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A Typological Concept to Predict the Nitrogen Release from Organic Fertilizers in Farming Systems by Sradnick, André, Feller, Carmen

“…The prediction of nitrogen (N) mineralization or immobilization in organic fertilizers is an important tool to optimize fertilizer use, especially in intensive…”
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Reducing peat in substrate mixture formulations for press pots using the Taguchi method by Tietjen, Sarah, Graubner, Ines, Sradnick, André

“…•Peat was successfully replaced by 50% in press pot substrates.•Fibrous materials positively influenced the density and stability of press pots.•N supplements…”
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Make a choice: A rapid strategy for minimizing peat in horticultural press pots substrates using a constrained mixture design and surface response approach by Sradnick, André, Werner, Marie, Körner, Oliver

“…Peat is the most common used substrate in horticultural seedling production. To reduce peat in horticultural potted plant cultivation systems in general is an…”
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Changes in functional diversity of the soil microbial community in a heterogeneous sandy soil after long-term fertilization with cattle manure and mineral fertilizer by Sradnick, André, Murugan, Rajasekaran, Oltmanns, Meike, Raupp, Joachim, Joergensen, Rainer Georg

“…► Cattle manure (± biodynamic preparations) was compared with mineral fertilization. ► MicroResp™ was used for community level physiological profiling. ►…”
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Excessive Nitrate Limits the Sustainability of Deep Compost Mulch in Organic Market Gardening by Ruch, Benjamin, Hefner, Margita, Sradnick, André

“…Market gardening is a widespread practice of bio-intensive vegetable production characterized by direct marketing, small-scale farming structures, high crop…”
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Effect of biodynamic soil amendments on microbial communities in comparison with inorganic fertilization by Faust, Sibylle, Heinze, Stefanie, Ngosong, Christopher, Sradnick, André, Oltmanns, Meike, Raupp, Joachim, Geisseler, Daniel, Joergensen, Rainer Georg

“…•Application of biodynamic preparations did not cause any positive effects.•Farmyard manure increased bacterial PLFA and muramic acid in soil.•Manure increased…”
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Microbial residue indices down the soil profile after long-term addition of farmyard manure and mineral fertilizer to a sandy soil by Sradnick, André, Oltmanns, Meike, Raupp, Joachim, Joergensen, Rainer Georg

“…Long-term organic fertilization may control the accumulation of organic matter in subsoil. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of long-term…”
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Changes in Soil Microbial Biomass and Residual Indices as Ecological Indicators of Land Use Change in Temperate Permanent Grassland by Murugan, Rajasekaran, Loges, Ralf, Taube, Friedhelm, Sradnick, André, Joergensen, Rainer Georg

“…The relationship between microbial biomass, residues and their contribution to microbial turnover is important to understand ecosystem C storage. The effects…”
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Emissions of nitrous oxide and ammonia after cauliflower harvest are influenced by soil type and crop residue management by Nett, Leif, Sradnick, André, Fuß, Roland, Flessa, Heinz, Fink, Matthias

“…The decomposition of vegetable crop residues, e.g. from Brassica species, can cause substantial nitrous oxide (N 2 O) and ammonia (NH 3 ) emissions due to…”
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Impact of activated charcoal and tannin amendments on microbial biomass and residues in an irrigated sandy soil under arid subtropical conditions by Sradnick, André, Ingold, Mariko, Marold, Johanna, Murugan, Rajasekaran, Buerkert, Andreas, Joergensen, Rainer Georg

“…Effects of goat manure application combined with charcoal and tannins, added as feed additives or mixed directly, on microbial biomass, microbial residues and…”
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Soil substrate utilization pattern and relation of functional evenness of plant groups and soil microbial community in five low mountain NATURA 2000 by Andruschkewitsch, Meike, Wachendorf, Christine, Sradnick, André, Hensgen, Frank, Joergensen, Rainer Georg, Wachendorf, Michael

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Species rich, semi-natural grassland systems provide several ecosystem functions. The goal was to assess how aboveground composition and…”
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Microbial biomass and activity down the soil profile after long-term addition of farmyard manure to a sandy soil by Sradnick, André, Oltmanns, Meike, Raupp, Joachim, Joergensen, Rainer Georg

“…Long-term application effects of cattle farmyard manure (CM) without and with biodynamic preparations (CMBD) on basal respiration, 0.5 M K 2 SO 4 extractable C…”
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