Mineral weathering and lessivage affect microbial community and enzyme activity in mountain soils
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104024
Abstract: Abstract The aim of the study was to assess if pedogenic processes such as mineral weathering and lessivage, other than organic matter accumulation, can affect soil microbial population and enzyme activities. This study examines six… read more here.
Keywords: soil; weathering lessivage; activity; mineral weathering ... See more keywords
Links among warming, carbon and microbial dynamics mediated by soil mineral weathering
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DOI: 10.1038/s41561-018-0168-7
Abstract: Quantifying soil carbon dynamics is of utmost relevance in the context of global change because soils play an important role in land–atmosphere gas exchange. Our current understanding of both present and future carbon dynamics is… read more here.
Keywords: term; carbon; composition; soil ... See more keywords
Use of Mineral Weathering Bacteria to Enhance Nutrient Availability in Crops: A Review
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.590774
Abstract: Rock powders are low-cost potential sources of most of the nutrients required by higher plants for growth and development. However, slow dissolution rates of minerals represent an obstacle to the widespread use of rock powders… read more here.
Keywords: use mineral; bacteria enhance; mineral dissolution; dissolution ... See more keywords