The denitrification process is known to contribute to soil nitrogen (N) loss, which is strongly affected by fertilization strategies
however, the effects of distinct straw retention modes on soil denitrification activity have rarely been discriminated and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study coupled field and incubation experiments to explore the characteristics of soil denitrification activity, soil and standing water physicochemical properties, and the abundance, community diversity, and co-occurrence network of