Effect of agricultural practices on soil microbial communities

Soil carbon sequestration is an important and immediate sink for removing atmospheric carbon dioxide and slowing global warming. Agricultural practices strongly impact CO2 emission from the soil and the loss of soil organic matter is lower when “no-till” agriculture is practiced. The present work was performed in order to investigate effects of different agricultural practices on soil microbial communities. Field experiments took place at three Italian locations strongly differing in pedological, chemical and climatic characteristics: Naples, Turin and Piacenza. Soils were subjected to four management practices such as traditional (TRA), minimum tillage (MIN) and amendments with compost (CO…

ABITUDINI AL FUMO E ALL’ ALCOOL E DISTURBI ALIMENTARI DEGLI STUDENTI DI UNA SCUOLA MEDIA E DI UNA SCUOLA SUPERIORE SICILIANA CAMPIONE DI BAGHERIA

Influence of agricultural practices on organic matter mineralization mediated by soil microbial communities