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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Impact of Innovative Agricultural Practices of Carbon Sequestration on Soil Microbial Community.

Anna De MarcoValeria VentorinoOlimpia PepeAmalia Virzo De SantoGiancarlo Moschetti

subject

Soil respirationMicrobial population biologyAgroforestrySoil organic matterMicrobial activities fungi compostcatalyst amendmentsBulk soilEnvironmental scienceBiomassCarbon sequestrationcomplex mixturesSoil microbiologyCarbon cycle

description

This chapter deals with the impact on soil microbiology of innovative management techniques for enhancing carbon sequestration. With in the MESCOSAGR project, the effect of different field treatments was investigated at three experimental sites differing in pedo-climatic characteristics. Several microbiological parameters were evaluated to describe the composition of soil microbial communities involved in the carbon cycle, as well as to assess microbial biomass and activity. Results indicated that both compost and catalyst amendments to field soils under maize or wheat affected microbial dynamics and activities, though with out being harmful to microbial communities.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2011-10-17
10.1007/978-3-642-23385-2_6http://hdl.handle.net/11588/497923