Soil quality response to organic amendments on dryland red soil in subtropical China

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 373; p. 114416
• Main Authors: Li, Peng, Wu, Mengcheng, Kang, Guodong, Zhu, Baijing, Li, Huixin, Hu, Feng, Jiao, Jiaguo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.08.2020
• Subjects: agricultural land; arid lands; biochar; China; data collection; ecosystems; fertilizer application; Method comparison; mineral fertilizers; nitrogen; Organic fertilizers; phosphorus; pig manure; potassium; principal component analysis; rapeseed; Red soil; regression analysis; soil fertility; soil properties; Soil quality; Soil quality index; straw; sweet potatoes; vermicomposts; China; Organic fertilizers; Soil quality; Method comparison; Soil quality index; Red soil

•Organic input can improve soil quality by the interaction of soil properties.•Use animal-derived organic fertilizer had better soil quality than plant-derived.•AP, AN, GP and AK were selected as a minimum data set for evaluating soil quality.•Information from soil indicators is integrated into a st...