Temporal dynamics and compartment specific rice straw degradation in bulk soil and the rhizosphere of maize

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 127; pp. 200 - 212
• Main Authors: Maarastawi, Sarah A., Frindte, Katharina, Geer, Romy, Kröber, Eileen, Knief, Claudia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2018
• Subjects: aerobic conditions; carbon; corn; Crop rotation; crops; DNA-SIP; dry season; fertilizers; fuel production; fungi; genes; highlands; internal transcribed spacers; isotope labeling; methane production; nitrogen; paddies; Paddy soil; paddy soils; poultry finishing; Rhizosphere; ribosomal DNA; ribosomal RNA; rice; Rice straw; stable isotopes; temporal variation; Zea mays; Rhizosphere; Zea mays; Crop rotation; Paddy soil; Rice straw; DNA-SIP

Crop rotation between paddy rice and maize is of increasing relevance because of ecological and economic reasons. The cultivation of maize in paddy soils during the dry season reduces water consumption and methane emissions, while fulfilling the increasing demand of maize for biofuel production and...