Residue Decomposition

Residue Decomposition is a biogeochemical process in which organic plant and animal materials are broken down by microbial activity into simpler compounds, releasing nutrients back into the soil for reuse by plants and other organisms.

Publications

174.3K

Citations

10.5K

Authors

2.3K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

898

Parents

Nutrient Cycling

Children

Carbon Flux During DecompositionCover Crop Residue DecompositionHemicellulose DecompositionInvertebrate-mediated DecompositionLignocellulose BreakdownMicrobial Decomposer CommunitiesNitrogen Release From ResiduesPhosphorus Release From ResiduesResidue Placement EffectsSoil Organic Carbon Turnover

Publications

Agricultural residues as precursors for activated carbon production—A review

O. Ioannidou · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · 2006 · 1.5K citations

Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Biotechnology +13

Biochar stability in soil: meta‐analysis of decomposition and priming effects

Jinyang Wang, Zhengqin Xiong, Yakov Kuzyakov · GCB Bioenergy · 2015 · 1.3K citations · Full text

Agriculture, Soil Sciences, Soil Biogeochemistry +16

Biomass pyrolysis kinetics: A comparative critical review with relevant agricultural residue case studies

John E. White, W. James Catallo, B. L. Legendre · Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis · 2011 · 1.2K citations

Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering +14

Effects of temperature and particle size on bio-char yield from pyrolysis of agricultural residues

Ayhan Demirbaş · Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis · 2004 · 1.1K citations

Agriculture, Agronomy, Biosystems Engineering +14

The Global Stoichiometry of Litter Nitrogen Mineralization

Stefano Manzoni, Robert B. Jackson, J. A. Trofymow et al. · Science · 2008 · 695 citations

Agriculture, Ecology, Soil Sciences +17

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Authors

10.5K

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Sylvie Recous
Fractionnation of AgroResources and Environment, France
18 publications · 2.4K citations
17
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Yakov Kuzyakov
University of Göttingen, Germany
12 publications · 2.4K citations
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Björn Berg
University of Helsinki, Finland
13 publications · 1.2K citations
12
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Petra Marschner
The University of Adelaide, Australia
9 publications · 710 citations
9
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Georg Cadisch
University of Hohenheim, Germany
8 publications · 556 citations
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2.3K

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Venues

Bioresource Technology
152 publications · 15.1K citations
70
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Soil Biology and Biochemistry
119 publications · 10.4K citations
58
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Waste Management
77 publications · 4.7K citations
45
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Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
72 publications · 6.2K citations
39
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Fuel
53 publications · 3.7K citations
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