Search Results - "Fraser, Tandra"
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Identifying potential threats to soil biodiversity
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (12-06-2020)“…A decline in soil biodiversity is generally considered to be the reduction of forms of life living in soils, both in terms of quantity and variety. Where soil…”
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Shrub willow chips incorporated after potato harvest enhance soil properties in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Published in Canadian journal of plant science (01-02-2023)“…Willow (Salix viminalis spp.) shrubs are being planted along riverbanks, on erodible and marginal farmland. Wood chips made from the woody biomass could…”
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Plant, soil and faunal responses to a contrived pH gradient
Published in Plant and soil (01-05-2021)“…Purpose To build a more holistic understanding of soil pH change we assessed the synchronised effects of a contrived soil pH change on soil chemistry,…”
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Validating novel oligonucleotide primers targeting three classes of bacterial non-specific acid phosphatase genes in grassland soils
Published in Plant and soil (01-06-2018)“…Background and aims Microbially driven mineralization of organic phosphorus forms is of particular importance in the soil environment, where it becomes…”
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Soil C, N and P bioavailability and cycling following amendment with shrub willow chips
Published in Canadian Journal of Soil Science (01-09-2023)“…Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crops are often cultivated in coarse-textured soils with low soil organic matter and high nitrate leaching risk. Incorporating…”
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Primary Non-Inversion Shallow Tillage Versus Moldboard Plowing Prior to Growing Potatoes: Short-Term Impacts on Potato Yield and Soil Properties in Eastern Canada
Published in American journal of potato research (01-10-2024)“…Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) production often requires intensive tillage with the moldboard plow (MP), which involves deeper soil tillage and turning of the…”
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Quantification of bacterial non-specific acid (phoC) and alkaline (phoD) phosphatase genes in bulk and rhizosphere soil from organically managed soybean fields
Published in Applied soil ecology : a section of Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (01-03-2017)“…•New primers were designed to study bacterial phoC gene abundance in soil.•Higher abundances of phoC genes compared to phoD across all sites.•Higher…”
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Soil bacterial phoD gene abundance and expression in response to applied phosphorus and long-term management
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-09-2015)“…Bacterial transformation of phosphorus (P) compounds in soil is largely dependent on soil microbial community function, and is therefore sensitive to…”
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Improving Soil Quality and Potato Productivity with Manure and High-Residue Cover Crops in Eastern Canada
Published in Plants (Basel) (14-07-2021)“…Under intensive low residue agricultural systems, such as those involving potato ( L.)-based systems, stagnant crop yields and declining soil health and…”
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Identification of extracellular glycerophosphodiesterases in Pseudomonas and their role in soil organic phosphorus remineralisation
Published in Scientific reports (19-05-2017)“…In soils, phosphorus (P) exists in numerous organic and inorganic forms. However, plants can only acquire inorganic orthophosphate (Pi), meaning global crop…”
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Enhancing phosphorus release from struvite with biostimulants
Published in Canadian Journal of Soil Science (01-03-2021)“…Struvite is a phosphorus (P)-rich by-product of wastewater treatment facilities that can be recycled as a P source in agriculture. Because struvite is not…”
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Soil phosphorus bioavailability as influenced by long-term management and applied phosphorus source
Published in Canadian Journal of Soil Science (01-09-2019)“…Soil phosphorus (P) availability may be impacted by management practices, thereby affecting plant P uptake and plant response to P amendments. The aim of this…”
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Stimulation of Distinct Rhizosphere Bacteria Drives Phosphorus and Nitrogen Mineralization in Oilseed Rape under Field Conditions
Published in mSystems (30-08-2022)“…Advances in DNA sequencing technologies have drastically changed our perception of the structure and complexity of the plant microbiome. By comparison, our…”
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Evaluating Heathland Restoration Belowground Using Different Quality Indices of Soil Chemical and Biological Properties
Published in Agronomy (Basel) (01-08-2020)“…Reversion of agricultural land to heathland and acid grassland is a priority for the conservation of these rare habitats. Restoration processes require…”
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The ‘known’ genetic potential for microbial communities to degrade organic phosphorus is reduced in low‐pH soils
Published in MicrobiologyOpen (Weinheim) (01-08-2017)“…In soil, bioavailable inorganic orthophosphate is found at low concentrations and thus limits biological growth. To overcome this phosphorus scarcity, plants…”
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Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Extracellular Soil Enzyme Responses to Different Land Use
Published in Frontiers in Soil Science (Online) (29-06-2022)“…Extracellular soil enzymes play a key role in soil organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling. However, it is not fully understood how these enzymes…”
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Linking alkaline phosphatase activity with bacterial phoD gene abundance in soil from a long-term management trial
Published in Geoderma (01-11-2015)“…Changes in land management practices may have significant implications for soil microbial communities important in organic P turnover. Soil bacteria can…”
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Options for Improved Phosphorus Cycling and Use in Agriculture at the Field and Regional Scales
Published in Journal of environmental quality (01-09-2019)“…Soil phosphorus (P) cycling in agroecosystems is highly complex, with many chemical, physical, and biological processes affecting the availability of P to…”
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Long-term acidification of pH neutral grasslands affects soil biodiversity, fertility and function in a heathland restoration
Published in Catena (Giessen) (01-09-2019)“…In the wider context of heathland restoration, we investigated how field scale experimental acidification with sulphur (sulfur) affected soil biodiversity,…”
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Soil nematode communities differ across long-term land-use intensities in relation to soil physical, chemical, and biological parameters
Published in Canadian journal of soil science (08-11-2024)“…Soil disturbance, reduced crop diversity, and decreased residue in intensively managed systems can negatively impact soil biological communities and soil…”
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