Straw Degradation Data from Tillage and Microbial Inoculant Experiments in Northern China

Field experiment data measuring the decomposition of maize straw under low-temperature conditions in northern China. The dataset likely contains measurements of straw degradation rates, bacterial community composition, extracellular enzyme activity, and key microbial taxa across three straw returning methods combined with microbial inoculant M44. The data was uploaded by Wenshan Zhao in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Model straw degradation rates based on tillage methods and microbial inoculant application.
• Analyze relationships between bacterial community structure and extracellular enzyme activity.
• Identify key functional microbial taxa and ASVs associated with enhanced straw decomposition.
• Compare the hierarchical driving mechanisms of straw degradation across different field treatments.

Strengths

• Data is derived from integrated field tillage and in-situ micro-zone degradation experiments.
• Results show specific increases in straw degradation rate (2.33–9.81 percentage points) and reductions in half-life (20.7–62.8 days).
• The study systematically explores the interaction mechanism between tillage methods and a microbial inoculant.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Geographic coverage is limited to cold and arid regions of northern China.

Provenance

Source

Wenshan Zhao

Collection Method

Field experiments integrating tillage treatments and in-situ micro-zone degradation tests.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 05:37:38; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cold and arid regions of northern China.