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Effects of Penicillium bilaii on maize growth are mediated by available phosphorus
Inoculation with Penicillium bilaii has been reported to increase plant growth, which is attributed to increase availability of phosphorus (P), but similar effects have been observed with no P limitation, suggest...
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Nutrient supply to organic agriculture as governed by EU regulations and standards in six European countries
Organic farming systems need to replace nutrients exported via farm products, especially phosphorus (P) which may otherwise become depleted in soil in the long term. In Europe, EU regulations for organic produ...
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Penicillium bilaii effects on maize growth and P uptake from soil and localized sewage sludge in a rhizobox experiment
With P being a non-renewable resource, the use of microbial inoculants and waste products for more efficient and sustainable P use in plant production has been proposed. We investigated the ability of Penicillium...
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Open AccessThe effect of Penicillium bilaii on wheat growth and phosphorus uptake as affected by soil pH, soil P and application of sewage sludge
Penicillium bilaii may enhance P availability to plants, since it has been shown to increase plant growth and P uptake. There is currently increasing interest in using microorganisms t...
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Turnover and isotopic fractionation of carbon from maize leaves as influenced by clay type and content in constructed soil media
Differences between 13C signatures in various types of organic matter and between ecosystems make up a strong tool in ecological studies. However, a thorough interpretation of 13C signatures requires sufficient k...
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Recovering decomposing plant residues from the particulate soil organic matter fraction: size versus density separation
A detailed size separation of particulate organic matter (POM) from soils amended with straw from Hordeum vulgare or Vicia sativa revealed that the loss of C during the first 56 days of incubation mainly occurre...
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A field study of nitrogen dynamics and spring barley growth as affected by the quality of incorporated residues from white clover and ryegrass
Four different grass swards were grown on a sandy loam for 3 years, and then incorporated into the soil through rotovation in the spring. The treatments differed in the proportion of white clover (Trifolium re...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Set-aside
The paper describes the evolution of the set-aside programme in the EU in general and the UK in particular. It assesses the impact of the scheme on the farm economy, the wider rural economy, and on environment...
