The earthworm species Metaphire posthuma modulates the effect of organic amendments (compost vs. vermicompost from buffalo manure) on soil microbial properties. A laboratory experiment

Doan, Thuy Thu; Jusselme, My Dung; Lata, Jean‐Christophe; Nguyen, Bo Van; Jouquet, Pascal

doi:10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.08.005

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“…The observation that no significant difference, in general, exists between alkaline phosphatase activity values in vermicompost and farmyard manure treatments during the incubation period may indicate that alkaline phosphatase activity and potential for stimulation of indigenous soil organisms to produce this enzyme are similar. This result is in agreement with previous studies reporting that vermicompost has high alkaline phosphatase activity and its application elevates this enzyme's activity and available phosphorus content in soils [34, 41, 53, 54, 72, 80–82]. Also, our data showing significant negative relationship between EC and alkaline phosphatase activity in soils with vermicompost is supported by a previous report [75].…”

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Short-Term Effect of Vermicompost Application on Biological Properties of an Alkaline Soil with High Lime Content from Mediterranean Region of Turkey

Tavali

2014

The Scientific World Journal

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This study was conducted to investigate direct short-term impact of vermicompost on some soil biological properties by monitoring changes after addition of vermicompost as compared to farmyard manure in an alkaline soil with high lime content from semiarid Mediterranean region of Turkey. For this purpose, mixtures of soil and organic fertilizers in different doses were incubated under greenhouse condition. Soil samples collected in regular intervals were analyzed for biological parameters including dehydrogenase, β-glucosidase, urease, alkaline phosphatase activities, and total number of aerobic mesophilic bacteria. Even though soil dehydrogenase activity appeared to be dose-independent based on overall evaluation, organic amendments were found to elevate dehydrogenase activity when sampling periods are evaluated individually. β-glucosidase, urease, alkaline phosphatase activity, and aerobic mesophilic bacterial numbers in vermicompost treatments fluctuated but remained significantly above the control. A slight but statistically significant difference was detected between organic amendments in terms of urease activity. Vermicompost appeared to more significantly increase bacterial number in soil. Clearly, vermicompost has a potential to be used as an alternative to farmyard manure to improve and maintain soil biological activity in alkaline calcareous soils from the Mediterranean region of Turkey. Further studies are needed to assess its full potential for these soils.

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Short-Term Effect of Vermicompost Application on Biological Properties of an Alkaline Soil with High Lime Content from Mediterranean Region of Turkey

Tavali

2014

The Scientific World Journal

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“…Therefore, it is not surprising to observe relatively higher phosphatase activity in vermicompost and farmyard manure treatments compared to chemical fertilizer and control treatments. This observation is also in agreement with previous studies reporting that organic fertilizers including vermicompost increase this enzyme's activity in soil Doan et al, 2013). Significantly higher soil phosphatase activity with vermicompost than with farmyard manure in the second growth season, but not in the first growth season, indicates that, in more favorable weather conditions, vermicompost has higher potential to stimulate indigenous organisms to produce this enzyme in the test soil.…”

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“…On the other hand, this does not necessarily mean that vermicompost is less effective on soil microbial activity and diversity. Several scientists reported greater microbial activity and diversity in vermicompost and soils amended with vermicompost (Kannan et al, 2005;Aira et al, 2008;Sebastian et al, 2009;Doan et al, 2013). In the present study, higher alkaline phosphatase and β-glucosidase activities in vermicompost-treated soils are also indicatives of vermicompost's influence on microbial activity.…”

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“…The main objectives in majority of these studies have been its disease suppression properties (Ersahin et al, 2009;Somasekhara et al, 2011;Singh et al, 2012;Carr and Nelson, 2014) and its effect on plant growth and yield (Arancon et al, 2003;Sallaku et al, 2009;Kalantari et al, 2011). There are also some studies focusing on the relationship between vermicompost and soil biological and chemical properties under various soil conditions (Arancon et al, 2006;Gopinath et al, 2011;Tejada and Benitez, 2011;Doan et al, 2013;Lazcano et al, 2013;Doan et al, 2014). However, most of these studies employed soils with neutral or acidic reactions.…”

