Microbial properties of soil fertilized by sewage sludge and cultivated with energy crops
The microbial activity of soil enriched with sewage sludge and cultivated with energy crops, is little known. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of sewage sludge fertilization on selected microorganisms in soil cultivated with the following crops: Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus Greef...
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| author | Ewa Beata Górska Wojciech Stępień Izabella Olejniczak Stefan Pietkiewicz Hazem M. Halaji Paweł Kowalczyk |
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| description | The microbial activity of soil enriched with sewage sludge and cultivated with energy crops, is little known. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of sewage sludge fertilization on selected microorganisms in soil cultivated with the following crops: Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus Greef et Deu), Virginia mallow (Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby) and Common Osier willow (Salix viminalis L.). Sewage sludge was used in two rates 10 and 20 t/ha dry weight (DW). The numbers of total coliforms bacteria, sulphate-reducing spore-forming bacteria, Proteus sp., saprophytic, thermophilic and aerobic spore-forming bacteria were examined. Sewage sludge increased the number of coliforms and sulphate-reducing spore-forming bacteria, and stimulated the growth of saprophytic and thermophilic bacteria. Cultivation of Miscanthus limited the number of coliforms bacteria, while Virginia mallow and Miscanthus reduced the number of sulphate- -reducing spore-forming bacteria. Common Osier willow stimulated the growth of saprophytic bacteria in the soil, while Virginia mallow the number of spore-forming bacteria. Our results revealed that microbial activity of soil expressed as the number of selected bacterial groups, depends not only on the applied rate of sewage sludge fertilizer, but also on the cultivated energy crop. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0d4ccc5e84a4dd59cb696f9d77f65902022-12-22T03:25:06ZengWydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana WyszyńskiegoStudia Ecologiae et Bioethicae1733-12182016-09-0114310.21697/seb.2016.14.3.07Microbial properties of soil fertilized by sewage sludge and cultivated with energy cropsEwa Beata Górska0Wojciech Stępień1Izabella Olejniczak2Stefan Pietkiewicz3Hazem M. Halaji4Paweł Kowalczyk5Faculty of Agriculture and Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences Faculty of Agriculture and Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences Institute of Ecology and Bioethics, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in WarsawFaculty of Agriculture and Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences Faculty of Agriculture and Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences Bionicum LTD, Warsaw The microbial activity of soil enriched with sewage sludge and cultivated with energy crops, is little known. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of sewage sludge fertilization on selected microorganisms in soil cultivated with the following crops: Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus Greef et Deu), Virginia mallow (Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby) and Common Osier willow (Salix viminalis L.). Sewage sludge was used in two rates 10 and 20 t/ha dry weight (DW). The numbers of total coliforms bacteria, sulphate-reducing spore-forming bacteria, Proteus sp., saprophytic, thermophilic and aerobic spore-forming bacteria were examined. Sewage sludge increased the number of coliforms and sulphate-reducing spore-forming bacteria, and stimulated the growth of saprophytic and thermophilic bacteria. Cultivation of Miscanthus limited the number of coliforms bacteria, while Virginia mallow and Miscanthus reduced the number of sulphate- -reducing spore-forming bacteria. Common Osier willow stimulated the growth of saprophytic bacteria in the soil, while Virginia mallow the number of spore-forming bacteria. Our results revealed that microbial activity of soil expressed as the number of selected bacterial groups, depends not only on the applied rate of sewage sludge fertilizer, but also on the cultivated energy crop.https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/seb/article/view/6298organic fertilizerMiscanthusmicroorganismsVirginia mallowCommon osier willow |
| spellingShingle | Ewa Beata Górska Wojciech Stępień Izabella Olejniczak Stefan Pietkiewicz Hazem M. Halaji Paweł Kowalczyk Microbial properties of soil fertilized by sewage sludge and cultivated with energy crops Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae organic fertilizer Miscanthus microorganisms Virginia mallow Common osier willow |
| title | Microbial properties of soil fertilized by sewage sludge and cultivated with energy crops |
| title_full | Microbial properties of soil fertilized by sewage sludge and cultivated with energy crops |
| title_fullStr | Microbial properties of soil fertilized by sewage sludge and cultivated with energy crops |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbial properties of soil fertilized by sewage sludge and cultivated with energy crops |
| title_short | Microbial properties of soil fertilized by sewage sludge and cultivated with energy crops |
| title_sort | microbial properties of soil fertilized by sewage sludge and cultivated with energy crops |
| topic | organic fertilizer Miscanthus microorganisms Virginia mallow Common osier willow |
| url | https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/seb/article/view/6298 |
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