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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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Strain variability and the effects of organic compounds on the growth of the chemolithotrophic bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans
TL;DR: The effects of naturally-occurring organic compounds on ferrous iron oxidation by the bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans were examined with a view to using them to treat or prevent acid mine/rock drainage.
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Liming and the phosphatase activity and mineralization of phosphorus in an andic soil
TL;DR: In this paper, Ca(OH) 2 was added under laboratory conditions to an acid soil rich in organic matter and with variable charge surfaces, and the effects on phosphatase activity and extractable P fractions were studied.
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Attenuation of lead leachability in shooting range soils using poultry waste amendments in combination with indigenous plant species.
TL;DR: The results suggest that the use of plant in combination with PW as a Pb immobilizing amendment attenuated downward Pb leaching and altered Pb species to more geochemically stable phases.
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Vitamin production in relation to phosphate solubilization by soil bacteria
TL;DR: Production of vitamin B12, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenate and biotin was determined using a bioassay procedure that may be useful for large-scale screening of bacteria for vitamin production.
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Ultisols: Characteristics and Impacts on Society
L.T. West,L.T. West,F.H. Beinroth,F.H. Beinroth,Malcolm E. Sumner,Malcolm E. Sumner,B.T. Kang,B.T. Kang +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a brief overview of Ultisols in terms of their genesis, classification, distribution, and properties is presented, which illustrates crop management systems that have been used for agricultural production on these soils.