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Effects of long-term sewage sludge application to a calcareous soil structure

dc.contributor.authorSimoes da Mota, Ana Claudia
dc.contributor.authorVirto Quecedo, Íñigo
dc.contributor.authorPoch, Rosa María
dc.contributor.departmentZientziakeu
dc.contributor.departmentInstitute on Innovation and Sustainable Development in Food Chain - ISFOODen
dc.contributor.departmentCienciases_ES
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-02T10:53:55Z
dc.date.available2022-09-02T10:53:55Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.updated2022-09-02T08:19:41Z
dc.description.abstractSoil degradation is a growing challenge to global agriculture and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This has prompted calls for less use of mineral fertilizer and greater reliance on organic fertilizers. However, we need to understand better the long-term effects of organic fertilizer usage on soil structure to guide soil management practice, as many soil functions are sensitive to pore morphology and connectivity. In this study, we characterized topsoil (0–30 cm) pore architecture in relation to soil physical properties in a long-term experiment (LTE) site where calcareous soil had received 25 years of sewage sludge application. Two dosage rates (SSa, 20 and SSe, 80 Mg ha−1) were compared to mineral fertilization treatment and a control (no fertilization) in a random factorial block design. Soil microstructure and the types of pores were characterized using micromorphological methods and image analysis, in soil thin sections. Long-term sewage sludge SSa application improved soil microstructure (crumb and sub-angular-blocky type) and increased the presence of biopores, while mineral fertilized soil showed a platy to apedal microstructure, with more elongated pores and lower faunal activity. Mineral fertilized soil had the lowest total porosity values, with differences found in the aspect ratio of pores of equivalent diameter 100–200 μm. These findings suggest a relation between the different types of fertilization and soil pore shape and network. Further exploration of these changes in soil functioning is needed for a complete assessment of the consequences of SS application.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis project has received funding from the National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA) through the RTA2017-00088-C03-01 project and from the European Union's H2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 801586.en
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dc.identifier.citationSimoes-Mota, A.; Virto, I.; Poch, R. M.. (2022). Effects of long-term sewage sludge application to a calcareous soil structure. Soil Use and Management. Vol. 38 (4), pp. 1-12 .en
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/sum.12838
dc.identifier.issn0266-0032
dc.identifier.urihttps://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/43893
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherBritish Society of Soil Scienceen
dc.relation.ispartofSoil Use and Management, 2022, 38 (4), pp. 1-12en
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/RTA2017-00088-C03-01en
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/European Commission/Horizon 2020 Framework Programme/801586en
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12838
dc.rights© 2022 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Licenseen
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dc.subjectCalcareous soilen
dc.subjectImage analysisen
dc.subjectSewage sludgeen
dc.subjectSoil micromorphologyen
dc.subjectSoil porosityen
dc.subjectSoil qualityen
dc.titleEffects of long-term sewage sludge application to a calcareous soil structureen
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