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Reynolds, S. H., Ritz, K., Crotty, F. V., Stoate, C., West, H. and Neal, A. L. 2017. Effects of cover crops on phosphatase activity in a clay arable soil in the UK. Association of Applied Biologists (AAB).
Authors | Reynolds, S. H., Ritz, K., Crotty, F. V., Stoate, C., West, H. and Neal, A. L. |
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Abstract | The effect of five cover crop species (radish, buckwheat, vetch, phacelia and oat) alongside an un-cropped control, on the activity and persistence of soil acid and alkaline phosphatase activity was investigated. There was no effect on alkaline phosphatase activity at the time of cover crop incorporation (March), but by the point of maturation of the following oat cash crop (June) significant differences were detected, with the greatest activity following an oat cover crop. Acid phosphatase activity showed species-related significant differences at both sampling dates, with the magnitude increasing by June. Again, plots following an oat cover crop showed the greatest activity, followed by phacelia. This has shown that soil phosphatase enzymes are affected by the presence of a cover crop, that this effect is apparently species-dependent – and not dependent on the amount of biomass from the cover crop – and that cover crops could be a potential means to enhance soil phosphorus cycling. |
Keywords | organic phosphorus; phosphate monoester; catch crop; green manure |
Year of Publication | 2017 |
Conference title | Sustainable Intensification |
Conference location | Rothamsted Research |
Event date | 28 Nov 2017 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Journal | Aspects of Applied Biology |
Journal citation | 136, pp. 215 - 220 |
Publisher | Association of Applied Biologists (AAB) |
Book title | Sustainable Intensification |
Book editor | Carlton, R. |
Jones, N. | |
Knight, S. | |
De Paula, A. S. A. T. | |
Preston, J. | |
Sherry, S. | |
Smith, K. | |
Web address (URL) of conference proceedings | http://www.aab.org.uk/contentok.php?id=507;141 |
Funder project or code | NE/M009106/1 |
Funder | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
Natural Environment Research Council | |
Accepted author manuscript | Copyright license CC BY-NC-ND |
Publisher's version | Copyright license CC BY |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
28 Nov 2017 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 13 Nov 2017 |
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