Application of glucose at low concentrations to grass swards in waste-derived compost can significantly increase long-term yields |
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Authors: | Alan A Keeling Giles L F Cater Jamie A Cook Andrew Wilcox |
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Institution: | (1) Crop and Environment Research Centre, Harper Adams College, TF10 8NB Newport, Shropshire, UK |
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Abstract: | Carbohydrates have a range of effects on soil, dependent on the frequency and concentration of the application. Small quantities of glucose have the effect of accelerating the removal of available N (NH4
+, NO3
–) through incorporation into the bodies of microorganisms. This reduces plant growth (Jenkinson, 1985), the rate of which depends largely on the presence of available N (Addiscott et al., 1991). However, in theory, if appropriate soil glucose concentrations are maintained, asymbiotic N2-fixation will occur, supplying extra nitrogen nutrition to plants over an extended period. Here, it is demonstrated that the use of 0.028 M glucose and an appropriate source of N2-fixing bacteria (green waste-derived compost) can result in increased grass dry matter yields of over 50% in a glasshouse experiment. |
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Keywords: | carbohydrate compost glucose Lolium perenne N2-fixing bacteria N-immobilisation |
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