Organic amendments differ in their effect on microbial biomass and activity and on P pools in alkaline soils

Ahmad W, Rahmatullah, Gill MA, Aziz T (2006) Bioavailability of inorganic phosphorus fractions in calcareous soils estimated by Neubauer technique, iron-impregnated filter paper, and chemical tests. Comm Soil Sci Plant Anal 37:1185–1193

Alef K (1995) Dehydrogenase activity. In: Alef K, Nannipieri P (eds) Methods in applied soil microbiology and biochemistry. Academic, San Diego, pp 228–230

Alef K, Nannipieri P (1995) Methods in applied soil microbiology and biochemistry. Academic, San Diego

Alef K, Nannipieri P, Trazar-Cepeda C (1995) Phosphatase activity. In: Alef K, Nannipieri P (eds) Methods in applied soil microbiology and biochemistry. Academic, San Diego, pp 335–336

Anderson JM, Ingram JSI (1993) Tropical soil biology and fertility. CAB International, Wallingford

Ayaga G, Todd A, Brookes PC (2006) Enhanced biological cycling of phosphorus increases its availability to crops in low-input sub-Saharan farming systems. Soil Biol Biochem 38:81–90

Baldock JA (2007) Composition and cycling of organic carbon in soil. In: Marschner P, Rengel Z (eds) Nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Springer, Berlin, pp 1–36

Bolan N, Szogi A, Seshadri B, Chuasavathi T (2010) The management of phosphorus in poultry litter. 19th World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Solutions for a Changing World 1–6 August, Brisbane, Australia

Brookes PC, Powlson DS, Jenkinson DS (1982) Measurement of microbial biomass phosphorus in soil. Soil Biol Biochem 14:319–329

Brookes PC, Powlson DS, Jenkinson DS (1984) Phosphorus in the soil microbial biomass. Soil Biol Biochem 16:169–175

Celi L, Lamacchia S, Barberis E (2000) Interaction of inositol phosphate with calcite. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst 57:271–277

Cross AF, Schlesinger WH (2001) Biological and geochemical controls on phosphorus fractions in semiarid soils. Biogeochemistry 52:155–172

Demoling F, Figueroa D, Baath E (2007) Comparison of factors limiting bacterial growth in different soils. Soil Biol Biochem 39:2485–2495

Fierer N, Schimel JP (2003) A proposed mechanism for the pulse in carbon dioxide production commonly observed following the rapid rewetting of a dry soil. Soil Sci Soc Am J 67:798–805

Garcia-Gil JC, Plaza C, Soler-Ravira P, Polo A (2000) Long-term effects of municipal solid waste compost application on soil enzyme activities and microbial biomass. Soil Biol Biochem 32:1907–1913

Gee GW, Bauder JW (1986) Particle size analysis. In: Klute A (Ed) methods of soil analysis. Part I, Amer Soc Agro No.9, Madison, WI, pp 383–411

Giaveno C, Celi L, Richardson AE, Simpson JR, Barberis E (2010) Interaction of phytases with minerals and availability of substrate affect the hydrolysis of inositol phosphates. Soil Biol Biochem 42:491–498

Gichangi EM, Mnkeni PNS, Brooks PC (2009) Effects of goat manure and inorganic phosphate addition on soil inorganic and microbial biomass phosphorus fractions under laboratory incubation conditions. Soil Sci Plant Nutr 55:764–771

Halajnia A, Haghnia GH, Fotovat A, Khorasani R (2009) Phosphorus fractions in calcareous soils amended with P fertilizer and cattle manure. Geoderma 150:209–213

He Z, Waldrip HW, Honeycutt CW, Erich MS, Senwo ZN (2009) Enzymatic quantification of phytate in animal manure. Commun Soil Sci Plant Anal 40:566–575

Hedley MJ, Stewart JWB, Chauhan BS (1982) Changes in inorganic and organic soil phosphorus fractions induced by cultivation practices and by laboratory incubations. Soil Sci Soc Am J 46:970–976

Joergensen RG, Kubler H, Meyer B, Wolters V (1995) Microbial biomass phosphorus in soils of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests. Biol Fert Soils 19:215–219

Khan KS, Joergensen RG (2009) Changes in microbial biomass and P fractions in biogenic household waste compost amended with inorganic P fertilizers. Bioresour Technol 100:303–309

Killham K (1994) Soil ecology. Cambridge University Press

Kouno K, Tuchiya Y, Ando T (1995) Measurement of soil microbial biomass phosphorus by an anion exchange membrane method. Soil Biol Biochem 27:1353–1357

Malik MA, Marschner P, Khan KS (2012) Addition of organic and inorganic P sources to soil —effects on P pools and microorganisms. Soil Biol Biochem 49:106–113

Mengel K, Kirkby EA (2001) Principles of plant nutrition, 5th edn. Kluwer, London

Mostashari M, Muazardalan M, Karimian N, Hosseini HM, Rezai H (2008) Phosphorus fractions of selected calcareous soils of Qazvin province and their relationships with soil characteristics. J Agric Environ 3:547–553

Murphy J, Riley JP (1962) A modified single solution method for the determination of phosphate in natural waters. Anal Chem Acta 27:31–36

Mylavarapu RS, Zinati GM (2009) Improvement of soil properties using compost for optimum parsley production in sandy soils. Sci Hortic 120:426–430

Nannipieri P, Giagnoni L, Landi L, Renella G (2011) Role of phosphatase enzymes in soil. In: Bunemann EK, Oberson A, Frossard E (eds) Phosphorus in action. Soil Biology 26. Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp 215–241

Nelson DW, Sommers LE (1982) Total carbon, organic carbon and organic matter. In: Page AL, Miller RH, Keeney DR (eds) Methods of soil analysis. Part 2: chemical and microbiological properties. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, pp 539–579

Oberson A, Friesen DK, Rao IM, Buhler S, Frossard E (2001) Phosphorus transformations in an Oxisol under contrasting land-use systems: the role of the soil microbial biomass. Plant Soil 237:197–210

Olsen SR, Sommers LE (1982) Phosphorus. In: Page AL (Ed), Methods of soil analysis, Agron No.9, Part 2: Chemical and microbiological properties, 2nd edn. Am Soc Agron, Madison, WI, pp 403–430

Peters J, Combs S, Hoskins B, Jarman J, Kovar J, Watson M, Wolf A, Wolf N (2003) Recommended methods for manure analysis. Madison, WI, USA

Reddy DD, Rao SA, Singh M (2001) Crop residue addition effects on myriad forms and sorption of phosphorus in a Vertisol. Bioresour Technol 80:93–99

Reddy DD, Rao SA, Singh M (2005) Changes in P fractions and sorption in an Alfisol following crop residues application. J Plant Nutr Soil Sci 168:241–247

Richardson AE (2001) Prospects for using soil microorganisms to improve the acquisition of phosphorus by plants. Aust J Plant Physiol 28:897–906

Richardson AE, Hadobas PA (1997) Soil isolates of Pseudomonas spp. that utilize inositol phosphates. Can J Microbiol 43:509–516

Ryan J, Estefan G, Rashid A (2001) Soil and plant analysis laboratory manual. 2nd edn. Jointly published by ICARDA and NARC

Sharpley AN, Jones CA, Gray, Cole CV, Tiessen H, Holzhey CS (1985) A detailed phosphorus characterization of seventy-eight soils. USDA Agricultural Research Services, ARS-31

Sharpley AN, McDowell RW, Kleinman PJA (2004) Amounts, forms and solubility of phosphorus in soils receiving manure. Soil Sci Soc Am J 68:2048–2054

Singh BB, Jones JP (1976) Phosphorus sorption and desorption characteristics as affected by organic residues. Soil Sci Soc Am J 40:389–394

Takeda M, Nakamoto T, Miyazawa K, Murayama T, Okada H (2009) Phosphorus availability and soil biological activity in an Andosol under compost application and winter cover cropping. Appl Soil Ecol 42:86–95

Tejada M, Gonzalez JL (2006) Effects of a crushed cotton gin compost on soil biological properties, nutrient leaching losses and maize yield. Agron J 98:749–759

Tiessen H, Moir JO (1993) Characterization of available P by sequential fractionation. In: Carter MR (ed) Soil sampling and methods of analysis. Lewis, Boca Raton, pp 75–86

Vance ED, Brookes PC, Jenkinson DS (1987) An extraction method for measuring soil microbial biomass C. Soil Biol Biochem 19:703–707

Zameer F, Meghashri S, Gopal S, Rao BR (2010) Chemical and microbial dynamics during composting of herbal pharmaceutical industrial waste. J Chem 7:143–148