NDLI: Freeze-dried soil extraction method for the measurement of microbial biomass C

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Author	Islam, K. R. Weil, R. R. Mulchi, C. L. Glenn, S. D.
Copyright Year	1997
Abstract	A new method for the measurement of microbial biomass C by direct extraction of freeze-dried soil with either 0.5M K2SO4 or 0.5M NaHCO3 was evaluated. The underlying principle of the method is that rehydrating a freeze-dried soil releases cytoplasmic organic compounds from desiccated and disrupted microbial cells. Nineteen soils under various management regimes were sampled to test the proposed method, in which each soil sample was split into two subsamples. One subsample was kept in the field-moist condition at 4°C. The other subsample was brought to 100% water-holding capacity and frozen at –20°C for 24h. The frozen soil was then freezedried. Both subsamples were extracted with 0.5M K2SO4 or 0.5M NaHCO3 at a soil-to-extractant ratio of 1-to-4 (w/v) and organic C determined in the extract (CK2 SO4 or CNaHCO3). The net freeze-dry stimulated increase in extracted C was correlated (r 2=0.98 for CK2 SO4 or 0.93 for < $>\rm C_{NaHCO_3})<$ > more closely with microbial biomass C (CMB) measured as net evolution of CO2–C by chloroform fumigation incubation (CFI) than with total C (r 2=0.42 for CK2 SO4 or 0.47 for CNaHCO3). Based on linear regression equations, extraction efficiency coefficients (K EC) were used to calculate CMB from CK2 SO4 or CNaHCO3 as follows:CMB=CK2 SO4/0.152±0.004CMB=CNaHCO3/0.257±0.01The relationship between the CMB and the flushes of C extracted after rehydration of freeze-dried soil showed that the K EC values were more consistent for CK2 SO4 than CNaHCO3. The freeze-dried soil extraction was a fast, precise, reliable and safe method for measuring microbial biomass C in soil.
Starting Page	205
Ending Page	210
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01782762
Journal	Biology and Fertility of Soils
Volume Number	24
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	14320789
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	1997-02-17
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Agronomy and Crop Science Soil Science Microbiology

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