Compost effects on microbial biomass and soil P pools as affected by particle size and soil properties

Previous studies have shown that finer composts release nutrients more quickly than coarse composts, but little is known about the nutrient release from different size fractions of a compost. To assess if compost size fractions differ in their effect on microbial biomass and soil P pools, a compost...

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Autores principales:	Lata Verma,S, Marschner,P
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Chilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del Suelo 2013
Materias:	size fractions soil properties temporal changes
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-951620130002000062013-09-09Compost effects on microbial biomass and soil P pools as affected by particle size and soil propertiesLata Verma,SMarschner,P size fractions soil properties temporal changes Previous studies have shown that finer composts release nutrients more quickly than coarse composts, but little is known about the nutrient release from different size fractions of a compost. To assess if compost size fractions differ in their effect on microbial biomass and soil P pools, a compost from garden waste was separated by sieving into different particle size fractions (> 5 mm, 3-5 mm and < 3 mm) and then mixed into three different soils (referred as soil A, B and C) at a rate of 50 mg total P kg-1. These soils were chosen because the size of soil P pools could be affected by soil properties which may also influence how the P pools respond to compost addition. Cumulative soil respiration, microbial biomass and soil P pools were determined after 25 and 50 days. Compost addition increased soil respiration and micobial biomass C and P, with the greatest increase in respiration with the > 5 mm fraction and in microbial biomass C and P with the < 3 mm fraction. The size of the P pools was mainly affected by soil type, the compost fractions had similar effects on soil P pools except for a greater increase in available P concentration by the finest fraction compared to the coarser size fractions. Soil A with the highest organic matter content had the highest concentrations of Fe/Al associated P (NaOH-P) and organic P whereas Ca-associated P (HCl-P) dominated in the alkaline soil C. The size of most P pools, even the so-called stable P pools changed over time in amended and non-amended soils. It can be concluded that the size of P pools is more strongly affected by soil properties such as organic matter content, texture and pH than by the compost fractions.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessChilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del SueloJournal of soil science and plant nutrition v.13 n.2 20132013-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-95162013000200006en10.4067/S0718-95162013005000026
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spellingShingle	size fractions soil properties temporal changes Lata Verma,S Marschner,P Compost effects on microbial biomass and soil P pools as affected by particle size and soil properties
description	Previous studies have shown that finer composts release nutrients more quickly than coarse composts, but little is known about the nutrient release from different size fractions of a compost. To assess if compost size fractions differ in their effect on microbial biomass and soil P pools, a compost from garden waste was separated by sieving into different particle size fractions (> 5 mm, 3-5 mm and < 3 mm) and then mixed into three different soils (referred as soil A, B and C) at a rate of 50 mg total P kg-1. These soils were chosen because the size of soil P pools could be affected by soil properties which may also influence how the P pools respond to compost addition. Cumulative soil respiration, microbial biomass and soil P pools were determined after 25 and 50 days. Compost addition increased soil respiration and micobial biomass C and P, with the greatest increase in respiration with the > 5 mm fraction and in microbial biomass C and P with the < 3 mm fraction. The size of the P pools was mainly affected by soil type, the compost fractions had similar effects on soil P pools except for a greater increase in available P concentration by the finest fraction compared to the coarser size fractions. Soil A with the highest organic matter content had the highest concentrations of Fe/Al associated P (NaOH-P) and organic P whereas Ca-associated P (HCl-P) dominated in the alkaline soil C. The size of most P pools, even the so-called stable P pools changed over time in amended and non-amended soils. It can be concluded that the size of P pools is more strongly affected by soil properties such as organic matter content, texture and pH than by the compost fractions.
author	Lata Verma,S Marschner,P
author_facet	Lata Verma,S Marschner,P
author_sort	Lata Verma,S
title	Compost effects on microbial biomass and soil P pools as affected by particle size and soil properties
title_short	Compost effects on microbial biomass and soil P pools as affected by particle size and soil properties
title_full	Compost effects on microbial biomass and soil P pools as affected by particle size and soil properties
title_fullStr	Compost effects on microbial biomass and soil P pools as affected by particle size and soil properties
title_full_unstemmed	Compost effects on microbial biomass and soil P pools as affected by particle size and soil properties
title_sort	compost effects on microbial biomass and soil p pools as affected by particle size and soil properties
publisher	Chilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del Suelo
publishDate	2013
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Compost effects on microbial biomass and soil P pools as affected by particle size and soil properties

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