Driven by Nature : Plant Litter Quality and Decomposition

Plant Litter Quality and Decomposition

By: Georg Cadisch (Editor), Ken Giller (Editor)

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Hardcover | 1 December 2006

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This book brings together contemporary ideas on the characterization and manipulation of plant quality and especially its role in soil organic matter formation and nutrient cycling. Research from the leading workers in both temperate and tropical systems is included. There are also contributions describing work outside decomposition in soil ecosystems, such as the work of plant biochemists and animal nutritionists, as research in these areas has provided many ideas and concepts used in plant quality analysis. A wide range of topics is covered from investigations at the molecular level through to management options for farmers in relation to optimizing biological management of crop residues. The work presented in this volume is valuable to all those researching and managing the supply of nutrients to plants. It is important reading for soil scientists, plant physiologists, and crop scientists.

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Non-Fiction Science Biology, Life Sciences Botany & Plant Sciences Plant Reproduction & Propagation Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning Earth Sciences Geology & The Lithosphere Soil Science Engineering & Technology Agriculture & Farming Agronomy & Crop Production

Plant Physiology Life Sciences in General Ecological Science

Contributors
Preface
Review: Any Progress?
Plant Litter Quality and Decomposition: An Historical Overview
Pathways and Processes in Litter Decomposition
Fungal Degradation of Lignin
Plant Degradation by Ruminants: Parallels with Litter Decomposition in Soils
Role of Phenolic Secondary Metabolites in Plants and their Degradation in Nature
Decomposition Induced Changes in the Chemical Structure of Fallen Red Pine, White Spruce and Tamarack Logs
Solid-state NMR Investigations of Organic Transformations during the Decomposition of Plant Material in Soil
Kinetically Defined Litter Fractions Based on Respiration Measurements
Foraging, Feeding and Feedbacks
Linkages between Soil Biota
Quality and Decomposition
Soil Fauna-mediated Decomposition of Plant Residues under Constrained Environmental and Residue Quality Conditions
Relationships between Litter Fauna and Chemical Changes of Litter during Decomposition under Different Moisture Conditions
Metabiotic Interactions in Plant Litter Systems
Manipulation of Plant Litter Quality
Residue Quality and Decomposition: An Unsteady Relationship?
Effect of Multipurpose Trees, Age of Cutting and Drying Method on Pruning Quality
Regulating N Mineralization from Plant Residues by Manipulation of Quality
Climate Change: The Potential to Affect Ecosystem Functions through Changes in Amount and Quality of Litter
Progress and Potential for Genetic Manipulation of Plant Quality
Synchrony and Soil Organic Matter
Synchrony of Nutrient Release and Plant Demand: Plant Litter Quality, Soil Environment and Farmer Management Options
Synchronizing Residue N Mineralization with Rice N Demand in Flooded Conditions
Management of Leguminous Leaf Residues to Improve Nutrient Use Efficiency in the Sub-humid Tropics
Building Soil Organic Matter
Characterization of Soil Organic Matter by Solid-state ]1]3C NMR Spectroscopy
Development and Use of a Carbon Management Index to Monitor Changes in Soil C Pool Size and Turnover Rate
Long-term Vegetation Management in Relation to Accumulation and Mineralization of Nitrogen in Soils
Phosphorus Mineralization and Organic Matter Decomposition: A Critical Review
Modelling: Providing the Framework
Modelling Litter Quality Effects on Decomposition and Soil Organic Matter Dynamics
Simulating the Mineralization of N from Crop Residues in Relation to Residue Quality
Modelling the Measurable: Interpretation of Field-scale CO[2 and N-mineralization, Soil Microbial Biomass and Light Fractions as Indicators of Oilseed Rape, Maize and Barley Straw Decomposition
Synthesis of Litter Quality and Enzymic Approaches to Decomposition Modelling
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Driven by Nature : Plant Litter Quality and Decomposition

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