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Introduction to soil microbiology
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In this paper, the biological processes that take place in the soil and their importance to soil fertility, plant growth, and environmental quality are investigated from both descriptive and functional viewpoints, including microbial ecology, the carbon and nitrogen cycles, mineral transformation, and ecological interrelationships.Abstract:
Characterizes soil microflora from descriptive and functional viewpoints; considers the biological processes that take place in the soil and their importance to soil fertility, plant growth, and environmental quality. Deals with the biochemical basis for soil processes, including microbial ecology, the carbon and nitrogen cycles, mineral transformation, and ecological interrelationships.read more
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Microbiological response to Ca(OH)2 treatments in a forest soil
TL;DR: During 12 weeks of subsequent incubation at 28°C, the bacterial population was favoured by increasing soil pH; nevertheless, at the end of the incubation the positive effect was only significant at pH 6.5.
Methane emission from paddy fields.
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of water management practices on CH4 emission from rice field plots on a silty sand Aeric Tropaquept soil at Research Station for Agricultural Environment Preservation, Jakenan, Central Java, Indonesia, during the dry season of March to June 2002.
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Vacuum-extraction of peatlands disturbs bacterial population and microbial biomass carbon
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of peat mining on microbial indicators and nitrogen cycling were examined over two growing seasons, including microbial counts, microbial biomass carbon (MB-C) and N mineralization.
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Rice husk biochar and crop residue amendment in subtropical cropping soils: effect on biomass production, nitrogen use efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of maize residues and rice husk biochar on biomass production, fertiliser nitrogen recovery (FNR) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions for three different subtropical cropping soils was investigated.
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Occurrence and distribution of phosphate solubilizing bacteria and phosphatase in marine sediments at Porto Novo
K. Ayyakkannu,D. Chandramohan +1 more
TL;DR: The occurrence and distribution of a special group of bacteria, capable of dissolving insoluble phosphates, were studied in marine environments, especially in sediments, and there was a positive correlation between the total phosphate content and the phosphatase activity.