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Interactions between biological processes, cultivation and soil structure

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Biological Processes and Soil Fertility

Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ((DPSS,volume 11))

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An inherent (autochthonous) biomass is characteristic of a soil while the input of substrates for plant roots or crop residues promotes the transient (zymogenous) biomass. However successful micro-organisms will show aspects of both types of ecological strategy. The biomass generated from plant residue substrates can include toxin-producing and pathogenic species but also beneficial organisms such as N-fixers and polysaccharide-producers. Rhizosphere activity can, depending on soil, plant and microbial species, stabilize or destabilize soils. Microbial activity should be considered in soil management and it may be possible to manipulate the soil population balance towards beneficial organisms.

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Lynch, J.M. (1984). Interactions between biological processes, cultivation and soil structure. In: Tinsley, J., Darbyshire, J.F. (eds) Biological Processes and Soil Fertility. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6101-2_27

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