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{"title":"A Stochastic Approach to Quantifying the Propagation of Uncertainty in Soil Organic Carbon Content","authors":"Leonardo Inforsato,&nbsp;Pablo Rosso,&nbsp;Magdalena Main-Knorn,&nbsp;Ahsan Raza,&nbsp;Siyu Huang,&nbsp;Gohar Ghazaryan,&nbsp;Claas Nendel","doi":"10.1002/jpln.70038","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpln.70038","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Precision agriculture (PA) is a site-specific management approach that utilises spatiotemporal information to improve productivity while also promoting sustainability. Accurate estimates of soil properties, along with the uncertainty of these estimates, are necessary for decision-making in PA. An essential soil quantity required to accurately predict crop yield is the soil organic carbon (SOC) content. To obtain the large amount of information necessary for PA implementation, the use of satellite images has become a common practice. This allows the spatial interpolation of soil properties. However, this type of indirect approach carries higher relative uncertainties than direct measurements (e.g., laboratory experiments). Although error evaluations of soil properties resulting from indirect approaches are constantly considered, the consequences of error are not.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This work introduces a methodology to analyse the error propagation from predictions of SOC digital maps, using the Monte Carlo (MC) method.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We stochastically generated an error range for SOC maps, using one original map of SOC, and used these maps as inputs for a process-based model that simulated crop yields. Our approach evaluates how the error inherent in SOC observations and the subsequent spatial interpolation impacts crop yield forecasting, providing insights for decision-making and further PA implementation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our results show promise in the proposed method, delivering results that are difficult to obtain. The MC method was able to handle complex, non-linear error distributions and provide a comprehensive probabilistic assessment of uncertainty, which is important for accurately predicting the impact of SOC variability on crop yield.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This method offers a degree of flexibility and robustness that is not achievable with deterministic or simpler analytical approaches, ensuring more reliable and informative insights for PA.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"189 1","pages":"117-130"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jpln.70038","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146136243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Stochastic Approach to Quantifying the Propagation of Uncertainty in Soil Organic Carbon Content","authors":"Leonardo Inforsato,&nbsp;Pablo Rosso,&nbsp;Magdalena Main-Knorn,&nbsp;Ahsan Raza,&nbsp;Siyu Huang,&nbsp;Gohar Ghazaryan,&nbsp;Claas Nendel","doi":"10.1002/jpln.70038","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpln.70038","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Precision agriculture (PA) is a site-specific management approach that utilises spatiotemporal information to improve productivity while also promoting sustainability. Accurate estimates of soil properties, along with the uncertainty of these estimates, are necessary for decision-making in PA. An essential soil quantity required to accurately predict crop yield is the soil organic carbon (SOC) content. To obtain the large amount of information necessary for PA implementation, the use of satellite images has become a common practice. This allows the spatial interpolation of soil properties. However, this type of indirect approach carries higher relative uncertainties than direct measurements (e.g., laboratory experiments). Although error evaluations of soil properties resulting from indirect approaches are constantly considered, the consequences of error are not.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This work introduces a methodology to analyse the error propagation from predictions of SOC digital maps, using the Monte Carlo (MC) method.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We stochastically generated an error range for SOC maps, using one original map of SOC, and used these maps as inputs for a process-based model that simulated crop yields. Our approach evaluates how the error inherent in SOC observations and the subsequent spatial interpolation impacts crop yield forecasting, providing insights for decision-making and further PA implementation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our results show promise in the proposed method, delivering results that are difficult to obtain. The MC method was able to handle complex, non-linear error distributions and provide a comprehensive probabilistic assessment of uncertainty, which is important for accurately predicting the impact of SOC variability on crop yield.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This method offers a degree of flexibility and robustness that is not achievable with deterministic or simpler analytical approaches, ensuring more reliable and informative insights for PA.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"189 1","pages":"117-130"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jpln.70038","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146136441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Climate-Smart Tillage and Residue Return Enhance Carbon Sequestration and Yield in Cereal–Legume Intercropping Systems","authors":"Sana ur Rehman,&nbsp;Qihong Tu,&nbsp;Hossam S. El-Beltagi,&nbsp;Maqshoof Ahmad,&nbsp;Azhar Hussain,&nbsp;Haishui Yang,&nbsp;Atta ur Rehman Khan,&nbsp;Mahmoud Ahmed Amer,&nbsp;Muhammad Taimoor Shakeel,&nbsp;Muhammad Ishaq,&nbsp;Muhammad Irfan,&nbsp;Rabia Manzoor,&nbsp;Muhammad Jawad Babar,&nbsp;Rashid Iqbal,&nbsp;Xiaoping Xin","doi":"10.1002/jpln.70043","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpln.70043","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Sustainable agricultural practices are crucial for enhancing soil health and crop productivity in the face of increasing climate variability. Although conservation tillage and crop residue management are known to enhance resource use efficiency and carbon sequestration, their combined effects on soil carbon dynamics and yield in cereal–legume intercropping systems, especially in semiarid regions, remain underexplored.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines the synergistic effect of combining reduced tillage (RT) paired with residue return on soil organic carbon sequestration and crop productivity in a maize–soybean intercropping system.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A field experiment was conducted using different tillage practices, such as conventional tillage (CT), minimum tillage (MT), RT, and residue management approaches (with and without residue return) in a maize–soybean intercropping setup over 2 years.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>RT combined with residue return in sole soybean cultivation significantly enhanced soil nutrient availability, recording the highest concentrations of nitrate (8.65 mg kg⁻¹), phosphorus (6.7 mg kg⁻¹), and potassium (85 mg kg⁻¹), outperforming CT. RT also improved total organic carbon (TOC) content (6.1 g kg⁻¹) and carbon sequestration rate (2.42 Mg ha⁻¹ year⁻¹), compared to lower values under CT with sole maize (5.3 g kg⁻¹ and 2.00 Mg ha⁻¹ year⁻¹), emphasizing the carbon storage potential of legume-based systems. In terms of productivity, both CT and RT improved grain yield and land equivalent ratio (LER: 1.43 and 1.38, respectively), whereas MT consistently showed the lowest performance (LER: 1.08–1.09). However, the outcomes are site-specific to semiarid conditions, and their broader applicability may depend on factors such as soil type, management history, and environmental variability across different regions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings demonstrate that combining climate-smart tillage with residue return is an effective strategy to enhance both environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity in cereal–legume systems under semiarid conditions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"189 1","pages":"143-159"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146129977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Revisiting the Effectiveness of Nitrification Inhibitors Under Different Soil Moisture Conditions and Mineral Nitrogen Extraction Methods: Further Experimental Work Considering the Pasda et al. (2023) Opinion Paper","authors":"Mubashir Husnain,&nbsp;Pablo L. Ribeiro,&nbsp;Britta Pitann,&nbsp;Karl H. Mühling","doi":"10.1002/jpln.70044","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jpln.70044","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Background&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;In a recent opinion article, Pasda et al. indicated that the findings from our previous study (Guo et al.) were misleading due to the inappropriateness of the experimental work. The mentioned study focused on the effectiveness of four nitrification inhibitors (NIs) in reducing nitrous oxide (N&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O) emissions as affected by temperature and moisture.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Aims&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;We assessed to what extent the issues raised by Pasda et al. impact the findings presented by Guo et al. The points considered were (1) the lack of distinction between pure NIs, commercial formulations, and NI-treated fertilizers, (2) unsuitable application rates of nitrogen (N) and NIs, and (3) inappropriate soil NH&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt;-N extraction method.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Methods&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;We conducted an incubation experiment to evaluate the efficacy of dicyandiamide (DCD), 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP) (pure NIs), ENTEC (DMPP-treated fertilizer), and PIADIN (commercial NI formulation) under 60% and 80% water-holding capacity (WHC). Application rates of N and NIs followed Guo et al. but were adjusted according to Pasda et al. comments. The measurements included periodic monitoring of soil NH&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt;-N and NO&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;-N concentrations, as well as N&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O-N emissions. We compared 0.0125 M CaCl&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; and 1 M KCl extraction solutions to assess the effectiveness of NIs in regulating soil mineral N concentrations.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Results&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;The control treatments at the both 60% and 80% WHC exhibited highest N&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O-N emissions; however, emissions were higher at 80% WHC compared to 60%. NIs effectively reduced N&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O emissions although the efficiency was slightly lower 80% WHC. Furthermore, NI treatments also retained higher NH&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt;-N levels and suppressed NO&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;-N accumulation. KCl extractions consistently yielded higher amount of NH&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt;-N as compared to CaCl&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;The study proves that the dilution of ENTEC significantly affected Guo et al.’s results. In the current study, ENTEC effectively reduced N&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O emissions, performing similar to DMPP, DCD, and PIADIN. The high efficiency of these inhibitors remains consistent and in line with the earlier findings. Although the KCl extraction is more pr","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"189 1","pages":"160-167"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jpln.70044","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146129716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Revisiting the Effectiveness of Nitrification Inhibitors Under Different Soil Moisture Conditions and Mineral Nitrogen Extraction Methods: Further Experimental Work Considering the Pasda et al. (2023) Opinion Paper","authors":"Mubashir Husnain,&nbsp;Pablo L. Ribeiro,&nbsp;Britta Pitann,&nbsp;Karl H. Mühling","doi":"10.1002/jpln.70044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.70044","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Background&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;In a recent opinion article, Pasda et al. indicated that the findings from our previous study (Guo et al.) were misleading due to the inappropriateness of the experimental work. The mentioned study focused on the effectiveness of four nitrification inhibitors (NIs) in reducing nitrous oxide (N&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O) emissions as affected by temperature and moisture.