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Impact of Waste Materials and Organic Amendments on Soil Properties and Vegetative Performance
Author
Source
Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
Waste materials, and materials derived from wastes, possess many characteristics that can improve soil fertility and enhance crop performance.
These materials can be particularly useful as amendments to severely degraded soils associated with mining activities.
This study evaluated biosolids, composts, log yard wastes, and two organic soil treatments for improved soil fertility and vegetative performance using side-by-side comparisons.
Each plot was seeded with a standardized seed mix and evaluated for a series of soil chemical and physical parameters, total vegetation response, species diversity, ecological plant response, and invasion indices.
All treatments were successful at improving soil fertility and promoting a self-sustaining vegetative cover.
The level of available nitrogen had a strong impact on vegetative coverage, species distribution, and extent of unseeded vegetation.
For example, high nitrogen treatments promoted a grass-dominated (low forb) plant community with a low content of unseeded vegetation.
In contrast, low nitrogen treatments promoted a more balanced plant community with a mixture of grass and forb species and greater susceptibility to unseeded vegetation establishment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
McGeehan, Steven L.. 2012. Impact of Waste Materials and Organic Amendments on Soil Properties and Vegetative Performance. Applied and Environmental Soil Science،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507165
Modern Language Association (MLA)
McGeehan, Steven L.. Impact of Waste Materials and Organic Amendments on Soil Properties and Vegetative Performance. Applied and Environmental Soil Science No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507165
American Medical Association (AMA)
McGeehan, Steven L.. Impact of Waste Materials and Organic Amendments on Soil Properties and Vegetative Performance. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507165
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-507165