Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(1):38-43 | DOI: 10.17221/274/2022-PSE

Organic fertilization induces changes in soil nitrogen mineralization and enzyme activitiesOriginal Paper

María Rosa Yagüe ORCID...1, Carmen Lobo1, Pilar García1
1 Agro-Environmental Department, Madrid Institute of Rural, Agricultural and Food Research and Development (IMIDRA), Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

In this study, we addressed the reuse of two organic waste products as fertilisers. To this end, soil fertilised with the spent mushroom substrate (SMS) or with an anaerobic digestate (DIG) was subjected to an incubation assay, and the results were compared with those from soil treated with a mineral fertiliser (MIN) and an unfertilised soil (CO). The soil was sampled after fertilisation and after 90 days of aerobic incubation. Nitrogen (N) mineralisation (NH4+ and NO3–) and oxidable carbon (OC) were determined. The impact of the treatments on the soil was evaluated by measuring the enzymatic activity of arylsulfatase (ARYL), ß-galactosidase (GAL), and urease (URE). The highest OC content was observed in the SMS treatment. After 90 days of incubation, the SMS treatment showed a lower mineral N content than the CO treatment. This finding was associated with N immobilisation. However, mineral N significantly increased ARYL activity in the DIG and MIN treatments, and URE activity was always higher at both sampling times in the SMS treatment. Initially, GAL activity was notably high in the DIG treatment but decreased after incubation, reaching similar values to those registered in the CO treatment. Organic fertilisation treatments induced different effects on soil N mineralisation, showing changes in the activity of the enzymes analysed.

Keywords: recycling; nutrients; organic residues; liquid anaerobic digestate; spent mushroom substrate of Pleurotus

Received: July 21, 2022; Accepted: November 22, 2022; Prepublished online: January 11, 2023; Published: January 29, 2023  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Yagüe MR, Lobo C, García P. Organic fertilization induces changes in soil nitrogen mineralization and enzyme activities. Plant Soil Environ. 2023;69(1):38-43. doi: 10.17221/274/2022-PSE.
Share...
Download citation
  • BibTeX (.bib)
  • Bookends (.ris)
  • EasyBib (.ris)
  • EndNote (.enw)
  • EndNote 8 (.xml)
  • ISI WoS (.isi)
  • Medlars (.medlars)
  • Mendeley (.ris)
  • MODS (.xml)
  • Papers (.ris)
  • RefWorks (.txt)
  • RefManager (.ris)
  • RIS (.ris)
  • MS Word (.xml)
  • Zotero (.ris)
    • Open full article

    References

    1. Bandick A.K., Dick R.P. (1999): Field management effects on soil enzymes activities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 31: 1471-1479. Go to original source...
    2. Barduca L., Wentzel S., Schmidt R., Malagoli M., Joergensen R.G. (2021): Mineralisation of distinct biogas digestate qualities directly after application to soil. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 57: 235-243. Go to original source...
    3. Cabrera M.L., Kissel D.E., Vigil M.F. (2005): Nitrogen mineralization from organic residues: research opportunities. Journal of Environmental Quality, 34: 75-79. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    4. Corbeels M., Hofman G., Van Cleemput O. (1999): Simulation of net N immobilisation and mineralisation in substrate-amended soils by the NCSOIL computer model. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 28: 422-430. Go to original source...
    5. Corden C., Bougas K., Cunningham E., Tyrer D., Kreißig J., Zetti E., Gamero E., Wildey R., Crookes M. (2019): Digestate and Compost as Fertilisers: Risk Assessment and Risk Management Pptions. London, European Commission.
    6. Dick R.P., Rasmussen P.E., Kerle E.A. (1988): Influence of long term residue management on soil enzyme activities in relation to soil chemical properties of a wheat-fallow system. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 6: 159-164. Go to original source...
    7. Gustafsson M., Anderberg S. (2021): Dimensions and characteristics of biogas policies - modelling the European policy landscape. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 135: 110200. Go to original source...
    8. Kampman B., Leguijt C., Scholten T., Tallat-Kelpsaite J., Brückmann R., Maroulis G., Lesschen J.P., Meesters K., Sikirica N., Elbersen B. (2017): Optimal Use of Biogas from Waste Streams: an Assessment of the Potential of Biogas from Digestion in the EU beyond 2020. Luxembourg, European Commission.
    9. Kuziemska B., Wysokiñski A., Trebicka J. (2020): The effect of different copper doses and organic fertilisation on soil's enzymatic activity. Plant, Soil and Environment, 66: 93-98. Go to original source...
    10. Martínez-Iñigo M.J., García-Vedia M., Lobo M.C. (2003): Determination of the ß-galactosidase activity of the soil. In: García C., Gil F., Hernández T., Trasar C. Mundipresa (eds.): Analysis techniques of biochemical parameters in soils. Madrid, Mundiprensa, 371.
    11. Mary B., Recous S., Darwis D., Robin D. (1996): Interactions between decomposing of plant residues and nitrogen cycling in soil. Plant and Soil, 181: 71-82. Go to original source...
    12. Maynard D.C., Kalra Y.P., Crumbaugh J.A. (2006): Chapter 6. Nitrate and exchangeable ammonium nitrogen. In: Carter M.R., Gregorich E.G. (eds.): Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis. Boca Raton, CRC Press. ISBN-13: 978-0-8493-3586-0
    13. Paredes C., Medina E., Bustamante M.A., Moral R. (2016): Effects of spent mushroom substrates and inorganic fertilizer on the characteristics of a calcareous clayey-loam soil and lettuce production. Soil Use and Management, 32: 487-494. Go to original source...
    14. Poulton P., Johnston J., MacDonald A., White R., Powlson D. (2017): Major limitations to achieving "4 per 100" increases in soil organic carbon strock in temperature regions: evidence from long-term experiments at Rothamsted Research. Global Change Biology, 24: 2563-2564. Go to original source... Go to PubMed...
    15. SAS Institute (1999-2001): The SAS/TAT System for Windows. Release V 8.2. Cary, SAS Institute.
    16. Sastre-Conde I., Lobo-Bedmar M.C. (2003): Determination of urease activity. In: García C., Gil F., Hernández T., Trasar C. Mundipresa (eds.): Analysis techniques of biochemical parameters in soils. Madrid, Mundiprensa, 371.
    17. Sekaran U., McCoy C., Kumar S., Subramanian S. (2018): Soil microbial communitity structure enzymatic activity responses to nitrogen management and landscape positions in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.). GCB - Bioenergy, 11: 836-851. Go to original source...
    18. Stanford G., Smith S.J. (1972): Nitrogen mineralization potentials of soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 36: 465-472. Go to original source...
    19. Tabatabai M.A., Bremner J.M. (1970): Factors affecting soil arylsulfatase activity. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 34: 427-429. Go to original source...
    20. Tambone F., Adani F. (2017): Nitrogen mineralization from digestate in comparison to sewage sludge, compost and urea in a laboratory incubated soil experiment. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 180: 355-365. Go to original source...
    21. Walkley A., Black I.A. (1934): An examination of the Degtjareff method for determining soil organic matter, and a proposed modification of the chromic acid titration method. Soil Science, 37: 29-38. Go to original source...
    22. Wang X.H., Lu J.Y., Zhang X.W., Wang P. (2021): Contrasting microbial mechanisms of soil priming effects induced by crop residues depend on nitrogen availability and temperature. Applied Soil Ecology, 168: 104186. Go to original source...

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY NC 4.0), which permits non-comercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original publication is properly cited. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.


    Return to the content