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Aims&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;We assessed to what extent the issues raised by Pasda et al. impact the findings presented by Guo et al. The points considered were (1) the lack of distinction between pure NIs, commercial formulations, and NI-treated fertilizers, (2) unsuitable application rates of nitrogen (N) and NIs, and (3) inappropriate soil NH&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt;-N extraction method.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Methods&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;We conducted an incubation experiment to evaluate the efficacy of dicyandiamide (DCD), 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP) (pure NIs), ENTEC (DMPP-treated fertilizer), and PIADIN (commercial NI formulation) under 60% and 80% water-holding capacity (WHC). Application rates of N and NIs followed Guo et al. but were adjusted according to Pasda et al. comments. The measurements included periodic monitoring of soil NH&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt;-N and NO&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;-N concentrations, as well as N&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O-N emissions. We compared 0.0125 M CaCl&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; and 1 M KCl extraction solutions to assess the effectiveness of NIs in regulating soil mineral N concentrations.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Results&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;The control treatments at the both 60% and 80% WHC exhibited highest N&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O-N emissions; however, emissions were higher at 80% WHC compared to 60%. NIs effectively reduced N&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O emissions although the efficiency was slightly lower 80% WHC. Furthermore, NI treatments also retained higher NH&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt;-N levels and suppressed NO&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;−&lt;/sup&gt;-N accumulation. KCl extractions consistently yielded higher amount of NH&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt;-N as compared to CaCl&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;The study proves that the dilution of ENTEC significantly affected Guo et al.’s results. In the current study, ENTEC effectively reduced N&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O emissions, performing similar to DMPP, DCD, and PIADIN. The high efficiency of these inhibitors remains consistent and in line with the earlier findings. Although the KCl extraction is more pr","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"189 1","pages":"160-167"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jpln.70044","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146129717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Issue Information: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 6/2025","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/jpln.70041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.70041","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"188 6","pages":"859-860"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jpln.70041","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145625667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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{"title":"Contents: J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 7/2025","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/jpln.70040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.70040","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"188 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jpln.70040","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145625718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nutrients, Metals, and Carbon in Soils Irrigated With Treated Versus Untreated Wastewater","authors":"Benjamin J. Heyde,&nbsp;Kathia Lüneberg,&nbsp;Nicole Hahn,&nbsp;Melanie Braun,&nbsp;Jan Siemens,&nbsp;Christina Siebe","doi":"10.1002/jpln.70042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.70042","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Reuse of wastewater for irrigation can mitigate pressure on water resources and support closing nutrient cycles in an agriculture–sanitary economy but is associated with health and environmental risks, which can be mitigated by wastewater treatment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigates the effects of water treatment on soluble metals, nutrients, and organic carbon (C_org) in an incubation experiment with soils, long-term irrigated with untreated wastewater.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Leptosol, Phaeozem, and Vertisol topsoils were mixed with either wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) influent (unspiked or spiked with antibiotics and disinfectants) or WWTP effluent (unspiked or spiked).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>WWTP effluent contained less total C_org, N, and P than influent. Soil type significantly influenced almost all analyzed parameters, including soil pH and contents of water-extractable C_org, nutrients (N, P, and S), and metals, except for Na. Irrigation with WWTP effluent instead of influent reduced the availability of N and <i>ortho</i>-P in soils but increased soluble concentrations of Cr, Fe, Mn, Na, and Ni.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This indicates that treatment of wastewater used for irrigation bears the risks of decreasing nutrient availability in soils and mobilization of metals, including previously accumulated trace metals. Further, considering soil properties is essential for assessing the effects of water treatment on soil nutrients, carbon, and metals.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16802,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science","volume":"189 1","pages":"131-142"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jpln.70042","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146136598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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