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SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 37, Issue 4, Pages 673-679Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2004.08.025
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sewage sludge; farmyard manure; Cu; Zn; Ph; labile organic matter; sandy soils; soil quality
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Our aim was to establish the long-term effects of repeated applications after 20 y of organic amendments (farmyard manure at 10 t ha(-1) y(-1), and urban sewage sludge at two different rates, 10 t ha(-1) y(-1) and 100 t ha(-1) every 2 y) on the quality of a sandy and poorly buffered soil (Fluvisol, pH 6). Chemical characteristics and biodegradability of the labile organic matter, which is mainly derived from microbial biomass and biodegradation products of organic residues, were chosen as indicators for soil quality. The organic C content had reached a maximal value (30.6 g C kg(-1) in the 100 t sludge-treated soil), i.e. about 2.5 times that in the control. Six years after the last application, the organic C content and the microbial biomass content remained higher in sludge-treated soils than in the control. In contrast, the proportion of labile organic matter was significantly lower in sludge-treated soils than in manure-treated and control soils. The labile organic matter of sludge extracts appeared less humified than that of manure-treated and control soils. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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