Reduced tillage increased microbial biomass and abundance of P solubilizers.
Inorganic fertilisers reduced phosphorus solubilizing microbial abundance.
Residue addition increased soil microbial biomass and abundance of P solubilizers.
Intercropping increased microbial biomass and phosphorus solubilizers’ abundance.
Liming reduced phosphorus solubilizing microbial species richness.
Citation
Bolo, P.; Kihara, J.; Mucheru-Muna, M.; Njeru, E.M.; Kinyua, M.; Sommer, R. (2021) Application of residue, inorganic fertilizer and lime affect phosphorus solubilizing microorganisms and microbial biomass under different tillage and cropping systems in a Ferralsol. Geoderma 390: 114962. ISSN: 0016-7061
Authors
- Bolo, Peter
- Kihara, Job
- Mucheru-Muna, Monicah
- Njeru, Ezekiel Mugendi
- Kinyua, Michael
- Sommer, Rolf