Incorporating straw into the soil may be an effective organic
agricultural practice (Seufert et al., 2012). Improvement in soil
ecological processes are often reported after straw incorporation,
including enhancement in soil carbon storage, nutrient availability
and microbial activity (Pan et al., 2013; Chen et al., 2014) and,
possibly, a reduction in N loss via leaching. For example, straw
incorporation significantly reduced inorganic N leaching losses in a