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| Ippolito, J.A.; Ducey, Tom; Cantrell, K.B.; Novak, J.M.; Lentz, R.D.. |
| An acidic (pH 5.8) biochar was created using a low pyrolysis temperature (350 degrees celsius) and steam activation to potentially improve the soil physicochemical status of an eroded calcareous soil. Biochar was added at 0, 1, 2, and 10 percent (by weight) to an eroded Portneuf soil (coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Durinodic Xeric Haplocalcid) and destructively sampled at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 month intervals. Soil was analyzed for volumetric water content, pH, nitrate-nitrogen, ammonium-nitrogen, plant-available iron, zinc, manganese, copper, and phosphorus, organic carbon, carbon dioxide respiration, and microbial enumeration via extractable DNA and 16S rRNA gene copies. Soil water content increased with biochar application regardless of rate;... |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Calcareous soil; Chemistry; Soil. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/1598/1/1556.pdf |
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| Ducey, Tom; Ippolito, J.A.; Cantrell, K.B.; Novak, J.M.; Lentz, R.D.. |
| It has been demonstrated that soil amended with biochar, designed specifically for use as a soil conditioner, results in changes to the microbial populations that reside therein. These changes have been reflected in studies measuring variations in microbial activity, biomass, and community structure. Despite these studies, very few experiments have been performed examining microbial genes involved in nutrient cycling processes. Given the paucity of research in this area, we designed a six-month study in a Portneuf soil (coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Durinodic Xeric Haplocalcid) treated with three levels (1%, 2%, and 10% w/w ratio) of a biochar pyrolyzed from switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) at 350°C and steam activated at 800°C to measure the... |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Amendments; Chemistry; Nitrogen; Soil. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/1517/1/1481.pdf |
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| Ippolito, J.A.; Ducey, Tom; Tarkalson, D.D.. |
| Sequestering carbon in soils may be one method to reduce the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. We measured inorganic and organic carbon, bacterial biomass and structural community diversity in southern Idaho soils having long term land use histories that supported native sagebrush vegetation (NSB), irrigated moldboard plowed crops (IMP), irrigated conservation (chisel) tilled crops (ICT) and irrigated pasture systems (IP). Organic carbon in soil decreased in the order IP>ICT>NSB>IMP. We use our findings to estimate the organic carbon, potentially sequestered if the use of irrigated agriculture were increased. We also use our findings to estimate inorganic and total carbon, potentially sequestered if the use of irrigated... |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Corn / maize; Amendments. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/1406/1/1376.pdf |
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| Ippolito, J.A.; Ducey, Tom; Tarkalson, D.D.. |
| Copper sulfate foot baths are a management practice used by dairy farms in an effort to control hoof infections. As an unintended consequence, agricultural soils experience Cu accumulation when spent foot baths are disposed of in wastewater lagoons that are utilized for irrigation purposes. We investigated the effect of Cu applications (up to 1000 mg/kg) to a Xeric Haplocalcid (Declo series) and a Typic Calciaquoll (Logan series) on alfalfa (Medicago sativa) growth and Cu concentration, soil total and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)-extractable Cu, and the soil microbial community diversity using ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis (RISA). Copper application up to 250 mg/kg did not affect alfalfa growth; above 500 mg/kg alfalfa did not grow.... |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Alfalfa; Application guidelines; Chemistry; Manure. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/1423/1/1393.pdf |
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