Enhancing soil organic carbon sequestration at different depths: the role of chitin-rich organic amendment in salt-affected soils

Zhang, He; Peng, Yuanyuan; De Clerck, Caroline; Li, Guihua; Zhang, Jianfeng; Degré, Aurore

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Enhancing soil organic carbon sequestration at different depths: the role of chitin-rich organic amendment in salt-affected soils

Zhang, He; Peng, Yuanyuan; De Clerck, Caroline et al.

2025 • In Environmental Technology and Innovation, p. 104395

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Zhang, He ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre

Peng, Yuanyuan

De Clerck, Caroline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Plant Sciences

Li, Guihua

Zhang, Jianfeng

Degré, Aurore ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Echanges Eau - Sol - Plantes

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Enhancing soil organic carbon sequestration at different depths: the role of chitin-rich organic amendment in salt-affected soils

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This work was jointly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22176215), the National Modern Agricultural Industry Technology System (CARS-23-B18), the Key Technology Research and Development Program of Shandong Province (2023TZXD087-5).

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