NEMATODES AS INDICATORS OF ENHANCED MICROBIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY IN A SCOTTISH ORGANIC FARMING SYSTEM

被引:65
作者
GRIFFITHS, BS
RITZ, K
WHEATLEY, RE
机构
[1] Soil-Plant Dynamics Group, Cellular and Environmental Physiology Department, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, DD2 5DA, Invergowrie
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10.1111/j.1475-2743.1994.tb00452.x
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S15 [土壤学];
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0903 ; 090301 ;
摘要
The presence of spring barley plants increased the numbers of nematodes, particularly of plant-feeders, compared with fallow plots in a Scottish organic farming system. The addition of farmyard manure (FYM) had no detectable effect on nematode populations but poultry manure (PM) caused a considerable increase. The application of PM also altered the types of nematode present and favoured bacterial-feeders and rhabditids in particular. These changes suggest that PM causes shortterm (within a growing season) increases in microbiological activity and nutrient cycling, whereas FYM is more likely to bring about long-term changes.
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