| dc.contributor.author | Kruger, Matthew Wayne | |
| dc.description.abstract | Low microbial activity and associated nutrient cycling are concerns in agricultural problem soils. The objectives of this study were to investigate microbial response on problem soils to amendments, drying-wetting cycles, and the interaction of amendments and drying-wetting cycles. In this laboratory study, soil carbon dioxide (CO2) flux was measured from thermal desorption treated soils and saline soils in response to Proganics, spent lime, and composted beef manure applications. Microbial activity was measured through CO2 flux and its rate of change, permanganate oxidizable C, and residual inorganic nitrogen. Proganics had the greatest ability to elevate and sustain microbial activity on problem soils, but spent lime and compost had the greatest potential to improve microbial mediated nitrogen mineralization. In conclusion, spent lime and compost can be effective amendments for improving soil quality of saline and thermal desorption treated problem soils to increase microbial activity and associated nitrogen cycling. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU policy 190.6.2 | en_US |
| dc.title | Can Soil Microbial Activity Be Improved With the Use of Amendments? | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-30T17:20:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-03-30T17:20:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/31824 | |
| dc.subject | amendments | en_US |
| dc.subject | microbial activity | en_US |
| dc.subject | saline | en_US |
| dc.subject | soil quality | en_US |
| dc.subject | thermal desorption | en_US |
| dc.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-2866-4605 | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | en_US |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Natural Resource Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Soil Science | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Chatterjee, Amitava | |
