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2025

Journal Article

Soil degradation: an integrated model of the causes and drivers

Kopittke, Peter M., Harper, Stephen M., Asio, Luz G., Asio, Victor B., Batalon, Juanito T., Batuigas, April Mae T., Gonzaga, Apolinario B., Gonzaga, Nelda R., de Guzman, Maria Teresa L., Lumanao, Deejay M., McKenna, Brigid A., Soyon, Gennie B., Vergara, Joana Rose M. and Sanchez, Pearl B. (2025). Soil degradation: an integrated model of the causes and drivers. International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 13 (4), 744-755. doi: 10.1016/j.iswcr.2025.07.010

Soil degradation: an integrated model of the causes and drivers

2025

Journal Article

Spatially-resolved characterisation of phosphate fertiliser reaction zones for sustainable soil management

McKenna, Brigid A., Lombi, Enzo, McLaren, Timothy I., Doolette, Casey L., Raymond, Nelly S. and Kopittke, Peter M. (2025). Spatially-resolved characterisation of phosphate fertiliser reaction zones for sustainable soil management. Geoderma, 463 117564, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117564

Spatially-resolved characterisation of phosphate fertiliser reaction zones for sustainable soil management

2025

Journal Article

The balance between microbial arsenic methylation and demethylation in paddy soils underpins global arsenic risk and straighthead disease in rice

Dai, Jun, Chen, Chuan, Zhai, Zhi-Qiang, Gao, A-Xiang, Johnson, David R., Kopittke, Peter M., Zhao, Fang-Jie and Wang, Peng (2025). The balance between microbial arsenic methylation and demethylation in paddy soils underpins global arsenic risk and straighthead disease in rice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122 (38) e2508311122, 1-12. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2508311122

The balance between microbial arsenic methylation and demethylation in paddy soils underpins global arsenic risk and straighthead disease in rice

2024

Journal Article

Soil is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change

Kopittke, Peter M., Dalal, Ram C., McKenna, Brigid A., Smith, Pete, Wang, Peng, Weng, Zhe, van der Bom, Frederik J. T. and Menzies, Neal W. (2024). Soil is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Soil, 10 (2), 873-885. doi: 10.5194/soil-10-873-2024

Soil is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change

2024

Journal Article

Physicochemical protection is more important than chemical functional composition in controlling soil organic carbon retention following long-term land-use change

Barnard, Meghan, Dalal, Ram C., Weng, Zhe H., Schweizer, Steffen A. and Kopittke, Peter M. (2024). Physicochemical protection is more important than chemical functional composition in controlling soil organic carbon retention following long-term land-use change. Geoderma, 452 117098, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.117098

Physicochemical protection is more important than chemical functional composition in controlling soil organic carbon retention following long-term land-use change

2021

Journal Article

The role of soil in defining planetary boundaries and the safe operating space for humanity

Kopittke, Peter M., Menzies, Neal W., Dalal, Ram C., McKenna, Brigid A., Husted, Søren, Wang, Peng and Lombi, Enzo (2021). The role of soil in defining planetary boundaries and the safe operating space for humanity. Environment International, 146 106245, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106245

The role of soil in defining planetary boundaries and the safe operating space for humanity

2019

Journal Article

Soil and the intensification of agriculture for global food security

Kopittke, Peter M., Menzies, Neal W., Wang, Peng, McKenna, Brigid A. and Lombi, Enzo (2019). Soil and the intensification of agriculture for global food security. Environment International, 132 105078, 105078. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105078

Soil and the intensification of agriculture for global food security

2026

Journal Article

A comparative study of methods to quantify wheat yield penalty attributable to soil sodicity across north-eastern Australia

Lai, Yunru, Pringle, Matthew J., Kopittke, Peter M., Menzies, Neal W., Orton, Thomas G. and Dang, Yash P. (2026). A comparative study of methods to quantify wheat yield penalty attributable to soil sodicity across north-eastern Australia. Soil and Tillage Research, 262 107209, 1-20. doi: 10.1016/j.still.2026.107209

