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1. Spatial Assessment of Selected Soil Properties within an Industrial Poultry Production Site
(Raymon S. Shange1, Ramble O. Ankumah2, Leonard Githinji2 and Robert Zabawa3)
1Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, 305 Milbank Hall, Tuskegee
University, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA. 2Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science,
Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA. 3George Washington Carver Agricultural
Experiment Station, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA.Corresponding author
email: rshange2946@mytu.tuskegee.edu
2. Spatial Variability of Heavy Metal Contamination in Alluvial Soils in Relation to Flood Risk
Zones in Southern Qubec, Canada Diane Saint-Laurent1, Vernhar Gervais-Beaulac2, Francis
Baril2,3, Claudia Matteau4 and Jean-Sbastien Berthelot2
3. Bacterial Community Structure and Composition in Soils Under Industrial Poultry Production
Activities: an Observational Study
Raymon S. Shange1,2, Ramble O. Ankumah2, Robert Zabawa2,3 and Scot E. Dowd4
1Carver Integrative Sustainability Center, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, USA.
2Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL,
USA. 3George Washington Carver Agricultural Experiment Station, Tuskegee University,
Tuskegee, AL, USA. 4MR DNA (Molecular Research), Shallowater, TX, USA.
Corresponding author email: rshange2946@mytu.tuskegee.edu
Artikel :
1. The effects of winter temperature rises on soil microbial activity, nutrients and salinity in the
Ningxia Plain were studied in a field experiment using an infrared radiator to increase
temperatures. The winter temperature increases of 0.5 C2.0 C led to decreased activities of
soil catalase, urease and phosphatase by 0.081.20 mL g1, 0.0040.019 mg g1, and 0.100.25
mg kg1, respectively; increased soil organic matter by 0.010.62 g kg1, decreased available N
by 2.454.66 g kg1, increased available P by 2.925.74 g kg1, increased soil pH by 0.420.67,
and increased total salt by 0.390.50 g kg1. After winter temperature increases, the activities of
soil catalase, urease and phosphatase showed a significant decreasing
tendency; and soil organic matter and available N showed a significant increasing tendency.
However, available N showed a significant decreasing tendency, and available K showed no
significant changes; and soil pH and total salt significantly increased. In general, increased
winter temperatures led to reduced soil microbial activity, accelerated the decomposition of soil
nutrients, and intensified soil salinization.
2. Soil quality is known for its ability to respond to changes in the environment over various
periods of time. This study shows the physical confluence of these soil properties spatially,
demonstrating the geographic variability of soil activity in relation to SOM. The confluence of
the related soil properties has the ability to influence the activity of the microbes and enzymes
which support organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling in soils. Just as soil quality is a
confluence of certain biological, chemical, and physical phenomena, so are many of the
ecologically important
processes in soil. Through multivariate/ non- parametric methods, this study was able to
condense the provided integrative measures into two salient variables, critical to the maintenance
of environmental quality. By minimizing the number of variables, this study provides benefits for
policy makers and farmers, helping them to focus on just a few variables that are critical for the
maintenance of environmental quality. Hence, this can lead to substantial saving of resources in
form of time and money.
As SOC demonstrated a large impact on the soil properties assessed in this study, it
underscores the environmental impact of soil carbon management that has been recognized by
domestic and international governments. With the ability to assess these properties in space, the
ability of site specific management is realized as a benefit for policy makers, land managers, and
farmers, among many others Providing policy that aims at enhancing and protecting soil carbon
may prove to be an effective compliment to policies that focus on the control green house gas
emissions.Moreover, providing a method for landowners to spatially identify areas across their
landscapes may allow for more precise monitoring and planning of management activities that
contribute to these carbon stocks as well as the soil properties and activities associated with
them. More studies should be conducted to assess the spatial structure of components of soil
processes
in similar and various soils at varying scales, so that theoretical considerations as to the spatial
distribution and integration of soil processes may be further elucidated.
Zhiwei Xua, b,
Guirui Yua, , ,
Xinyu Zhanga,
Jianping Gec,
Nianpeng Hea,
Qiufeng Wanga,
Dan Wangd
Jeffrey S. Buyera, , ,
Myron Sasserb
1. Niels H. Batjes
Article first published online: 9 JAN 2014
9. Field Crops Research
Improvement of cereal-based cropping systems following the principles of conservation
agriculture under changing agricultural scenarios in Bangladesh
Review Article
Pages 1-15
M. Murshedul Alam, J.K. Ladha, M.W. Faisal, Sheetal Sharma, Abhijit Saha, S. Noor, M.A.
Rahman
10. Soil Research
Carbon dynamics from carbonate dissolution in Australian agricultural soils