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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Organic Amendment"”.
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Organic amendment effects on carbon and nitrogen mineralization in an Appalachian minesoil
… tree growth medium compared to both topsoil- and organic matteramended minesoils based on the accumulation and mineralization of carbon and nitrogen pools. A factorial experiment was established in 1987; treatments (5 cm of a Jefferson series topsoil, 8 cm of whole-tree woodchips, and an unamended …
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Determining an Appropriate Organic Matter Loading Rate for a Created Coastal Plain Forested Wetland
… region are considerably lower in soil organic matter than native forested hydric soils. However, optimal loading rates for created wetland soil reconstruction have not been rigorously established. Our objective was to determine appropriate organic amendment loading rates for a Coastal …
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Effects of Biofertilizers and Organic Amendments on Nutrient Availability in Soil and Plant Growth
… yields in the past 70 years. Biofertilizers and organic amendments, provide alternative sources of nutrients for increased plant yields and resistance against abiotic stress. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of various biofertilizers and an organic amendment on improve …
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Rehabilitation of Severely Compacted Urban Soil to Improve Tree Establishment and Growth
… growth by damaging soil structure and removing organic matter. Mechanical loosening and organic amendment may improve soil physical properties and tree establishment and growth. Effects of typical post-construction practice and improved methods of soil restoration on tree growth and soil …
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Restoration of Prime Farmland Disturbed by Mineral Sand Mining in the Upper Coastal Plain of Virginia
… (Pit 3). To evaluate topsoil replacement vs. organic amendment, each pit was split into two experiments, and an adjacent undisturbed control was established. One half of each pit was covered with approximately 30 cm of topsoil, and the other half of each pit received 112 Mg ha of yard waste …
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Physical and Chemical Soil Properties of Ten Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Mitigation Wetlands
… (VDOT) adopted standards for soil handling and amendments to improve created non-tidal wetland soil conditions. This study was conducted in sites where these new reconstruction practices were supposedly being implemented. Specific objectives were (i) to determine the relative effects of soil …
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The Effects of Agricultural Waste-Based Compost Amendments in Organic Pest Management
… perennial crops. Current management options for organic production are limited and sustainable management of pathogens, weeds, and arthropods is important for staying profitable and reducing the use of harmful chemicals. Organic soil amendments play an important role in supplying some of the …
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Dynamics and Characterization of Soil Organic Matter on Mine Soils 16 Years after Amendment with Topsoil, Sawdust, and Sewage Sludge
… ability of topsoil, sawdust, and sewage sludge amendments, after 16 years, to positively affect mine soil quality using the following key soil quality variables: organic matter content, aggregate stability, and mineralizable nitrogen, (ii) to determine the effects of these key soil quality …
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Drought Resistance Response of Tall Fescue Established in Disturbed Urban Soils Utilizing Biosolids
… of the soil can benefit from application of organic amendments. Local sources of such amendments are biosolids, which are treated domestic wastewater sludges. The objective of this experiment was to compare effects of various high quality biosolids-based soil amendments with synthetic …
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Assessment of disease suppression in organic transitional cropping systems
… for agricultural land area to be certified for organic production, current USDA rules require that it goes through a three-year transition period prior to receiving certification in order to minimize the effects of previously applied synthetic pesticides or fertilizers and to improve “soil …
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The hidden potential of agri-food and organic urban wastes for circular economy: integrating bioenergy and soil organic amendments production
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Evaluation of Host Resistance and the Utilization of Organic Amendments to Manage Macrophomina Crown Rot of Strawberry in California
… of strawberry genotypes with the use of organic amendments in effort to mutually enhance the efficacy of each factor for the control of Macrophomina crown rot. Artificially inoculated potting substrate was amended with <em>Brassica juncea </em>mustard seed meal at a rate of 4.94 tons …