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Mineralization dynamics in fallow dryland wheat plots, Colorado

  • Section 3: Measurements of Microbial Populations and Biomass: Their Roles in Soil Processes
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There was a flush of mineralization in fallow wheat plots in the wet and warm summer of 1982 at Akron, Colorado. Peak mineralization rates and concentrations of N and P coincided with a 2.5-fold increase in protozoan biomass. No-till contained considerably more activity than stubble mulch plots, especially in the surface 2.5 cm and there was more water storage in no-till on all dates. Differential management of agricultural residues and the resultant effects upon the microbial community significantly altered patterns of nutrient cycling.

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  1. Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

    E. T. Elliott, K. Horton, J. C. Moore, D. C. Coleman & C. V. Cole

  2. Department of Agronomy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

    E. T. Elliott, K. Horton & C. V. Cole

  3. Department of Zoology and Entomology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

    J. C. Moore & D. C. Coleman

  4. USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

    C. V. Cole

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Elliott, E.T., Horton, K., Moore, J.C. et al. Mineralization dynamics in fallow dryland wheat plots, Colorado. Plant Soil 76, 149–155 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02205575

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