Vol. 32 (2022)
Artículos de Investigación

Short-term amendment of biosolid on agricultural soil: effects on C and N mineralization and microbial activity

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  • Miriam del Rocío Medina-Herrera,
  • María de la Luz Xochilt Negrete-Rodríguez,
  • Manuel Alberto Prieto-Rojas,
  • Héctor Iván Bedolla-Rivera,
  • Eloy Conde Barajas
Miriam del Rocío Medina-Herrera
Tecnológico Nacinal de México en Celaya
Bio
María de la Luz Xochilt Negrete-Rodríguez
Tecnológico Nacional de México en Celaya
Bio
Manuel Alberto Prieto-Rojas
Universidad Tecnológica de Salamanca
Bio
Héctor Iván Bedolla-Rivera
Tecnológico Nacional de Mexico
Eloy Conde Barajas
Tecnológico Nacional de México en Celaya
Bio
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2022.2433

Published 2022-06-15

Keywords

  • Urease activity,
  • microbial biomass,
  • CO2 emissions,
  • nitrogen available

How to Cite

Medina-Herrera, M. del R., Negrete-Rodríguez, M. de la L. X., Prieto-Rojas, M. A., Bedolla-Rivera, H. I. ., & Barajas, E. C. (2022). Short-term amendment of biosolid on agricultural soil: effects on C and N mineralization and microbial activity. Acta Universitaria, 32, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2022.2433

Abstract

Adding biosolids to agricultural soils can improve its quality through increased storage of C and N. A study to analyze the short-term impact of the addition of biosolids on the release of nutrients and the microbial activity in agricultural soil was carried out. The microbial biomass C (MB-C), urease activity (UA), and mineralization of N and C at different application rates of biosolids were evaluated (0 mg, 100mg and 200 mg of N-NH4+ kg-1). In addition, a biosolid-only treatment was tested. It was observed an increase in C and N mineralization, NH3 volatilization, and MB-C content, according to the application rate of biosolids. In biosolid treatments, UA increased 100% on average in the first seven days of incubation. These results suggest that the nutrient content in the soil is improved and microbial activity is positively stimulated.

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