The effect of cover crop (CC) surface residues on water, carbon, and nitrogen cycling in no-till systems depends part the water retention properties decomposing extent decomposition. This study (1) examined decomposition residue properties; (2) characterized diurnal variations rates response to changes soil-residue-air environmental conditions; (3) relationships between environment (moisture te...

investigating the decomposition of crop residues using woodborn and soilborn saprophytic fungi this experiment was conduceted to evaluate the effect of some fungi on decomposition of crop residues. crop residues from rice, wheat, cotton, canola and soybean were inoculated with pleurotus ostreatus, phanerochaete chrysoporium, aspergillus niger and trichoderma viride in vitro. after 30 days, hemi...

incorporation of plant residue in soils is considered as an important agricultural practice for maintaining soil fertility in sustainable agricultural system. co2 levels, nitrogen fertilization and plant residues are factors which highly affect decomposition of added organic matter to soil. in this research controlled chambers were used to investigate the effects of elevated atmospheric co2 con...

A laboratory in situ composting study was conducted as a possible alternative method for the current practice of open air burning of post-harvest sugarcane residue by sugarcane farmers. In situ composting of the sugarcane residue by the indigenous bacteria and fungi was accelerated using molasses as an initial substrate. A one-time application of molasses boosted the soil microbial population. ...

The Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS) includes submodels to simulate soil erosion by wind, roughness degradation and residue decomposition. These WEPS submodels were tested using data measured on a 600 m by 415 m farmer’s field, planted with winter wheat, near Burlington, Colorado, USA. Big Spring Number Eight (BSNE) samplers were used to measure wind blown sediment flux and automated devic...