The Influence of Bean Rhizosphere on Some Chemical and Biological Properties in Soils Amended with Municipal Sewage Sludge

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

• T. Raiesi ¹
• A. Hosseinpur ²
• F. Raiesi ²

¹ Citrus and Subtropical Fruit Research Center, Agricultural Research and Education Organization (AREO), Ramsar, Iran

² Shahrekord University

10.22067/jsw.v0i0.30133

Abstract

Introduction: The biological and chemical conditions of the rhizosphere are known to considerably differ from those of the bulk soil, as a consequence of a range of processes that are induced either directly by the activity of plant roots or by the activity of rhizosphere microflora (16). Municipal sewage sludge (MSS) applied to agricultural soils is a well known reusable source of phosphorus (P), nitrogen (N) and other macro- and micro-nutrients (33). Sludge provides a short-term input of plant-available nutrients and stimulation of microbial activity, and it contributes to long term maintenance of nutrient and organic matter pools (33). Availability of P following application of MSS can be influenced by microbial and chemical properties of the soil, MSS composition, and rhizosphere processes. The specific interrelationships between these components have proven to be complex and, despite continued study, a thorough understanding of the interactions among plant roots, manure P, and P solubility has yet to be achieved (42). Little quantitative information is available about the chemical and biological properties in the rhizosphere of bean plant growing in soils un-amended and amended with MSS. Therefore, the objectives of this research were to evaluate the rhizospheric effects of bean on chemical and biological properties in 10 calcareous soils as amended with municipal sewage sludge (MSS) or unamended (control) under rhizobox conditions.
Materials and Methods: Ten surface soil samples (0–30 cm) were collected from Chaharmahal-Va-Bakhtiari province, in the central Iran. Municipal sewage sludge was used from the refinery of Shahrekord city, central Iran. Air dried and sieved (

Keywords

• Available P
• Calcareous soils
• Microbial biomass
• Phosphatase enzymes

20.1001.1.20084757.1394.29.4.24.3

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