Influence of mouldboard plough and rotary harrow tillage on microbial biomass and nutrient stocks in two long-term experiments on loess derived Luvisols

• Published in: Applied soil ecology : a section of Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 405 - 412
• Main Authors: Heinze, Stefanie, Rauber, Rolf, Joergensen, Rainer Georg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 01.11.2010; [Amsterdam]: Elsevier Science; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Basal respiration; Biochemistry and biology; Biological and medical sciences; carbon; carbon dioxide; carbon nitrogen ratio; carbon phosphorus ratio; Chemical, physicochemical, biochemical and biological properties; Cropping systems. Cultivation. Soil tillage; Ergosterol; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General agronomy. Plant production; loess soils; long term experiments; Luvisols; microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Microbiology; Mouldboard ploughing; nitrogen; phosphorus; Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils; plowing; respiratory quotient; Rotary harrow; rotary tillage; saprophytes; soil bacteria; soil biology; soil depth; soil fertility; soil fungi; soil microorganisms; soil organic carbon; soil respiration; Soil science; Soil tillage; species diversity; sulfur; Tillage. Tending. Growth control; Ergosterol; Mouldboard ploughing; Microbial biomass; Rotary harrow; Basal respiration; Loess; Soil tillage; Long term test; Harrow; Ecology; Plowing; Soils; Moldboard plow; Luvisols; Rotary equipment; Nutrient; Soil science; Respiration

▶ Rotary harrow tillage enhances soil organic C, total N and P and microbial C, N, and P stocks in comparison to mouldboard plough management. ▶ Rotary harrow management apparently led to a lower contribution of saprotrophic fungi to the soil microbial community, probably at the expense of arbuscula...