There is an immense demand for vermicomposting employing psychrophilic vermiculture (Aporrectodea caliginosa) management of wastes under the Himalayan ecosystem. Dalweed (weeds from world-famous urban Dal Lake) and cow manure (CM) are cheaply abundantly available bio resources in Kashmir valley. (DW), disposed heart city, ascribes unpleasant effects on tourism natural Initial substrate mixtures...

Algae and cyanobacteria are important contributors to the natural organic matter (NOM) of eutrophic water resources. The objective of this work is to increase knowledge on the modifications of algal organic matter (AOM) properties in the long term to anticipate blooms footprint in such aquatic environments. The production of AOM from an alga (Euglena gracilis) and a cyanobacteria (Microcystis a...

TESAŘOVá, M., KUDLIČKA, P., POSPÍŠILOVá, L., KALHOTKA, L., HRABĚ, f.: Comparison of mineralisation and humification of postharvest residues of cereals in conventional and organic cropping. Acta univ. agric. et silvic. Mendel. Brun., 2006, LIV, No. 1, pp. 121–126 Yearly inputs and transformations of above – and underground plant residues of winter wheat and spring barley were followed in „intens...

such effects, especially for chemically extracted SOM fractions. In this study, we explore the relationship beAlthough the chemical nature of soil organic matter (SOM) is tween the chemical nature of extracted HA fractions thought to affect the mineralization rate of N bound in SOM, little direct evidence exists for such effects. To test the hypothesis that the and their pattern of N mineraliza...

While carbon loss from plant litter is well understood, the mechanisms by which this sequestered in decomposing substrate remains unclear. Here we assessed humus accumulations five foliar litters during four years of decomposition and their responses to reduced snow cover an alpine forest. In contrast traditional understanding (i.e., three-stage model), found that fresh had a high content (8–13...