Effect of various soil cultivation methods on some microbial soil properties

Sándor, Zsolt; Tállai, Magdolna; Kincses, Ida; László, Zsuzsanna; Kátai, János; Vágó, Imre

doi:10.37281/drcsf/1.1.3

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“…However, increased temperature might be expected to increase rates of SOM turnover in temperate climates if water availability is sufficient (Bond-Lamberty and Thomson 2010;Bond-Lamberty et al 2018;Chen et al 2020), resulting in decreased soil C sequestration. In addition, climate change can increase growing season length and, in the absence of nutrient or water limitation (Sándor et al 2020;Kocsis et al 2018), can enhance biomass and litter production. An assumption built into many ecosystem models is that such increases in detrital inputs will also increase soil C sequestration, although the extent of the link and, in some cases, the direction of the relationship between litter inputs and soil C sequestration has recently come into question (Bowden et al 2014;Fekete et al 2016).…”

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How will a drier climate change carbon sequestration in soils of the deciduous forests of Central Europe?

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Global warming is accompanied by increasing water stress across much of our planet. We studied soil biological processes and changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in 30 Hungarian oak forest sites in the Carpathian Basin along a climatic gradient (mean annual temperature (MAT) 9.6–12.1 °C, mean annual precipitation (MAP) 545–725 mm) but on similar gently sloped hillsides where the parent materials are loess and weathered dust inputs dating from the end of the ice age. The purpose of this research was to understand how a drying climate, predicted for this region, might regulate long-term SOC sequestration. To examine the effects of decreasing water availability, we compared soil parameters and processes in three categories of forest that represented the moisture extremes along our gradient and that were defined using a broken-stick regression model. Soil biological activity was significantly lower in the driest (“dry”) forests, which had more than double the SOC concentration in the upper 30 cm layer (3.28 g C/100 g soil ± 0.11 SE) compared to soils of the wettest (“humid”) forests (1.32 g C/100 g soil ± 0.09 SE), despite the fact that annual surface litter production in humid forests was ~ 37% higher than in dry forests. A two-pool SOM model constrained to fit radiocarbon data indicates that turnover times for fast and slow pools are about half as long in the humid soil compared to the dry soil, and humid soils transfer C twice as efficiently from fast to slow pools. Enzyme activity and fungal biomass data also imply shorter turnover times associated with faster degradation processes in the soils of humid forests. Thermogravimetry studies suggest that more chemically recalcitrant compounds are accumulating in the soils of dry forests. Taken together, our results suggest that the predicted climate drying in this region might increase SOC storage in Central European mesic deciduous forests even as litter production decreases.

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How will a drier climate change carbon sequestration in soils of the deciduous forests of Central Europe?

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“…Protection of soil quality is a pillar of sustainable development [1][2][3] . Recent studies considered effects of minerals [4][5][6] and soil cultivation techniques 7,8 on soil quality and soil microbial activity [9][10][11][12] . These studies reported interactions between soil minerals and decomposition of organic matter; positive correlations between soil microbial activity (measured by number of bacteria and fungi, soil respiration, and C and N cycle-related enzyme activity) and cultivation methods, and fertilizer usage.…”

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“…Among processes to be monitored, decomposition of organic matter is of primary significance 17 , considering that this process is strongly influenced by soil microbiological activity. Soil management is another research area of increasing interest 18 owing to its significance in soil microbial activity 19 that can be expressed by enzymatic activity, soil respiration, and MBC 11 . Local farmers have demonstrated willingness to start permaculture systems involving tropical orchards, like those previously operated successfully in another plant, Guayusa (Ilex guayusa) 20 , in the Amazon region.…”

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Differences in the ratio of soil microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and soil organic carbon (SOC) at various altitudes of Hyperalic Alisol in the Amazon region of Ecuador

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Protecting soil fertility represents a fundamental effort of sustainable development. In this study we investigate how different altitudes affect soil microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and soil organic carbon (SOC), and their ratio, MBC/SOC in Hyperalic Alisol. MBC and SOC are well established and widely accepted microbial quotients in soil science. Our work hypothesis was that a decrease in MBC and SOC should be observed at higher altitudes. This initial assumption has been verified by our measurements, being attributed to the increase in MBC and SOC at low altitudes. Our approach should contribute to the better understanding of MBC and SOC distribution in soil and changes in MBC/SOC at various altitudes in the region.

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“…Recently, several studies have been undertaken on the effects on soil quality exerted by various minerals contained in the soil, such as ammonium lactate-soluble potassium and phosphorus content (Jakab, 2020;Li et al, 2020). Also investigated was the impact of various soil cultivation methods on some microbial soil properties (Beni et al, 2017;Sándor et al, 2020;Sándor, 2020;Veres et al, 2015).…”

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Differences in total iron content at various altitudes of Amazonian Andes soil in Ecuador

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Although iron is not contained by chlorophyll, it is indispensable for plants as it plays an essential role in the biosynthesis of chlorophyll. It is a component of many important plant enzyme systems, e.g. cytochrome oxidase, which is responsible for electron transport. Therefore, examining iron content of soils, particularly ionic forms of iron (Fe2+ and Fe3+) is important for fruit growers. In this article, we disclose the total iron content determined in soils (Hyperalic Alisol soil) at three altitudes of Amazonian rainforest in Ecuador. We examine how different altitudes impact the pH and total iron content in the selected study area. We found that total iron content significantly decreases (R2=0.966) at lower altitudes. For future studies, the authors recommend that along with Fe ion content one should determine calcium, microbial biomass, and microbial activity to better understand iron mobility and dynamics of iron uptake in the area.

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Effect of various soil cultivation methods on some microbial soil properties

Cited by 25 publications

References 22 publications

How will a drier climate change carbon sequestration in soils of the deciduous forests of Central Europe?

How will a drier climate change carbon sequestration in soils of the deciduous forests of Central Europe?

Differences in the ratio of soil microbial biomass carbon (MBC) and soil organic carbon (SOC) at various altitudes of Hyperalic Alisol in the Amazon region of Ecuador

Differences in total iron content at various altitudes of Amazonian Andes soil in Ecuador

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