2022
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12020263
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Decomposition Rate of Organic Residues and Soil Organisms’ Abundance in a Subtropical Pyrus pyrifolia Field

Abstract: The use of mulching, compost, and their interaction on organic residue (OR) decomposition rate (k), time of residue decay, primming effect, and soil organisms’ community composition was tested in a 16-year P. pyrifolia field experiment conducted from January 2020 to June 2021. A 2 × 2 factorial design was used with compost and mulching as the two factors within four blocks. OR decomposition was characterized by using litter bags with different mesh, and soil organisms were identified at family level. The half-… Show more

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“…We have used the Bonferroni's test as the post hoc test ( p < 0.05) to compare the mean values between the studied habitats. We performed a nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) to analyze differences between the studied sites in terms of the abundance of AMF species using the “metaMDS” function with Bray–Curtis’ matrix as described by da Silva et al [28]. A structural equation model (SEM) was performed to explore the direct effect of C. madagascariensis on AMF abundance and diversity and the indirect effects via changes in soil biochemical properties.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We have used the Bonferroni's test as the post hoc test ( p < 0.05) to compare the mean values between the studied habitats. We performed a nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) to analyze differences between the studied sites in terms of the abundance of AMF species using the “metaMDS” function with Bray–Curtis’ matrix as described by da Silva et al [28]. A structural equation model (SEM) was performed to explore the direct effect of C. madagascariensis on AMF abundance and diversity and the indirect effects via changes in soil biochemical properties.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To determine litter deposition, litter material was collected following a 30-day schedule from August 2021 to September 2022. We used three metallic squares (1 × 1 m) per plot on the soil surface [14], and the sampling points were randomly selected before sampling by using digital map and geographic coordinates. The litter material inside the metallic square was collected using plastic bags.…”
Section: Field Conditions Litter Collection and Soil Samplingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Throughout the experiment, Provid-type traps (each trap had four windows with a 4 cm × 4 cm opening) were placed using a 2-day schedule without any disruption to collect soil fauna specimens (e.g., we placed the traps 12 times following a 30-day schedule throughout the experiment), but we presented the mean in our results. In each trap, we added 200 mL of distilled water and neutral detergent solution at a concentration of 25% with 30 mL of 70% alcohol [14]. Soil fauna specimens (macrofauna-specimens longer than 0.2 cm and mesofauna-specimens shorter than 0.2 cm) were preserved in 70% alcohol and considered for our analyses.…”
Section: Soil Organism Assemblagementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…These nutrients are in a form that is useful to plants and might increase the uptake, improving crop productivity ( Singh et al, 2021 ). Mulching also affects soil microorganism activity and abundance ( Rodrigues da Silva et al, 2022 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%