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Title (Primary) The effects of struvite and sewage sludge on plant yield and the microbial community of a semiarid Mediterranean soil
Author Bastida, F.; Jehmlich, N.; Martínez-Navarro, J.; Bayona, V.; García, C.; Moreno, J.L.
Journal Geoderma
Year 2019
Department MOLSYB
Volume 337
Page From 1051
Page To 1057
Language englisch
Keywords Phosphorus; Struvite; Sludge; Soil microbial community; PLFAs; Metaproteomics
Abstract Phosphorus (P) limitation will play a key role in the productivity of agriculture in the coming decades. Struvite is an ammonium magnesium phosphate mineral that can be recovered from wastewater-treatment plants and can be considered as an alternative source of P. However, the impact of struvite on the plant yield and, particularly, on the soil microbial community is barely known. Here, we tested the impacts of struvite, sewage sludge, and their combination on the barley yield, soil macro and micronutrients, and biochemical and microbiological soil properties. Amendment with struvite alone and its combination with sludge increased the availability of P in soil, the plant uptake of P and Mg, and the barley yield. The analysis of phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) and the utilization of metaproteomics approaches revealed significant effects of struvite on the biomass of Gram-positive bacteria and, particularly, on actinobacterial and verrucomicrobial populations in soil.
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Bastida, F., Jehmlich, N., Martínez-Navarro, J., Bayona, V., García, C., Moreno, J.L. (2019):
The effects of struvite and sewage sludge on plant yield and the microbial community of a semiarid Mediterranean soil
Geoderma 337 , 1051 - 1057