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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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The influence of mycorrhizal symbiosis and fertilizer amendments on establishment of vegetation in heavy metal mine spoil.
TL;DR: Biomass production of Andropogon gerardii and Festuca arundinacea was assessed in mine tailings (chat), a material containing high levels of zinc, and significant differences in the responses of the two plant species to the various chat amendments revealed.
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Sources and sinks for atmospheric N2O
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of the ocean in the budget of atmospheric N 2 O was investigated, and it was shown that the land should be the primary source of N 2O.
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Estimating Soil Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Mineralization from Short‐Term Carbon Dioxide Respiration
TL;DR: In this article, a new method to measure soil respiration was tested along with the traditional alkali trap and titration method, which was originally designed for CO2 respiration from compost but has been applied in this research to soils with treatments of increasing dairy manure compost.
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Mineralization of organic phosphorus by vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
TL;DR: The potential of the mycorrhizal fungus to mineralize organic P was studied in an artificial growth medium amended with various organic P sources, and addition of soil microorganisms in the form of non-sterile sievings had no effect on dry weight of mycor Rhizal or non-mycorrhIZal plants at any P concentration, but significantly increased P uptake by mycor rhizal plants.
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Nitrification in subalpine balsam fir soils: Tests for inhibitory factors
TL;DR: In this article, a series of experiments designed to determine the causes for lack of NO−3 production in the forest floor of balsam fir forests is described. But the experiments showed that denitrification was not important and that autotrophic nitrifiers were present.