The effects of compost incorporation on soil physical properties in urban soils – A concise review

Kranz, Christina N.; McLaughlin, Richard A.; Johnson, Amy Janan; Miller, Grady L.; Heitman, Joshua L.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110209

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“…The addition of compost alters the soil pH and in turn, affects nutrient availability to plants. The positive effects of the compost on AMF derived from altering the physicochemical properties of soil, changes in nutrient dynamics-mainly phosphorous availability-, the release of organic compounds, increased water content and plant available water, root hydraulic conductivity, and changes in the composition of root exudates might all have contributed to a significant increase in the plants' performance under normal and saline conditions as compared to untreated plants or those containing AMF or compost alone (Akhter et al, 2015;Kohler et al, 2015;Kranz et al, 2020). Mimmo et al (2011) have shown the substrate-dependent variations in plants root exudation patterns.…”

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Alleviation of Detrimental Effects of Salt Stress on Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) by the Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and/or Compost

Ait-El-Mokhtar

Baslam

Ben-Laouane

et al. 2020

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

103

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The date palm is a commercially important woody crop and is a good target plant for improving agricultural yields in extreme environments. However, salinity has been the primary abiotic stress complicating its cultivation and damaging its production worldwide. This study investigated the effect of alleviating salt stress on date palm growth and development by using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and/or compost. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design with eight treatments. The treatments comprised control without inoculation or amendment and application of compost (made from green waste) and AMF (an autochthonous consortium) individually or in combination under non-saline (0 mM NaCl) or saline (240 mM NaCl) conditions. Growth, physiological characteristics, nutrient uptake, chlorophyll content, oxidative stress markers, and antioxidant enzyme activities were assessed. Salt stress increased sodium (Na +) and chlorine (Cl −) content, lipid peroxidation and proline, soluble sugar, and H 2 O 2 content. However, it reduced growth parameters, AMF colonization, leaf water potential, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K +), calcium (Ca 2+), and chlorophyll content. The application of AMF and compost separately or in combination mitigated the deleterious effects induced by salinity. AMF inoculation contributed to plant salt tolerance through strategies such as increased nutrient uptake (particularly P and Ca 2+), chlorophyll content, relative water content, stomatal conductance, antioxidant enzymatic activities (superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, catalase) and by decreasing lipid peroxidation and H 2 O 2 content. Plants grown in soil amended with compost under salt stress showed an improvement particularly in K + and proline content and a decrease in H 2 O 2 concentration compared to controls under the saline condition. In the presence of NaCl stress, the dual application of the compost and AMF consortium maximized plant growth, stomatal conductance, leaf water potential, all antioxidant enzyme activities and P, K + , N, and Ca 2+ uptake as well as proline and soluble sugar content. However, Ait-El-Mokhtar et al. Mycorrhiza-and Compost-Mediated Salinity Tolerance it reduced Na + and Cl − uptake and oxidative stress marker content. In conclusion, our study suggests that the application of AMF with compost has the potential to improve the tolerance of date palm seedlings to salt stress more than AMF or compost applied separately.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Alleviation of Detrimental Effects of Salt Stress on Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) by the Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and/or Compost

Ait-El-Mokhtar

Baslam

Ben-Laouane

et al. 2020

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

103

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“…Results of compost tea of Bagasse & Mango is represented in table (3). Results revealed the increase in extract pH after dilution from acidic to alkaline (figure 1) & (figure 2 6.44 0.15 These results could be explained by the fact that, the application of compost and compost tea; activated the microorganisms even to attack the soil organic matter, which is known as "Priming Effect" where microorganisms feed on original organic matter that adversely affect soil quality.…”

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The Effect of Compost Tea Application on some Soil Characteristics

Saad¹

2021

IJRASET

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Compost is the best overall soil amendment growers can use to increase the quality and health of soil. Good compost provides soil with nutrients, organic matter, and beneficial microorganisms, which can improve crop health, growth, quality, and yields. Compost also improves a soil's structure and long-term nutrient availability, which helps plants better tolerate drought and suppress disease. However, the time, space, and equipment needed to make and apply compost can make it prohibitive for some farmers. Compost tea offers some of the benefits of compost in a more manageable package. For centuries, farmers have soaked "tea bags" full of compost in tubs of water, and then used the resulting liquid (compost tea) to fertilize and improve the health of their crops. This study was conducted to study the effect of compost tea application on the some soil characteristics to periods of treatment compost is divided into three groups: compost tea, compost, control. Best treatment was obtained in compost tea. Soil sample was collected from (0-30) cm from Alsilait Agricultural Scheme, Khartoum North, air dried under room temperature for 24 hours, ground, sieved (2mm) and stored in sampling sacs for further analysis. The soil samples were analyzed using the methods described by Page et.al. (1986). Results of soil analysis showed very low nitrogen content of the studied samples, clay loam texture, neutral alkalinity and salinity within acceptable range. Results of compost tea of Bagasse & Mango is revealed the increase in extract pH after dilution from acidic to alkaline for Bagasse and Mango compost tea, respectively.

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“…In our case, the effect may disappear when Anthrosols and Technosols are rich in organic matter (SOC > 3.4 % and N > 2.4 g kg -1 ) and their current land-use is older than 13 years. SOC and N values above a threshold of 3.4 % and 2.4 g kg -1 respectively may not induce further positive effect on Kfs, but it is observed that amendments increase Kfs in most of cases (Kranz et al, 2020).…”

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Parameters influencing run-off on vegetated urban soils: A case study in Marseilles, France

2020

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In urban areas, episodes of extreme precipitation may generate run-off floods, but urban soils are seldom considered in spatial planning documents. Our aim was to assess the infiltration of vegetated urban soils and to identify the soil parameters affecting infiltration in order to explore the potential of these soils for run-off mitigation under a Mediterranean climate with extreme precipitation episodes. We compared vegetated soils in the "urban" zone of the Marseilles' 16 th district (France) either lying on former clay quarries or tile factories (T) or not (NT) and with different land-uses. We used a simplified method to measure field saturated hydraulic conductivity (Kfs), measured penetration resistance in the first 0.15 m (Qd) and analysed physico-chemical properties in the first horizon. Levels of runoff production were estimated according to Kfs and an adaptation of USDA Hydrologic Soil Groups. All soils were Technosols or Anthrosols regardless of their prior history. We found that land-use history influenced Kfs, with T soils and soils with current vegetated land-use younger than 13 years having lower Kfs than NT soils and soils with land-use older than 13 years. Soil organic matter content influenced Kfs positively when soils were young, while vegetation cover and penetration resistance (most of the soils had Qd > 2 MPa) had not a clear effect on Kfs. Overall, combining Kfs and soil depth, 14.3 % of the T soils and 84.6 % of the NT soils had low levels of run-off production. It is therefore recommended that 1) Technosols or Anthrosols should be characterised for their unique physicochemical and physical properties but also for their land-use history, and 2) the infiltration of these soils should be considered in spatial planning documents.

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The effects of compost incorporation on soil physical properties in urban soils – A concise review

Cited by 187 publications

References 35 publications

Alleviation of Detrimental Effects of Salt Stress on Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) by the Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and/or Compost

Alleviation of Detrimental Effects of Salt Stress on Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) by the Application of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and/or Compost

The Effect of Compost Tea Application on some Soil Characteristics

Parameters influencing run-off on vegetated urban soils: A case study in Marseilles, France

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