Maize root and shoot litter quality controls short-term CO.sub.2 and N.sub.2O emissions and bacterial community structure of arable soil

• Published in: Biogeosciences Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 1181 - 2361
• Main Authors: Rummel, Pauline Sophie, Pfeiffer, Birgit, Pausch, Johanna, Well, Reinhard, Schneider, Dominik, Dittert, Klaus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus GmbH 28.02.2020
• Subjects: Bacteria; Comparative analysis; Corn; Denitrification; Fertilizers; Genes; Plants (Organisms); Quality control; Quality management; RNA; Soil microbiology; Soil structure; Soils; Structure (Literature)

Chemical composition of root and shoot litter controls decomposition and, subsequently, C availability for biological nitrogen transformation processes in soils. While aboveground plant residues have been proven to increase N.sub.2 O emissions, studies on root litter effects are scarce. This study a...