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ACSPSNA aims to cultivate collaborations, further communications, and foster innovations among Chinese-origin soil and plant scientists in North America on agricultural research, education, and extension.

All ACSPSNA members are encouraged to send their impactful publications and other valuable sources of information for better dissemination at the association website.

Sustainable Agriculture

  1. Paustian, K. et al. 2016. Climate-smart soils. Nature 532:49-57. doi:10.1038/nature17174   Download
  2. Liang, G. 2022. Nitrogen fertilization mitigates global food insecurity by increasing cereal yield and its stability.Global Food Security 34:100652. doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2022.100652  Download
  3. Sustainable Agriculture
  4. Climate Smart Agriculture

Plant Breeding

  1. Paustian, K. et al. 2016. Climate-smart soils. Nature 532:49-57. doi:10.1038/nature17174   Download
  2. Sustainable Agriculture
  3. Climate Smart Agriculture

Soil Health

  1. Guo, M. 2021. Soil health assessment and management: recent development in science and practices. Soil Syst. 5, 61. doi: 10.3390/soilsystems5040061   Download
  2. Lehmann, J. et al. 2020. The concept and future prospects of soil health. Nature Reviews|Earth and Environment 1:544-553.   Download
  3. Liang, G. et al. 2023. Mineral reactivity determines root effects on soil organic carbon.Nature Communications 14:4962. doi:/10.1038/s41467-023-40768-y   Download
  4. Liang, G. et al. 2024. Soil respiration response to decade-long warming modulated by soil moisture in a boreal forest.Nature Geoscience 17:905-911.   Download
  5. Maryland Soil Health Card
  6. Cornell Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Health
  7. USDA NRCS Soil Health
  8. Soil Health Institute

Biochar

  1. Guo, 2020. The 3R principles for applying biochar to improve soil health. Soil Syst.4,9. doi:10.3390/soilsystems4010009   Download
  2. Guo, 2021. Biochar-facilitated soil remediation: mechanisms and efficacy variations. Front. Environ. Sci. 8:521512. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2020.521512  Download
  3. Song and Guo. 2012. Quality variations of poultry litter biochars generated at different pyrolysis temperatures. J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis94:138–145.   Download
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Dr. Mingxin Guo
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Delaware State University
1200 N. DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Email:>mguo@desu.edu
Phone: +1 (302) 531 6446
Fax: +1 (302) 857 6405
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