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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | Gonzalez, Michael;
Garza, Aaron;
Flores, Adam;
Granados, Paola;
Pereira, Engil Isadora Pujol;
Kang, James;
Zertuche, Citlali |
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| Author Affiliation: | Gonzalez: University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Mission, TX; Garza, Flores, Granados, Kang, and Zertuche: School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX; Pereira: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX |
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| Title: | Soil biological health affected by compost and tillage in a post-construction land hydroseeded with turfgrass |
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| Section: | SSSA division: Urban and anthropogenic soils
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| Meeting Info.: | San Antonio, Texas: November 10-13, 2019 |
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| Source: | ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meetings. 2019, p. 119444. |
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| Publishing Information: | [Madison, Wisconsin]: [American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America] |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Bioremediation; Composts; Cynodon; Hydroseeding; Soil biology; Tillage; Urban soils
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Urban soils after construction activities represent degraded soils, lacking in organic matter and biological activity under compacted conditions, which often result in vegetation failure. This study investigates urban soil remediation methods consisting of compost and tillage treatment to restore urban soils for vegetation establishment and the biological health of the soils. A field testing site (~ 0.12 acre) was established at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Edinburg campus following completion of on-site construction activities. The site received four different treatments in four replicated trials on a randomized complete block design: 1) tillage only, 2) compost only, 3) tillage + compost, and 4) control (no tillage + no compost). Each plot was sized in 3.5-m width and 4-m length. Tillage was done by a rear-tine tiller (up to 15 cm in tillage depth). Compost was obtained from a municipal composting facility and it was applied in 5-cm depth and incorporated. After the tillage and/or compost treatments, a total of 16 plots were hydroseeded with common Bermuda grass in June, 2018. Monitoring of turfgrass health (root depth and chlorophyll content) and soil biological indicators (soil respiration, soil enzyme activity, particulate organic matter and earthworm) is in progress. The outcome of this study will have broad impact in urban compacted soil in terms of restoring soil biological health under semi-arid region like Lower Rio Grande valley, South Texas." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | This item is an abstract only!
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Gonzalez, M., A. Garza, A. Flores, P. Granados, E. I. P. Pereira, J. Kang, et al. 2019. Soil biological health affected by compost and tillage in a post-construction land hydroseeded with turfgrass. Agron. Abr. p. 119444. |
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