Journal of Microbial & Biochemical Technology

Hala H Gomah

Publications

• Research Article
  Soil Solarization and Inoculation with Sulphur Oxidizing Bacteria and Their Effects on Some Soil Properties
  Author(s): Hala H Gomah, Mahmoud SM, El-Rewainy HM and Abdrabou MRHala H Gomah, Mahmoud SM, El-Rewainy HM and Abdrabou MR
  
  Two greenhouse pot experiments (clayey and sandy soil) were conducted in order to evaluate the effects of solarization (covering the soil with transparent plastic sheets), inoculation with sulfur oxidizing bacteria SOB (isolated Thiobacillus), addition of filter mud cake FMC (one of the sugar industry wastes, Nagaa Hammady Sugar Factory, Egypt) as a source of organic matter and elemental sulfur on some sand and clay soil properties. In both soils, the temperature of solarized soil was always higher than the nonsolarized one with an average of 6°C at 8:00 a.m. and 14°C at 4:00 p.m. which resulted in a reduction in organic matter percentage (OM%). Both FMC and S addition had great effects on increasing soil total soluble salts compared to the increase that resulted from either solarization or SOB inoculation. The effect of elemental sulfur addition on decreasing soil pH was high.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/1948-5948.S3-005

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