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Assessment of Labile Organic Carbon in Soil Using Sequential Fumigation Incubation Procedures
 

Assessment of Labile Organic Carbon in Soil Using Sequential Fumigation Incubation Procedures

Article DOI: 10.3791/54614-v • 09:04 min • October 29th, 2016
October 29th, 2016 •
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1Hill Farm Research Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, 2School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello

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Labile organic carbon (LOC) and the potential carbon turnover rate are sensitive indicators of changes in soil nutrient cycling processes. Details are provided for a method based on fumigating and incubating soil in a series of cycles and using the CO2 accumulated during the incubation periods to estimate these parameters.

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Keywords: Soil Organic Carbon Labile Carbon Soil Microbiology Sequential Fumigation Incubation Soil Sampling Soil Heterogeneity Soil Pre-incubation Soil Drying Soil Fumigation Soil Respiration
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