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1. Adaptation of plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to coal tailings in Indiana

Author:
Taheri, Wendy I.; Bever, James D.
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 138-143
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
plant growth; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; soil fungi; clay soils; soil pollution; phytotoxicity; ecotypes; bioremediation; Plantago lanceolata; plant adaptation; aluminum; Andropogon virginicus; dry matter partitioning; roots; population dynamics; mine spoil; Indiana
Abstract:
... We tested the potential for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to mediate plant adaptation to mine soil conditions utilizing a full factorial experiment involving two fungal communities, two ecotypes of plants and two soil types. We found that plants grew larger with fungal communities derived from mine soil regardless of the soil type in which they were grown. There was no evidence that the plants suff ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.03.004

2. A high-throughput microplate assay for simultaneous colorimetric quantification of multiple enzyme activities in soil

Author:
Popova, Inna E.; Deng, Shiping
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 315-318
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
soil chemistry; enzyme activity; quantitative analysis; alpha-glucosidase; beta-glucosidase; alpha-galactosidase; beta-galactosidase
Abstract:
... A high-throughput assay was developed for the simultaneous quantification of various soil enzyme activities using p-nitrophenyl substrates. The average coefficients of variance (n =20) for assaying activities of N-acetyl-β-d-glucosaminidase, α-d-glucosidase, β-d-glucosidase, α-d-galactosidase, and β-d-galactosidase were 10, 15, 12, 18, and 16%, respectively. This assay makes it possible for system ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.04.004

3. Combining pitfall traps and soil samples to collect Collembola for site scale biodiversity assessments

Author:
Querner, P.; Bruckner, A.
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 293-297
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
soil insects; soil ecology; Collembola; species diversity; insect surveys; pitfall traps; soil sampling; Austria
Abstract:
... Collembola are rarely included in landscape-level biodiversity assessments, large-scale surveys and monitoring projects because huge numbers of specimens would accumulate even in moderately sized programmes. Budgets are always limited, so sampling methods and identification need to be optimized. As no single sampling method collects all collembolan species equally well, we tested the efficiency of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.05.005

4. Designer compost with biomass ashes for ameliorating acid tropical soils: Effects on the soil microbiota

Author:
Bougnom, B.P.; Knapp, B.A.; Elhottová, D.; Koubová, A.; Etoa, F.X.; Insam, H.
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 319-324
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
ammonia; agricultural soils; fatty acids; wood ash; tropical soils; soil amendments; crop yield; application rate; Ultisols; bioremediation; Oxisols; soil microorganisms; soil fertility; oxidation; phospholipids; Glycine max; quantitative analysis; composts; microbial activity; biosynthesis; acid soils; soybeans; Cameroon
Abstract:
... In a greenhouse study we investigated the potential of wood ash amended composts to ameliorate acid tropical soils. Three composts (produced with 0%, 8% and 16% wood ash admixture, respectively), and two acid tropical soils, an Oxisol and an Ultisol from Cameroon were used for that purpose. In this paper we report the effects on the soil microbiota at the end of the cropping cycle (100 days soybea ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.05.009

5. Early reduction of Otiorhynchus spp. larval root herbivory on Betula pubescens by beneficial soil fungi

Author:
Oddsdottir, Edda S.; Eilenberg, Jørgen; Sen, Robin; Harding, Susanne; Halldorsson, Gudmundur
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 168-174
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
Otiorhynchus; mycorrhizal fungi; Paxillus involutus; entomopathogenic fungi; roots; Phialophora; Betula pubescens; insect control; insect pests; forest trees; herbivores; Hebeloma; larvae; mortality; biological control; ectomycorrhizae; woodland soils; Metarhizium anisopliae; Thelephora terrestris; Iceland
Abstract:
... We present novel findings highlighting the early effects of inoculation of downy birch (Betula pubescens Ehrh.) seedlings with factorial combinations of beneficial soil fungi, namely, ectomycorrhizal and insect pathogenic fungi, on Otiorhynchus spp. larval root herbivory under Icelandic field conditions. Birch seedlings were pre-treated with (1) a mixture of four ectomycorrhizal fungal species: Pa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.03.009

