Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 Determination of biologically active components of the soil organic matter, such as soil microbial biomass carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) can be used as indicators for variations in soil productivity due to changes in soil management.
Methuselah Mang'erere Nyamwange +2 more
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Fallow effect on soil microbial biomass
Mongolian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2022 Indeed microbial communities are involved in 80–90% of the occurring processes in the soil (plant productivity, biogeochemical cycling, organic matter decomposition, etc.). Our study assesses the influence of the fallow system on soil bacterial biomass in fallow fields in 2021.
Enkhmaa Erdenetugs +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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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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Soil Microbial Biomass And Activity In A Cork Oak Savanna [PDF]
, 2010 Cork oak savannas are composed by a sparse tree canopy (30-70 trees/ha) and a grassland understory predominantly composed of C3 annuals that survive the hot and dry Mediterranean summers as seeds in the soil.
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Jena Soil Model (JSM v1.0; revision 1934): a microbial soil organic carbon model integrated with nitrogen and phosphorus processes [PDF]
, 2020 Plant–soil interactions, such as the coupling of plants' below-ground biomass allocation with soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition, nutrient release and plant uptake, are essential to understand the response of carbon (C) cycling to global changes ...
Ahrens, B. +4 more
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Drivers and trends of global soil microbial carbon over two decades
Nature Communications, 2022 Soil microorganisms are central to sustain soil functions and services, like carbon and nutrient cycling. Currently, we only have a limited understanding of the spatial-temporal dynamics of soil microorganisms, restricting our ability to assess long-term
Guillaume Patoine +6 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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Extractable nitrogen and microbial community structure respond to grassland restoration regardless of historical context and soil composition. [PDF]
, 2015 Grasslands have a long history of invasion by exotic annuals, which may alter microbial communities and nutrient cycling through changes in litter quality and biomass turnover rates.
Allen, Edith B +3 more
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Microbial Biomass and Activity in Lead-Contaminated Soil [PDF]
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1999 ABSTRACT Microbial community diversity, potential microbial activity, and metal resistance were determined in three soils whose lead contents ranged from 0.00039 to 48 mmol of Pb kg of soil −1 . Biomass levels were directly related to lead content. A molecular analysis of 16S rRNAs suggested that each soil
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