Mineralization of carbon and nitrogen from cowpea leaves decomposing in soils with different levels of microbial biomass |
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| Authors: | Kathrin Franzluebbers Richard W Weaver Anthony S R Juo Alan J Franzluebbers |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A & M University, 77843-2474 College Station, TX, USA |
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| Abstract: | Soils with greater levels of microbial biomass may be able to release nutrients more rapidly from applied plant material. We tested the hypothesis that the indigenous soil microbial biomass affects the rate of decomposition of added green manure. Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) Walp.] leaves were added to four soils with widely differing microbial biomass C levels. C and N mineralization of the added plant material was followed during incubation at 30°C for 60 days. Low levels of soil microbial biomass resulted in an initially slower rate of decomposition of soil-incorporated green manure. The microbial biomass appeared to adjust rapidly to the new substrate, so that at 60 days of incubation the cumulative C loss and net N mineralization from decomposing cowpea leaves were not significantly affected by the level of the indigenous soil microbial biomass. |
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| Keywords: | Carbon mineralization Decomposition Green manure Nitrogen mineralization Soil microbial biomass Vigna unguiculata (L ) Walp |
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