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Assessing the agronomic and environmental effects of the application of cattle manure compost on soil by multivariate methods.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18036814     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Multivariate analysis was used for interpreting data from a pot experiment using samples of three Spanish soils. Samples of soil fertilized with compost were compared with untreated control samples. We also compared the effect of adding the compost to soil with a controlled moisture content of 50% of its water holding capacity (WHC), and to a near-saturated soil (95% WHC). Hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) and principal component analysis (PCA) were used; they perfectly differentiated sample groups both as a function of the treatment applied and by sampling date. The compost samples were characterized by higher pH, electrical conductivity (EC), organic matter (OM) content and cation exchange capacity (CEC), together with nutrient concentrations than the control pots. The pots with a soil-compost mixture at 95% WHC presented lower values of EC, CEC, inorganic N, K, Na and B than the mixtures at 50% WHC. Multivariate methods may therefore be useful for the analysis and interpretation of a large number of data in soil research.
Authors:
Maria Victoria Gil; Luis Fernando Calvo; Daniel Blanco; Marta Elena Sánchez
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2007-11-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Bioresource technology     Volume:  99     ISSN:  0960-8524     ISO Abbreviation:  Bioresour. Technol.     Publication Date:  2008 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-05-12     Completed Date:  2008-08-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9889523     Medline TA:  Bioresour Technol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  5763-72     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Natural Resources, University of León, Avenida de Portugal, 41, 24071 León, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Agriculture / methods*
Animals
Cattle
Cluster Analysis
Environmental Monitoring / methods
Manure*
Multivariate Analysis
Soil / analysis,  standards*
Spain
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Manure; 0/Soil

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