ISHS Acta Horticulturae 779: International Symposium on Growing Media
INFLUENCE OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS INCORPORATION ON RECONSTITUTED ANTHROPOGENIC SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES |
| Authors: | C. Grosbellet, L. Beaudet, V. Caubel |
| Keywords: | organic matter, anthropic soil, carbon fractionation, porosity, structural stability |
| Abstract:
In order to study the evolution of added organic matter in controlled conditions, we worked with three types of organic products. Each was incorporated in 20% or 40% by volume in a loamy soil, and then incubated at 28°C and 18% humidity during 55 days. Before and after the incubation period, we compared the carbon granulometric fractionation, and we showed that there was a physical fractionation of the carbon. The porosity decreased during the 55 days, but the image analysis highlighted the pore space reorganization. The tests of structural stability was rather inconclusive. | |
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