Farmyard manure applications stimulate soil carbon and nitrogen cycling by boosting microbial biomass rather than changing its community composition
Qingxu Ma, Yuan Wen, Deying Wang, Xiaodan Sun, Paul W. Hill, A. J. Macdonald, David R. Chadwick, Lianghuan Wu, Davey L. Jones
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryAgronomyTopsoilSoil organic matterSoil carbonMineralization (soil science)Animal scienceEnvironmental chemistryNitrogenSoil waterBiologyEcologyOrganic chemistrySoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsPlant nutrient uptake and metabolism