6. Effect of fertilizer, herbicide and grazing management of pastures on plant and soil communities

Author:
Parfitt, Roger L.; Yeates, Gregor W.; Ross, Des J.; Schon, Nicole L.; Mackay, Alec D.; Wardle, David A.
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 175-186
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
soil ecology; soil fauna; animal communities; community structure; plant communities; fertilizer application; application rate; urea fertilizers; phosphorus fertilizers; superphosphates; grazing management; sheep; pastures; species diversity; soil nutrient dynamics; microbial activity
Abstract:
... Increases in fertilizer inputs and livestock numbers affect plant species composition and richness; this in turn can affect the biodiversity of soil fauna and nutrient cycling in pastures. We selected two adjacent farmlets to study these effects. Since 1980, one farmlet (LF) had not received superphosphate fertilizer (SSP) and has a low stock density of sheep, and the other (HF) had received 37.5g ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.03.010

7. Effect of freezing on soil nitrogen mineralization under different plant communities in a semi-arid area during a non-growing season

Author:
Zhao, Hongtao; Zhang, Xuelin; Xu, Sutie; Zhao, Xiaoguang; Xie, Zhongbing; Wang, Qibing
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 187-192
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
plant ecology; shrublands; grasslands; plantations; soil nutrient dynamics; nitrogen; mineralization; seasonal variation; winter; autumn; spring; soil temperature; semiarid soils; cold zones; global warming; nutrient availability; China
Abstract:
... The influences of winter climate on terrestrial ecosystem processes have been the subject of growing attention, which is necessary to make the predictions about ecological responses to global warming in the future. However, little information can be found about the impacts of a large range of soil temperature fluctuation (e.g. −10 to 5°C) over winter on the soil nitrogen (N) dynamics in the field. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.04.002

8. Effect of individual grass species and grass species mixtures on soil quality as related to root biomass and grass yield

Author:
van Eekeren, Nick; Bos, Merijn; de Wit, Jan; Keidel, Harm; Bloem, Jaap
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 275-283
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
Festuca arundinacea; nitrogen content; soil nutrients; pasture plants; Lolium perenne; soil quality; soil organic matter; Dactylis glomerata; crop yield; root growth; seed mixtures; soil fertility; belowground biomass
Abstract:
... For the purpose of feeding value, drought resistance and nitrogen utilization, other grasses (e.g. Festuca arundinacea and Dactylis glomerata) than the currently widely used perennial rye grass (Lolium perenne) are introduced in dairy farming, either as a monoculture or in a mixture. To study the effect of these grasses on yield and soil chemical and biological quality, the three species were sown ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.05.003

9. Effect of the endogeic earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus on the microbial structure and activity related to CO₂ and N₂O fluxes from a tropical soil (Madagascar)

Author:
Chapuis-Lardy, L.; Brauman, A.; Bernard, L.; Pablo, A.L.; Toucet, J.; Mano, M.J.; Weber, L.; Brunet, D.; Razafimbelo, T.; Chotte, J.L.; Blanchart, E.
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 201-208
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
soil fungi; soil bacteria; denitrifying microorganisms; soil ecology; community structure; earthworms; Pontoscolex corethrurus; worm casts; microbial activity; carbon dioxide; gas production (biological); gas emissions; nitrous oxide; quantitative analysis; tropical soils; soil respiration; nitrites; oxidoreductases; enzyme activity; carbon; nitrogen content; near-infrared spectroscopy; spectral analysis; Madagascar
Abstract:
... The objective of this laboratory study was to determine the influence of a tropical endogeic earthworm, Pontoscolex corethrurus, on CO2 and N2O fluxes from a tropical Ferralsol and microorganisms potentially involved in these gases emissions. CO2 and N2O fluxes were measured during 35 days from soil mesocosms with and without earthworms. At the end of the incubation, 7% of soil was egested as cast ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.04.006

10. Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal inoculation and phosphorus supply on the growth of Lactuca sativa L. and arsenic and phosphorus availability in an arsenic polluted soil under non-sterile conditions

Author:
Cozzolino, V.; Pigna, M.; Di Meo, V.; Caporale, A.G.; Violante, A.
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 262-268
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; Lactuca sativa; soil respiration; phosphorus; roots; polluted soils; shoots; soil pollution; nutrient uptake; soil fertility; plant growth; quantitative analysis; bioaccumulation; plant nutrition; arsenic; lettuce; stress tolerance; soil fungi; phytotoxicity; nutrient availability; phosphorus fertilizers; soil nutrient dynamics
Abstract:
... The role of phosphorus (P) application and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on growth, arsenic (As) and P accumulation in lettuce plants growing in an As-polluted soil (total As 250mgkg⁻¹), was investigated. In particular, it was tested whether application of a commercial inoculum (CI), with (+P at 90kgPha⁻¹) and without (−P at 0kgPha⁻¹) P fertilizer, supported greater plant growth and provided ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.05.001

11. Effects of earthworms on above- and belowground herbivores

Author:
Wurst, Susanne
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 123-130
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
earthworms; vermicomposts; herbivores; secondary metabolites; soil microorganisms; population dynamics; species diversity; soil nematodes; roots; nutrient uptake; plant damage; plant growth; plant protection; sustainable agriculture
Abstract:
... Earthworms affect plant performance and can influence plant-herbivore interactions. Both primary and secondary metabolites and the expression of stress-responsive genes of plants can be affected by earthworms. Plant-mediated effects of earthworms on aboveground herbivore performance range between positive and negative. These indirect, plant-mediated effects likely depend on the altered resource up ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.04.005

12. Effects of earthworms on soil properties and rice production in the rainfed paddy fields of Northeast Thailand

Author:
Choosai, Chutinan; Jouquet, Pascal; Hanboonsong, Yupa; Hartmann, Christian
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 298-303
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
rice; Oryza sativa; direct seeding; crop yield; phosphorus; soil chemical properties; nitrogen content; rainfed farming; planting; soil fertility; Drawida; paddy soils; plant growth; quantitative analysis; worm casts; potassium; earthworms; flooded conditions; soil physical properties; Thailand
Abstract:
... Earthworms play an important role in soil fertility because of their effects on soil properties, and especially the creation of casts that usually have different properties than the surrounding soil. If the influence of earthworms on soil properties and plant growth has been extensively studied in aerobic ecosystems, their effects remain largely unknown in partially flooded environments such as pa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.05.006

13. Effects of the parasiticide ivermectin on the structure and function of dung and soil invertebrate communities in the field (Madrid, Spain)

Author:
Römbke, Jörg; Coors, Anja; Fernández, Álvaro Alonso; Förster, Bernhard; Fernández, Carlos; Jensen, John; Lumaret, Jean-Pierre; Cots, Miguel Ángel Porcel; Liebig, Markus
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 284-292
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
soil fauna; ivermectin; dose response; veterinary drugs; community structure; dung beetles; Collembola; cattle; Staphylinidae; mites; feces; species diversity; larvae; imagos; mortality; Spain
Abstract:
... The effects of the parasiticide ivermectin on dung and soil fauna as well as dung decomposition were assessed in a field study conducted near Madrid (Spain). Groups of cattle were treated with an injection of Ivomec® at a dosage of 200μg ivermectinkg⁻¹ body weight at four different time points before collecting the fresh dung of all cattle groups on day 0. Dung pats prepared from the dung of the i ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.05.004

14. Evaluation of actinomycete strains for key traits related with plant growth promotion and mycorrhiza helping activities

Author:
Franco-Correa, Marcela; Quintana, Angelica; Duque, Christian; Suarez, Christian; Rodríguez, Maria X.; Barea, José-Miguel
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 209-217
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; mycorrhizal fungi; Trifolium repens; cell growth; siderophores; Streptomyces; spore germination; strains; roots; nitrogen fixation; ribosomal DNA; nutrient uptake; Glomus mosseae; mycelium; sequence analysis; plant growth; enzyme activity; microbial activity; acid phosphatase; nitrogen; Rhizobiales; alkaline phosphatase
Abstract:
... Thirty actinomycete strains were isolated from the rhizosphere of field-grown plants (Trifolium repens L.) and identified by microscopic characteristics, biochemical tests and molecular techniques. The 16S rDNA sequence analysis showed that most of the isolates belong to the Streptomyces genus. These thirty isolates were tested for their capabilities of solubilizing/mineralizing sparingly phosphat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.04.007

15. Evaluation of the atzB gene as a functional marker for the simazine-degrading potential of an agricultural soil

Author:
José, Martínez-Iñigo M.; Alicia, Gibello; Carmen, Lobo; Mar, Nande; Raquel, Vargas; Carlos, Garbi; Carmen, Fajardo; Margarita, Martín
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 218-224
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
soil pollution; simazine; pollution control; biodegradation; soil bacteria; microbial activity; agricultural soils; genetic markers; genes; DNA probes; polymerase chain reaction; fluorescence in situ hybridization; fertilizer application; urea fertilizers
Abstract:
... The occurrence of natural simazine-degrading bacteria could be an important limiting factor to the use of the herbicide in those agricultural soils with a wide history of herbicide applications. In this work the potential of an agricultural soil to degrade simazine and the effect of the addition of urea was assayed in both fertilised and unfertilised soil microcosms. A culture-independent approach ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.04.008

16. Foraging efficacy of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema riobrave in different soil types from California citrus groves

