Role of organic amendment application on greenhouse gas emission from soil
Globally, substantial quantities of organic amendments (OAs) such as plant residues (3.8×
10 9 Mg/yr), biosolids (10× 10 7 Mg/yr), and animal manures (7× 10 9 Mg/yr) are produced …
10 9 Mg/yr), biosolids (10× 10 7 Mg/yr), and animal manures (7× 10 9 Mg/yr) are produced …
Soil health paradigms and implications for disease management
RP Larkin - Annual Review of Phytopathology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Soil health has been defined as the capacity of soil to function as a vital living system to
sustain biological productivity, maintain environmental quality, and promote plant, animal …
sustain biological productivity, maintain environmental quality, and promote plant, animal …
Repeated applications of organic amendments promote beneficial microbiota, improve soil fertility and increase crop yield
Long-term adoption of intensive agricultural system negatively affects soil fertility, soil
microbiome and may compromise the quality and amount of crop production. To avoid these …
microbiome and may compromise the quality and amount of crop production. To avoid these …
Impact of manure on soil biochemical properties: A global synthesis
Manure application mitigates land degradation and improves soil fertility. Despite many
individual studies on manure effects, a comprehensive overview of its consequences for a …
individual studies on manure effects, a comprehensive overview of its consequences for a …
Long-term effects of organic amendments on soil fertility
M Diacono, F Montemurro - Sustainable agriculture volume 2, 2011 - Springer
Common agricultural practices such as excessive use of agro-chemicals, deep tillage and
luxury irrigation have degraded soils, polluted water resources and contaminated the …
luxury irrigation have degraded soils, polluted water resources and contaminated the …
Microbial communities of an arable soil treated for 8 years with organic and inorganic fertilizers
C Chen, J Zhang, M Lu, C Qin, Y Chen, L Yang… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2016 - Springer
The use of organic compost combined with inorganic fertilizer can enable balanced
fertilization under intensive farming conditions, but little is known about how these …
fertilization under intensive farming conditions, but little is known about how these …
[PDF][PDF] The use of vermicompost in sustainable agriculture: impact on plant growth and soil fertility
C Lazcano, J Domínguez - Soil nutrients, 2011 - jdguez.webs.uvigo.es
Vermicomposting is a low-technology, environmentally-friendly process used to treat organic
waste. The resulting vermicompost has been shown to have several positive impacts on …
waste. The resulting vermicompost has been shown to have several positive impacts on …
Soil microbial communities and activities under intensive organic and conventional vegetable farming in West Java, Indonesia
B Moeskops, D Buchan, S Sleutel, L Herawaty… - Applied Soil …, 2010 - Elsevier
We compared the effect of organic and conventional farming practices on soil microbial
dynamics in West Java, Indonesia. A secondary forest was included to obtain natural …
dynamics in West Java, Indonesia. A secondary forest was included to obtain natural …
Application of fresh and composted organic wastes modifies structure, size and activity of soil microbial community under semiarid climate
Although the application of organic amendments is considered a suitable tool for improving
soil fertility, few studies have been conducted in semiarid climates to evaluate the joint effect …
soil fertility, few studies have been conducted in semiarid climates to evaluate the joint effect …
The ecological and physiological responses of the microbial community from a semiarid soil to hydrocarbon contamination and its bioremediation using compost …
The linkage between phylogenetic and functional processes may provide profound insights
into the effects of hydrocarbon contamination and biodegradation processes in high …
into the effects of hydrocarbon contamination and biodegradation processes in high …