A comparative study of methods to quantify wheat yield penalty attributable to soil sodicity across north-eastern Australia

2026

Journal Article

Fraction-specific pathways of sulfur cycling in agroecosystems with highly weathered soils

Zhou, Wenxiang, McKenna, Brigid A., McLaren, Timothy I., Dalal, Ram C., Bennett-Jones, Joshua and Kopittke, Peter M. (2026). Fraction-specific pathways of sulfur cycling in agroecosystems with highly weathered soils. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 405 110365, 110365. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2026.110365

Fraction-specific pathways of sulfur cycling in agroecosystems with highly weathered soils

2026

Journal Article

Reactive minerals and physicochemical protection drive soil organic carbon accumulation along a rainforest toposequence

Bennett-Jones, Joshua T., Kopittke, Peter M., Zhou, Wenxiang, Thomsen, Lars, Owen, Nicholas D. and McLaren, Timothy I. (2026). Reactive minerals and physicochemical protection drive soil organic carbon accumulation along a rainforest toposequence. Geoderma, 469 117820, 117820. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2026.117820

Reactive minerals and physicochemical protection drive soil organic carbon accumulation along a rainforest toposequence

2026

Journal Article

Dietary selenium from soil micronutrients and risk of incident type 2 diabetes

Wang, Fang-Fang, Sang, Miao-Miao, Lü, Qi-Xin, Gu, Yi, Wu, Tong-Zhi, Tang, Zhu, Xie, Wan-Ying, Qiu, Shan-Hu, Yuan, Yang, Zhou, Xiao-Ying, Schomburg, Lutz, Kopittke, Peter M., Shi, Xiao-Ming, Zhao, Fang-Jie, Sun, Zi-Lin and Wang, Peng (2026). Dietary selenium from soil micronutrients and risk of incident type 2 diabetes. Nature Health. doi: 10.1038/s44360-026-00075-4

Dietary selenium from soil micronutrients and risk of incident type 2 diabetes

2026

Journal Article

Mapping the fertosphere's phosphorus availability distribution in a field trial using a novel diffusive gradients in thin-films (fDGT) technique

Doolette, Casey L., Smith, Euan, Tavakkoli, Ehsan, van Zwieten, Lukas, McKenna, Brigid A., Kopittke, Peter M. and Lombi, Enzo (2026). Mapping the fertosphere's phosphorus availability distribution in a field trial using a novel diffusive gradients in thin-films (fDGT) technique. SOIL, 12 (1), 253-261. doi: 10.5194/soil-12-253-2026

Mapping the fertosphere's phosphorus availability distribution in a field trial using a novel diffusive gradients in thin-films (fDGT) technique

2025

Journal Article

Functional group composition of soil organic carbon varies between soil organic matter fractions but not with long-term cropping or soil depth

Zhou, Wenxiang, McKenna, Brigid A., Bennett-Jones, Joshua, McLaren, Timothy I., Dalal, Ram C. and Kopittke, Peter M. (2025). Functional group composition of soil organic carbon varies between soil organic matter fractions but not with long-term cropping or soil depth. Pedosphere. doi: 10.1016/j.pedsph.2025.12.006

Functional group composition of soil organic carbon varies between soil organic matter fractions but not with long-term cropping or soil depth

2025

Journal Article

Rapid acquisition of ionomic and morphological data from plant seeds through fast X-ray fluorescence microscopy and computer vision

Zhu, Yu-Peng, McKenna, Brigid A., Fischer, Sina, Kopittke, Peter M., Salt, David E., Huang, Xin-Yuang, Zhao, Fang-Jie, Tang, Zhong and Wang, Peng (2025). Rapid acquisition of ionomic and morphological data from plant seeds through fast X-ray fluorescence microscopy and computer vision. Plant Phenomics, 7 (4) 100138, 100138. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphe.2025.100138

Rapid acquisition of ionomic and morphological data from plant seeds through fast X-ray fluorescence microscopy and computer vision

2025

Journal Article

Soil sulfur speciation in semi-arid, subtropical Australia after 40 years of land use management

