[HTML][HTML] Short-term dynamics of soil organic matter fractions and microbial activity in smallholder potato-legume intercropping systems

SO Nyawade, NN Karanja, CKK Gachene, HI Gitari… - Applied Soil …, 2019 - Elsevier
Continuous cultivation of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in monoculture systems represents
the greatest factor deteriorating soil organic matter (SOM) in smallholder farms. With an aim …

Distinct pattern of nitrogen functional gene abundances in top-and subsoils along a 120,000-year ecosystem development gradient

S Turner, R Mikutta, G Guggenberger… - Soil Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil microorganisms are key players of the nitrogen cycle and relevant for soil development.
While the community structure of nitrogen-cycling microorganisms during initial soil …

Crystal structure model development for soil clay minerals–I. Hydroxy-interlayered smectite (HIS) synthesized from bentonite. A multi-analytical study

J Dietel, J Gröger-Trampe, M Bertmer, S Kaufhold… - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
During the acidic weathering of soils, aluminum (Al) is dissolved from primary silicates such
as feldspars or chlorites and intercalated in layer silicates. Part of this Al polymerizes in the …