Enhancement in soil fertility, early plant growth and nutrition and mycorrhizal colonization by vermicompost application varies with native and exotic tree species

Purpose The impact of vermicompost on tree-soil systems is not yet fully understood. This study aimed to comparatively investigate the effects of chemical fertilizer, compost and vermicompost on soil enzymatic activities, seedling mycorrhizal colonization, growth and nutrition of one exotic tree spe...

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Published in:	Journal of soils and sediments Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 1662 - 1676
Main Authors:	Xue, Jianming, Bakker, Mark R., Milin, Sylvie, Graham, Doug
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2022 Springer Nature B.V Springer Verlag
Subjects:	Acid phosphatase Agrochemicals beta-fructofuranosidase Biological properties Chemical fertilizers Chemical properties Chemicophysical properties Colonization Composting Composts diammonium phosphate Dry weight Earth and Environmental Science Environment Environmental Physics Environmental Sciences Enzymatic activity Enzyme activity exchangeable calcium Factorial design Fertility Fertilizers Greenhouses Indigenous species Introduced species Invertase Land application Leptospermum scoparium Mineral fertilizers Native organisms Nitrogen Nutrition oxidoreductases Phosphatase Phosphates Phosphorus Pine Pinus radiata Plant growth Plant nutrition Plant species Podocarpus totara root growth Sec 1 • Soil Organic Matter Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling • Research Article Seedlings septic systems Septic tanks Soil Soil chemistry Soil fertility Soil improvement Soil properties Soil Science & Conservation Soils Trees Urease Vermicomposting vermicomposts wastes Worms Tree species Nutrition Growth Soil fertility Vermicomposts
ISSN:	1439-0108, 1614-7480
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