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Effect of Vermicompost on Chemical and Biological Properties of an Alkaline Soil with High Lime Content during Celery (<i>Apium graveolens</i> L. var. dulce Mill.) Production

Sönmez

Tavali

et al. 2016

Not Bot Horti Agrobo

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The aim of this study was to investigate impact of vermicompost on chemical and biological properties of an alkaline soil with high lime content in the presence of plant under the open field conditions in semiarid Mediterranean region of Turkey. The study also included farmyard manure and chemical fertilizers for comparison and was conducted in two consecutive growth seasons in the same plots to observe any cumulative effect. Plots were amended with fertilizers in different rates and celery (Apium graveolens L. var. dulce Mill.) was grown as the test plant. In general, vermicompost appeared to be more effective to increase organic matter, N, P, and Ca compared to farmyard manure. Soil alkaline phosphatase and β-glucosidase activities, especially in the second growth season, were significantly elevated by the vermicompost application. Urease activity, however, appeared not to be influenced by the type of organic fertilizer. A slight but statistically significant difference was detected between organic amendments in terms of number of aerobic mesophilic bacteria with vermicompost giving the lower values. Results showed that, in general, vermicompost significantly alters chemical and biological properties of the alkaline soil with high lime content during celery production under field conditions compared to farmyard manure and that it has a high potential to be used as an alternative to conventional organic fertilizers in agricultural production in the Mediterranean region of Turkey.

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“…Kinetic curves suggested that after 72 h incubation time, the wells with the most active microbial communities reached the asymptote of color development. Therefore, this point was considered as the optimal incubation time for further statistical analyses, as suggested by Doan et al 62 .…”

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Potential use of mealworm frass as a fertilizer: Impact on crop growth and soil properties

Houben

Daoulas²,

Faucon

et al. 2020

Sci Rep

133

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Rearing insects is expected to dramatically increase during the next few years, and this will be associated with generating high quantities of frass (insect excreta). It is necessary to find solutions allowing the efficient valorization of these by-products before a major upscaling of the industry takes place. therefore, this study aims at investigating the fertilizer potential of frass. A pot experiment was established and soil was amended either with mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.) frass (10 Mg ha −1 ), with mineral fertilizer (NPK) at equivalent nutrient level to frass or with a mixture of 50% NPK and 50% frass. Changes of soil properties and growth and nutrient uptake by barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) were then analyzed. Due to its rapid mineralization and the presence of nutrient in a readily-available form, we found that frass is as efficient as mineral NPK fertilizer to improve biomass and N, P and K uptake by barley. Compared to mineral fertilizer, water soluble P concentration is five times lower in the presence of frass, which prevents p from loss and sorption onto soil constituents. More importantly, BioLoG ecoplate reveals that addition of frass stimulates soil microbial activity, especially when it is mixed with mineral fertilizer, suggesting a synergistic effect between both amendments. Taken together, our results indicate that frass has a great potential to be used as a partial or a complete substitute for mineral npK fertilizer. this is especially relevant in the context of a reduced availability of mineral fertilizers while being consistent with circular economy's principles.

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The earthworm species Metaphire posthuma modulates the effect of organic amendments (compost vs. vermicompost from buffalo manure) on soil microbial properties. A laboratory experiment

Abstract: The earthworm species Metaphire posthuma modulates the effect of organic amendments (compost vs. vermicompost from buffalo manure) on soil microbial properties. A laboratory experiment. European Journal of Soil Biology, Elsevier, 2013, 59, pp

Cited by 28 publications

References 55 publications

Short-Term Effect of Vermicompost Application on Biological Properties of an Alkaline Soil with High Lime Content from Mediterranean Region of Turkey

Short-Term Effect of Vermicompost Application on Biological Properties of an Alkaline Soil with High Lime Content from Mediterranean Region of Turkey

Effect of Vermicompost on Chemical and Biological Properties of an Alkaline Soil with High Lime Content during Celery (<i>Apium graveolens</i> L. var. dulce Mill.) Production

Potential use of mealworm frass as a fertilizer: Impact on crop growth and soil properties

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