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| Nachimuthu, G.; King, K.; Kristiansen, P.; Lockwood, P.; Guppy, C.. |
| In order to develop a method of measuring the level of microbial activity in soil that is suitable for use by farmers, land managers, and other non-scientists, a simple method for determining soil microbial activity was evaluated and compared with two standard techniques. Soils sampled from vegetable farms in south east Queensland were incubated in the laboratory under controlled moisture and temperature conditions. Three methods were used to measure soil microbial activity, a respirometry method and two methods using the cotton strip assay (CSA) technique (image analysis and tensometer). The standard CSA method measured loss of tensile strength over a 35 day incubation period of buried cotton strips using a tensometer. The new CSA technique measured the... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Soil biology; Research methodology and philosophy. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/14040/4/14040.pdf |
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