Tree species composition influences enzyme activities and microbial biomass in the rhizosphere: a rhizobox approach. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Monoculture causes nutrient losses and leads to declines in soil fertility and biomass production over successive cultivation. The rhizosphere, a zone of usually high microbial activities and clearly distinct from bulk soil, is defined as the volume of ...
Shengzuo Fang +4 more
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Soil Microbial Biomass Across a Gradient of Preserved Native Cerrado
Floresta e Ambiente, 2018 The different physiognomies and soil conditions across the Cerrado gradient may influence soil microbial biomass. The present study evaluated the soil microbial biomass and enzyme activity across a preserved Cerrado gradient and correlated these with ...
Nilza Silva Carvalho +4 more
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Biobased Materials from Microbial Biomass and Its Derivatives [PDF]
Materials, 2020 There is a strong public concern about plastic waste, which promotes the development of new biobased materials. The benefit of using microbial biomass for new developments is that it is a completely renewable source of polymers, which is not limited to climate conditions or may cause deforestation, as biopolymers come from vegetal biomass.
Celeste Cottet +5 more
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Nematodes enhance plant growth and nutrient uptake under C and N-rich conditions [PDF]
, 2016 The role of soil fauna in crucial ecosystem services such as nutrient cycling remains poorly quantified, mainly because of the overly reductionistic approach adopted in most experimental studies.
Bert, Wim +4 more
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Microbial protein out of thin air : fixation of nitrogen gas by an autotrophic hydrogen-oxidizing bacterial enrichment [PDF]
, 2020 For the production of edible microbial protein (MP), ammonia generated by the Haber-Bosch process or reclaimed ammonia from waste streams is typically considered as the nitrogen source.
Bernaerts, Kristel +6 more
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HeliyonSugarcane leaf waste, a byproduct of the growing global sugar industry, challenges agricultural waste management. This study explores its potential for methane production via anaerobic digestion. A microbial pre-hydrolysis, using lignocellulose-degrading
Napapat Sitthikitpanya +4 more
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Agronomy, 2018 Soil microbial properties are frequently used as indicators of soil fertility. However, the linkage of these properties with crop biomass is poorly documented especially in biochar amended soil with high carbon:nitrogen (C:N).
Muhammad Farid Azlan Halmi +3 more
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Forest Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles under Biomass Harvest: Stability, Transient Response, and Feedback [PDF]
, 2016 Biomass harvest generates an imbalance in forest carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycles and the nonlinear biogeochemical responses may have long-term consequences for soil fertility and sustainable management.
Parolari, Anthony J. +1 more
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The changes in microbial biomass C and N in long-term field experiments
Plant, Soil and Environment, 2008 Microbial biomass nitrogen and carbon were studied in long-term field experiments with continuous cultivation of silage maize and with crop rotation. A positive effect of organic fertilizers on the microbial biomass nitrogen and the carbon content in ...
J. Černý +3 more
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Investigation on effect of forest plantation of Alnus ghutinosa L. (Gaertn.) and Pinus taeda L. on soil microbial activity and biomass (case study: Geisom site, west of Guilan province, Iran) [PDF]
تحقیقات جنگل و صنوبر ایران, 2012 Biological property is a best indicator for soil quality identification due to its relationships with soil nutrient cycle, respiration, microbial biomass and enzymes activity.
Ali Salehi +2 more
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