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Xu Xu1, Valentyna Krashevska2, Zemin Zhao3

  • 1Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab of Solid Organic Waste Utilization, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Solid Organic Wastes, Educational Ministry Engineering Center of Resource-saving Fertilizers, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, China; JF Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen 37073 Göttingen, Germany.

Journal of Advanced Research
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PubMed
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Organic fertilizers boost soil nematode populations and plant growth, especially in warmer regions. This research clarifies how fertilization strategies impact soil ecosystems and agricultural yields globally.

Keywords:
Crop productivityGlobal agricultureOrganic fertilizerPlant-soil feedbackSoil nematodesSustainable fertilization

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