Land use changes in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) of south Florida may alter microbial activity and organic matter decomposition and ultimately influence the fate of P in soil. The objectives of this study were to determine effects of long-term cultivation and fertilization on microbial activity and P dynamics for contrasting land uses in the EAA. Soils (0-15 cm) under pasture for 100 ...

Phosphorus (P) is a major nutrient for plant growth and animal health, its availability in soil influenced by agronomic management properties. This study examined the distribution of labile non-labile P fractions grassland properties that influence their temperate grasslands. Eleven were identified as, (H2O.P NaHCO3.P), moderately (NaOH.P) non-available (NaOH.P, HCl.P residual P). The P, organi...

lor, 1989; Wada, 1989). However, little is known about the adsorption characteristics of DOP. Only one study Leaching of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and associated nutrihas examined adsorption isotherms of DOP in natural ents can be a significant loss from developing ecosystems. We studied DOM for soils. Kaiser (2001) compared the adsorption how the adsorption of dissolved organic P (DOP) an...

Abstract Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria represent a bioalternative in making soil-immobilized phosphorus (P) available to plants, and consequently improve agriculture sustainability reduce nutrient pollution. In this study, we examined whether Rhizobium sp. B02 inoculation can affect the soil P fractions. Moreover, investigated how influences growth, physiological traits, productivity of maize...

Soil phosphorus (P) availability was compared with Mehlich-1 soil testing and P fractionation at a research farm (RF) and 32 private farms (PFs) in north Florida. The environmental risks caused by P release were evaluated using the P saturation ratio (PSR). Soil Mehlich-1 P at the RF and the PFs was 41.9 4.1 and 278 13 mg/kg, respectively. The dominant inorganic P fraction for all farms was NaO...

Composting is the best-known processes for biological stabilization of sewage sludge, municipal solid waste and other biodegradable wastes. Prepared compost can be used as a soil conditioner in agricultural applications. However, the presence of non-biodegradable and high level of toxic heavy metals in the compost frequently hinders agricultural land application. Uptake of heavy metals by plant...

Biowaste, the separately collected organic fraction of municipal solid waste, can be reused for soil conditioning after composting. In this way, environmentally harmful waste management strategies, such as landfilling or incineration, can be reduced. However, frequent application of composts to soil systems may lead to the accumulation of heavy metals in soils, and therefore legal criteria were...

Soil and crop management practices may alter the quantity, quality, and placement of plant residues that influence soil C and N fractions. We examined the effects of two tillage practices [conventional till (CT) and no-till (NT)] and five crop rotations [continuous spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) (CW), spring wheat–fallow (W–F), spring wheat–lentil (Lens culinaris Medic.) (W–L), spring whea...

which can become exposed at the soil surface from a long history of erosion (Bruce et al., 1990). Plant production can be limited by low levels of available P due Poultry production in the Appalachian Piedmont is exto high P-fixation capacity in soils of the southeastern USA. On the tensive (U.S. Dep. of Commerce, 1992). Manure mixed other hand, there is increasing concern about excessive appli...