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Root biomass, length, surface area and volume decreased under manure substitution.
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e0“decrease in root biomass (13.5‒29.1%), length (14.8‒43.3%), surface area (14.1‒48.8%) and volume (17.9‒53.4%)”
t0“Manure substitution for chemical nitrogen enhances soil quality without compromising maize yield”
Title
Chao Zhou; Jia Wang; Jia Wang; et al. Frontiers in Plant Science 2025. doi:10.3389/fpls.2025.1694608
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- Intervention effect 25% manure substitution maintained maize yield versus CK.
- Intervention effect 50‒100% manure substitution decreased maize yield by 15.9‒67.2%.
- Intervention effect Manure substitution increased the soil quality index by 44‒55% at 0-20 cm.
- Intervention effect Manure substitution increased soil organic C, total nitrogen and microbial biomass C and N.
- Intervention effect Manure substitution increased soil enzyme activities.
- Intervention effect Manure substitution significantly increased abundance of four bacterial phyla by 12% to 101%.
- Association Bacterial taxa correlated strongly with soil nutrient and C/N acquiring enzyme activities.
- Recommendation The authors identify 25% as the optimal manure substitution rate.