McKenna, Brigid A., Thornton, Craig M., Dalal, Ram C., Barnard, Meghan, Zhou, Wenxiang, Wykes, Jeremy L. and Kopittke, Peter M. (2025). Soil sulfur speciation in semi-arid, subtropical Australia after 40 years of land use management. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 24 102337, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jafr.2025.102337

Soil sulfur speciation in semi-arid, subtropical Australia after 40 years of land use management

2025

Journal Article

Bringing soil sulfur to the forefront: How long-term cropping impacts sulfur speciation in soil organic matter fractions

Barnard, Meghan, Dalal, Ram C., McKenna, Brigid A., Wykes, Jeremy L., Cowie, Bruce C.C. and Kopittke, Peter M. (2025). Bringing soil sulfur to the forefront: How long-term cropping impacts sulfur speciation in soil organic matter fractions. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 393 109833, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2025.109833

Bringing soil sulfur to the forefront: How long-term cropping impacts sulfur speciation in soil organic matter fractions

2025

Journal Article

Corrigendum to “silver sulfide nanoparticles eliminate the stimulative effects of earthworms on nutrient uptake by soybeans in high organic matter soils volume” [Sci. Total Environ. 947 (2024) 174433] (Science of the Total Environment (2024) 947, (S0048969724045819), (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174433))

Wu, Jingtao, Xiong, Lei, Huang, Xingyun, Li, Cui, Li, Feng, Wong, Jonathan W.C., Menzies, Neal W., Bertsch, Paul M., Wang, Peng and Kopittke, Peter M. (2025). Corrigendum to “silver sulfide nanoparticles eliminate the stimulative effects of earthworms on nutrient uptake by soybeans in high organic matter soils volume” [Sci. Total Environ. 947 (2024) 174433] (Science of the Total Environment (2024) 947, (S0048969724045819), (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174433)). Science of the Total Environment, 996 180469, 180469. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180469

Corrigendum to “silver sulfide nanoparticles eliminate the stimulative effects of earthworms on nutrient uptake by soybeans in high organic matter soils volume” [Sci. Total Environ. 947 (2024) 174433] (Science of the Total Environment (2024) 947, (S0048969724045819), (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174433))

2025

Journal Article

Unveiling chemical gradients in the fertosphere: a paradigm shift to enhance fertilizer efficiency and decrease the environmental impact of overfertilisation

Lombi, Enzo, Doolette, Casey L., da Silva, Rodrigo Coqui, McKenna, Brigid A. and Kopittke, Peter M. (2025). Unveiling chemical gradients in the fertosphere: a paradigm shift to enhance fertilizer efficiency and decrease the environmental impact of overfertilisation. Environmental Science and Technology, 59 (29), 14853-14861. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c04757

Unveiling chemical gradients in the fertosphere: a paradigm shift to enhance fertilizer efficiency and decrease the environmental impact of overfertilisation

2025

Journal Article

Synchrotron-based 3D X-ray computed tomography reveals root system architecture: plastic responses to phosphorus placement

van der Bom, Frederik J.T., Lösel, Philipp D., Kingston, Andrew M., Weng, Zhe H., Raymond, Nelly S., Maksimenko, Anton, Hausermann, Daniel, Bell, Michael J., Doolette, Casey L., Lombi, Enzo and Kopittke, Peter M. (2025). Synchrotron-based 3D X-ray computed tomography reveals root system architecture: plastic responses to phosphorus placement. Geoderma, 457 117299, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117299

Synchrotron-based 3D X-ray computed tomography reveals root system architecture: plastic responses to phosphorus placement

2025

Journal Article

The influence of fine fraction content on storage and retention of soil organic carbon in Vertisols of subtropical Australia

Barnard, Meghan, Dalal, Ram C., Weng, Zhe H., Schweizer, Steffen A. and Kopittke, Peter M. (2025). The influence of fine fraction content on storage and retention of soil organic carbon in Vertisols of subtropical Australia. Geoderma, 456 117269, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117269

The influence of fine fraction content on storage and retention of soil organic carbon in Vertisols of subtropical Australia