Saving the life of farmland soils: aware of a remorseless decline in the...

Ecos;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......is a fundamental component of soil's organic matter, integral to healthy soils and the...contributes to global warming. Soil organic matter comprises all the living, dead and...different types--crop residues, particulate organic matter, humus (usually the largest pool) and...

Soil organic matter changes resulting from tillage and biomass production.

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation;  May 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ......yields because of the consequent reduced organic matter. Recognizing the lessons of history...management on the productivity and organic matter of cropped soils. In general, it was...which constitutes about half of the organic matter), or at best stabilized organic ...

Stabilization of Organic Matter During Composting: Influence of Process...

Compost Science & Utilization;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Information on compost organic matter stability is necessary to anticipate...kinetics of stabilization of organic matter during the composting process...aeration. The stability of the organic matter was assessed by laboratory incubations...

Soil stripping and replacement for the rehabilitation of bauxite-mined...

Australian Journal of Soil Research;  March 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Introduction Soil organic matter dynamics is recognised as a key...storage and activity of soil organic matter in the replaced soil surface...over possible links between this organic matter loss and the long-term sustainability...

Moving beyond T: a guest editorial written by a leading conservation...

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......water and nutrient holding capacity, soil organic matter, and soil biological diversity. These improvements...application of the philosophy. I believe soil organic matter fills this role. Organic matter levels can be manipulated and measured...

Study of Organic Matter Evolution in Citrus Compost by Isoelectrofocusing...

Compost Science & Utilization;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......studied with the aim to follow the organic matter evolution by using the isoelectrofocusing...analyses allowed evaluation of the organic matter transformation during composting process...lower values of pH (less stabilized organic matter) and a corresponding increase of peaks...

Don't Be Afraid -- Add That Organic Matter

Albuquerque Journal;  January 29, 2005 ;     695 words ......article about tidying up and adding organic matter. I live in Corrales with 100 percent...understand the concept of adding "o.m." (organic matter). If I dig too close to the plants...and seems useless. How do I dig in organic matter without uprooting my plants? -- M.M...

Get in There and Add Organic Matter to Your Plants

Albuquerque Journal;  January 29, 2005 ;     695 words ......article about tidying up and adding organic matter. I live in Corrales with 100 percent...understand the concept of adding "o.m." (organic matter). If I dig too close to the plants...and seems useless. How do I dig in organic matter without uprooting my plants? -- M.M...

Organic matter a farm ally, says scientist

The Press;  September 4, 1997 ;     393 words ......farmer can have is a good level of organic matter in his soils, says Nigel van Dorsser, a farm consultant specialising in soil. Organic matter works for farmers, but it is quickly...in the soil. Farmers trying to build organic matter in their soils should cultivate as...

Comparison of paramaters characterizing organic matter in a combined sewer...

Water Environment Research;  July 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......characterization of effluent in terms of organic matter and bacterial biomass was carried out...established. Even for large fluctuations in organic matter concentrations, highly homogeneous...fractions of dissolved and particulate organic matter and bacterial biomass. Water Environ...

Understanding how organic matter reduces root rots in field crops

BioCycle;  July 1, 2002 ;     313 words ......University, Stone explained the influence of organic matter (OM) quantity in suppressing crop diseases...high levels of microbial activity, organic matter and calcium." The system was successfully...these same processes (effects of active organic matter) are likely at work in field ...

Organic matter management seen as key to soil fertility

BioCycle;  May 1, 2002 ;     169 words ......are getting the idea that managing organic matter is key to soil fertility," observes...soil and water ecology, and depleted organic matter and its quality in Midwest soils, note...researchers at the Institute. Since 1999, organic matter management has been the focus of on-fa...

KEEP SOIL LOOSE BY ADDING ORGANIC MATTER.(GARDENING Q&A)(HOME LIFE)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  September 7, 2002 ;     463 words ......trouble with hardened soil because they add organic matter to their soil annually. Organic matter - manure, compost, shredded leaves...Lots of micro-organisms break down the organic matter, thereby slowly releasing nutrients for...

Labile soil organic matter pools under a mixed grass/lucerne pasture and...

Australian Journal of Soil Research;  August 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......infiltration rates, and decreases in soil organic matter (SOM) in cultivated soils (Abbott et...subsequent mineralisation of N-rich organic matter. It is widely accepted that SOM plays...substantial proportion of recalcitrant organic matter (Jenkinson 1988), SOM includes soluble...

Soil stripping and replacement for the rehabilitation of bauxite-mined...

Australian Journal of Soil Research;  March 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......noted a large decline in surface-soil organic matter during routine land rehabilitation...revegetation success. Maintenance of soil organic matter is crucial for optimum conservation...1992). In highly weathered soils, soil organic matter stores and cycles most of the N and...