanship, artists and musicians. Despite crazily crowded, it can really be recommended 🎄

NEW in @SoilBiolBiochem Frequency & C:N:P #stoichiometry of organic inputs determines C balance in #paddy #soils doi.org/10.1016/j.so... 50-day free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mE-L8g13f... #SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #soil #primingeffect #CO2 #microbialbiomass #Rice #paddy #paddysoil

NEW in Environmental Science & Technology Mineral–Enzyme Interactions Drive #Soil Organic #Carbon Accumulation & Stabilization in #Permafrost doi.org/10.1021/acs.... Lead by Jun-Hao Zhu & Guang-Hui Yu #SoilOrganicMatter #enzymes #GlobalWarming #MicrobialNecromass #soilbacteria #soilfungi

NEW in Fundamental Research Key role of microbial necromass and iron minerals for micronutrients and biological nitrogen fixation in #soil doi.org/10.1016/j.fm... Lead by @yuguanghui307 #litter #straw #manure #Fertilisers #Phosphorus ##MicrobialNecromass #soilbacteria #soilfungi

NEW in @soilandtillageresearch Soil health constraints in agroecosystems: Machine learning reveals microbial enzymatic thresholds and Drivers doi.org/10.1016/j.st... 50-day Free: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mCytc13yd... #SoilOrganicMatter #SoilOrganicCarbon #soil #agriculture