Author:
Kaspi, Roy; Ross, Andrew; Hodson, Amanda K.; Stevens, Glen N.; Kaya, Harry K.; Lewis, Edwin E.
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 243-253
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
agricultural soils; insect pests; Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Steinernema riobravis; soil insects; entomopathogenic nematodes; soil organic matter; soil depth; Diaprepes abbreviatus; soil texture; larvae; Citrus; indigenous species; foraging; biological control; insect control; California
Abstract:
... Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are lethal insect parasites that develop inside the body of their insect host. The EPN Steinernema riobrave infects many different types of soil insects, including larvae of the invasive citrus root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus, which is a key pest in citrus production. Soil characteristics have a great impact on nematode foraging efficacy and therefore on the ab ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.04.012

17. Influence of bacterial-feeding nematodes on nitrification and the ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) community composition

Author:
Xiao, Haifeng; Griffiths, Bryan; Chen, Xiaoyun; Liu, Manqiang; Jiao, Jiaguo; Hu, Feng; Li, Huixin
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 131-137
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
soil ecology; ammonia; mineralization; soil bacteria; nitrogen content; soil nematodes; nitrification; Nitrosospira; species diversity; soil nutrient balance; oxidation; nitrites; population dynamics; Nitrosomonas
Abstract:
... The effects of bacterial-feeding nematodes on nitrification and the ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) community composition were studied in soil microcosms. Sterilized soils were inoculated with mixed soil bacteria (obtained by filtering) or with bacteria and bacterial-feeding nematodes, after which the dynamic inorganic nitrogen concentration was measured weekly. After 28 days of incubation, denat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.03.011

18. Integrated soil fertility management enhances population and effectiveness of indigenous cowpea rhizobia in semi-arid eastern Kenya

Author:
Kimiti, Jacinta M.; Odee, David W.
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 304-309
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
nitrogen-fixing bacteria; Vigna unguiculata; soil amendments; crop yield; application rate; roots; nitrogen fixation; cowpeas; animal manures; dry matter accumulation; soil fertility; nutrient management; plant growth; cultivars; soil bacteria; community structure; superphosphates; Rhizobium; symbiosis; phosphorus fertilizers; semiarid soils; genetic variation; Kenya
Abstract:
... Legume biological nitrogen fixation is an environmentally friendly and economical means that can reduce low resource farmer dependence on expensive chemical nitrogen (N) fertilizers. We investigated the effect of two cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) varieties (IT95K-52-34, an international variety from IITA and Kang'au, a local variety) under an integrated soil fertility management trial on in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.05.008

19. Lead availability and soil microbial community composition in rice rhizosphere affected by thiosulfate addition

Author:
Lin, Huirong; Chen, Xincai; Hu, Shaoping; Shen, Chaofeng; Chen, Guangcun; Shi, Jiyan; Chen, Yingxu
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 232-237
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
rice; lead; Oryza sativa; crop yield; soil respiration; application rate; roots; shoots; sulfur; rhizosphere; soil pollution; nutrient uptake; thiosulfates; clones; phytoremediation; paddy soils; plant growth; soil bacteria; community structure; flooded conditions; microbial activity; phytotoxicity; Thiobacillus
Abstract:
... A pot experiment was carried out to study the sulfur (S) and lead (Pb) interaction and its impact on soil microbial community composition in rice rhizosphere soil under flooded conditions. Paddy soil was treated with a Pb gradient with and without thiosulfate addition and then planted with rice. The increasing addition of Pb resulted in plant yield reduction and high, phytotoxic concentrations of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.04.010

20. Material derived from hydrothermal carbonization: Effects on plant growth and arbuscular mycorrhiza

Author:
Rillig, Matthias C.; Wagner, Marcel; Salem, Mohamed; Antunes, Pedro M.; George, Carmen; Ramke, Hans-Günter; Titirici, Maria-Magdalena; Antonietti, Markus
Source:
Applied soil ecology 2010 v.45 no.3 pp. 238-242
ISSN:
0929-1393
Subject:
greenhouse gases; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; plant growth; mycorrhizal fungi; Trifolium repens; pollution control; application rate; spore germination; soil amendments; Rhizophagus intraradices; soil pH; nodulation; Taraxacum; roots; beets; Beta vulgaris
Abstract:
... Greenhouse gas mitigation options include the production of carbonized materials and their addition to soils for longer term storage. Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a novel way to produce carbonized materials. The goal here was to test if HTC material, in our case derived from beet root chips, has adverse effects on plant growth or that of root associated symbionts such as arbuscular mycorrhi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apsoil.2010.04.011