Short- and long-term effects of continuous compost amendment on soil microbiome community.

ABSTRACT: Organic amendment, and especially the use of composts, is a well-accepted sustainable agricultural practice. Compost increases soil carbon and microbial biomass, changes enzymatic activity, and enriches soil carbon and nitrogen stocks. However, relatively little is known about the immediate and long-term temporal dynamics of agricultural soil microbial communities following repeated compost applications. Our study was conducted at two field sites: Newe Ya'ar (NY, Mediterranean climate) and Gilat (G, semi-arid climate), both managed organically over 4 years under either conventional fertilization (0, zero compost) or three levels of compost amendment (20, 40 and 60 m³/ha or 2, 4, 6 L/m²). Microbial community dynamics in the soils was examined by high- and low-time-reso

SUBMITTER: Kraut-Cohen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10781717 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature