Early changes due to sorghum biofuel cropping systems in soil microbial communities and metabolic functioning

Evaluation of biofuel production cropping systems should address not only energy yields but also the impacts on soil attributes. In this study, forage sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) cropping systems were initiated on a low organic matter soil (

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Published in:Biology and fertility of soils 2013-05, Vol.49 (4), p.403-413
Main Authors: Cotton, Jon, Acosta-Martínez, Veronica, Moore-Kucera, Jennifer, Burow, Gloria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural land
Agriculture
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
Biochemistry and biology
Biofuels
Biological and medical sciences
Biomass
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cereal crops
Chemical, physicochemical, biochemical and biological properties
Community composition
Cotton
Crop production
Cropping systems
Crops
Cultivars
Enzymatic activity
Fuels
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Growing season
Life Sciences
Metabolism
Microbial activity
Microbiology
Organic matter
Original Paper
Physics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology of agricultural and forest soils
Soil quality
Soil science
Soil Science & Conservation
Soil sciences
Soils
Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor
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Summary:Evaluation of biofuel production cropping systems should address not only energy yields but also the impacts on soil attributes. In this study, forage sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) cropping systems were initiated on a low organic matter soil (
ISSN:0178-2762
1432-0789
DOI:10.1007/s00374-012-0732-z