Using organic amendments in disturbed soil to enhance soil organic matter, nutrient content and turfgrass establishment

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 945; p. 174033
• Main Authors: Morash, Jennifer, Pamuru, Sai Thejaswini, Lea-Cox, John D., Ristvey, Andrew G., Davis, Allen P., Aydilek, Ahmet H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Biosolids; carbon nitrogen ratio; Compost; Composting - methods; Disturbed soil; disturbed soils; environment; Fertilizers; Fine wood mulch; leachates; leaves; mulches; Nitrogen - analysis; nutrient content; Nutrient losses; Nutrients - analysis; Organic soil amendments; organic wastes; Phosphorus - analysis; plant establishment; pollution; root growth; Soil - chemistry; soil fertility; soil organic matter; topsoil; turf grasses; Turfgrass establishment; vegetation; wood; yard wastes; Compost; Organic soil amendments; Disturbed soil; Turfgrass establishment; Nutrient losses; Fine wood mulch; Biosolids

Disturbed soils, including manufactured topsoils, often lack physical and chemical properties conducive to vegetation establishment. As a result, efforts to stabilize disturbed soils with vegetation are susceptible to failure. Urban organic waste products such as wood mulch, composted leaf and yard...