Rebuilding Soil Ecosystems for Improved Productivity in Biosolarized Soils

Figure 2

Left: soil microbial biomass (SMBC). Right: CO₂ flush. Treatments applied to biosolarized soils were bare control with no amendment (B), bar with LEM inoculant (LB), compost at 50 kg·N·ha⁻¹ and at 135 N·ha⁻¹ with and without LEM (C50, C135, LC50, and LC135), respectively, and mineral fertilizer at 50 kg·N·ha⁻¹ and at 135 N·ha⁻¹ with and without LEM (M50, M135, LM50, and LM135). Different letters indicate significant differences (α = 0.10).

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