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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Measuring microbial biomass carbon by direct extraction - Comparison with chloroform fumigation-extraction |
Author: | Setia, R. Verma, S. Marschner, P. |
Citation: | European Journal of Soil Biology, 2012; 53:103-106 |
Publisher: | Gauthier-Villars/Editions Elsevier |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 1164-5563 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Raj Setia, Suman Lata Verma, Petra Marschner |
Abstract: | Soil microbial biomass, a small and highly dynamic organic matter pool, plays a critical role in soil fertility. Therefore it is important to have an accurate and rapid method to measure microbial biomass carbon (C). The chloroform fumigation extraction (CFE) method is used by most researchers, but it is quite time-consuming. The direct extraction method where the chloroform exposure and extraction steps are combined is quicker but not often used because it is not clear if it is as reliable as the CFE method. Using 20 Australian soils with a wide range in soil properties, we measured microbial biomass C with the CFE and the direct method. Chloroform labile C extracted by the two methods was correlated (r = 0.87), but it was significantly (p < 0.05) higher with the direct extraction method compared to CFE. Chloroform labile C extracted by both methods was significantly (p < 0.05) positively correlated with clay content, but the correlation coefficient was higher with the direct extraction method. The coefficient of variation for chloroform labile C was greater with the CFE than with the direct extraction method. Chloroform labile C extracted by the direct extraction method did not change between 0.5 and 4 h of shaking with K2SO4 solution and chloroform. We conclude that the chloroform labile C concentrations measured with the CFE method are comparable with those determined by the direct extraction method which is quicker and has a lower variability among replicates. © 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS. |
Keywords: | Chloroform fumigation Clay content Direct extraction Microbial biomass |
Rights: | Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.09.005 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2012.09.005 |
Appears in Collections: | Agriculture, Food and Wine publications Aurora harvest 4 Environment Institute publications |
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