Seasonal and long-term effects of nutrient additions and liming on the nifH gene in cerrado soils under native vegetation
Rafaella Silveira, Thiago de Roure Bandeira de Mello, M. R. Sartori, Gabriel Sérgio Costa Alves, Fernando Fonseca, Carla Simone Vizzotto, Ricardo Henrique Krüger, Mercedes Bustamante
Abstract
abundance was found in the liming treatment in both seasons. The findings evidenced the multiple factors controlling the potential N-fixing by free-living diazotrophs in these nutrient-limited and seasonally dry ecosystems.
Topics & Concepts
NutrientNitrogen fixationDiazotrophAgronomyPhosphorusAbundance (ecology)BiologyDry seasonWet seasonSoil waterRelative species abundanceEcosystemBradyrhizobiumEcologyBotanyChemistryBacteriaOrganic chemistryGeneticsSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolismLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis