A recent research paper published in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry describes an alternative pathway to the formation of trans-cinnamic acid (CA) derived from L-phenylalanine (L-Phe) in tea (Camellia sinensis) plants and other plants.
　　The researchers from South China Botanical Gar...

Exogenous nitrogen (N) input is a key factor affecting litter decomposition. Yet our mechanistic understanding of microbial community and EE response to N addition and their associated effect on litter decomposition is still limited.
　　In a research article recently published in the journal Bio...

Plant phenology is a sensitive bio-indicator of climate and natural environment change. Shift in plant phenology and its response to climate change on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP) have been a hot research topic during the recent decade. On the QTP, previous phenological studies have shown a...

Nitrogen deposition has a significant effect on the forest ecosystem community composition in the context of global change. However, traditional nitrogen deposition researches are generally based on understory nitrogen addition, ignoring the role of canopy process.
　　Considering that the forest...

Developing an understanding of the response of soil organic carbon (SOC) to N deposition is critical to quantify and predict the terrestrial carbon uptake under increasing N deposition in the future. However, results from field studies on the response of SOC content and composition to N depositio...